Channel 9 - Discussions by Jhaks http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Discussions by Jhaks http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jhaks/Discussions Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jhaks/Discussions en Fri, 24 May 2013 08:31:12 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 08:31:12 GMT Rev9 0 0 0 Coffeehouse - 2 questions about games... I would pick PC over consoles any day but that's just my opinion.  There are negatives and positives to both.  It is cheaper to get a console but if you skip the console and spend the saved money on a PC then you can get a pretty nice PC.

As for recommendations you seriously need to play the Half Life 2 series, Portal and if you are into multi-player team games Team Fortress 2.  I think they might have demos of HL2 and Portal.  The most amazing thing is that the entire HL2 series (three games), Portal and TF2 are together in the Orange Box and is priced the same as other single package games on the market.  I think Valve has the most innovative and creative games out there.  Also the Orange Box is available on the PC, 360 and PS3.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/260413-2-questions-about-games/4be2ef27940f4448b2169e31009d3675#4be2ef27940f4448b2169e31009d3675 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:35:38 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/260413-2-questions-about-games/4be2ef27940f4448b2169e31009d3675#4be2ef27940f4448b2169e31009d3675 Jhaks 16 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jhaks/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Is Vista a modern ME? First of all:
ManipUni wrote:

- User mode drivers (see Vista Audio Sucks 1,640,000 results)


Using google results is not a very intelligent way of proving something.  Also, how are you getting that many results?

ManipUni wrote:

Hmm ... So which of these core technologies can you take forward? Most of them are welcome (except User Mode Drivers); but none of them offer you a new environment you can develop anything really neat on.


There are so many more new or improved core technologies in Vista that you did not even mention.  From a technical and forward looking perspective they are very exciting.  If more developers really took hold of this stuff and used it I think we would see some very interesting things.  I do have to agree that the average nontechnical user may not see too many differences since these new technologies are platforms for building better software.

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GoddersUK wrote:
Well you can't really assemble a laptop from parts.


Actaully, you can.  It's a fading market but it's still around.  Building one yourself would cost just a bit cheaper, but not by much.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/254644-SQL-powered-chocolate/b71a1ea21217441983989dec007974df#b71a1ea21217441983989dec007974df Fri, 11 May 2007 01:16:55 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/254644-SQL-powered-chocolate/b71a1ea21217441983989dec007974df#b71a1ea21217441983989dec007974df Jhaks 14 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jhaks/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - The iPhone Killer :) LOL great.

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Rossj wrote:

AndyC wrote: 
Rossj wrote: 
Especially as it is apparently making the backups already, you just can't access them.


System Restore uses the volume shadow copies, so you wouldn't want them turned off even without the Previous Versions functionality.



System Restore reverts data files as well as system files?


Volume shadow copy is used under the covers for both System Restore and Previous Versions.  However these features are separate from each other.  System restore only affects system files and previous versions is used to restore specific user files and folders.

On Home versions you get System Restore but you don't get Pervious Versions.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/253948-Creating-image-file-from-harddisk-is-there-any-way/1cc69038d63c4a6b8a539dec0070676a#1cc69038d63c4a6b8a539dec0070676a Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:00:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/253948-Creating-image-file-from-harddisk-is-there-any-way/1cc69038d63c4a6b8a539dec0070676a#1cc69038d63c4a6b8a539dec0070676a Jhaks 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jhaks/Discussions/RSS The Sandbox - Just another Vector Class I guess this doesn't apply since most people here are using C# and VB but my professor has a bunch of very usefull C++ classes for points, vectors and transformations in an affine space.  The point and vector classes implement an affine space.  It has all the standard vector stuff but also supports subtracting points to get vectors and also adding vectors to points to get new points.

http://graphics.idav.ucdavis.edu/education/CppNotes/Classes-We-Use.html

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RoyalSchrubber wrote:

Ambition wrote: All it needs now is a 'dock to top of screen' option...


That's not all it needs. I would like WMP to have alarm clock playing capability with play lists...

Anyone else uses computer for alarm clock? 
Does anybody know a good program that would have play list option, not just single mp3s?

Every song that I set as alarm, I start hating after few repeats. I mean somehow my brain just can't take it. I hate sounds that wake me up .
I also stopped setting favourite songs as alarm, I don't want them hate... Anyway if I could set playlists maybe it would fix the problem. (or I would just start hating whole bands..)


You can have a playlist as an alarm clock using the task scheduler.

Just go to the scheduler through the start menu and create a simple task. Have it open an application but when you browse for the app, instead select the playlist you want. To make it random set WMP to shuffle.

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YearOfTheLinuxDesktop wrote:

ScanIAm wrote: And since it's the "YearOfTheLinuxDesktop", you should be quite happy with using ctrl-f to find stuff

Just be happy you don't have to recompile the kernel...


you don't know anything about linux do you?

there is no need to recompile anything to search on a web page on linux.

you just have to create a core dump of the browser process using CORE, then you can easily use CAT and GREP on the core dump file to find all the information you need.

a lot easier than using those nasty drop-down menus.



LOL CAT or GREP a core file.  I'm going to tell my coworker about this new way of searching.

BTW I also think the "search-as-you-type" pluggin for IE 7 is great.  I also have to plug "IE Spell" too.

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JDonner wrote:

darrenjbird wrote: http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?cat=20

Hope this helps



Wrong link, that page will be updated over time. This is the correct link:

http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1371



Yup there you go.  I was about to post this link.  However tip #7 has an even easier way (it is also linked to from tip 4).

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=215

Edit: woops bungerloo already posted this link

alwaysmc2 wrote:
Okay, well I suppose I'll just have to deal with that when I use Vista full time.
So what is the name of the collection of a users files and settings?  Like when I click the orb, then click on my username, it brings up a folder with Documents, Favorites, Contacts, Music, Video, etc.  What is that folder called?

And how long will be be able to use the public beta 2 before it expires?


Read the article from the link above, it deals with all your questions.  Basically in Vista you don't have "documents and settings" anymore; instead there's a folder called "users' in the root directory.  Under this you have folders for each user account and then all the specific content sub folders.  I believe the beta will be valid up until June?  July?  Not 100% sure.

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JKelley wrote:

ZippyV wrote: 
Xaero_Vincent wrote: 
DarthVista wrote: Because then there will be millions of disappointed little children who can no longer play "DOS" games like Commander Keen.


Umm.. you must have not tried playing any DOS games on Vista. NTVDM is totally crap now that it won't even lock video memory properly for full-screen DOS games.

No King's Quest VI, Hero's Quest, Fifa Soccer w/ sweet intro music...



FreeDOS? I dunno... I'll guess I'll try when Vista comes; two months shipping period is awesome!


Or Stunts.


I've had good luck with DOSBox on Vista so far.  The recently re-released Space Quest collection runs fine as long as I set the compatibility information correctly.  I haven't tried Quest for Glory (Hero's Quest) again but I can give it a shot later.


I LOVE SPACE QUEST.  BEST GAME SERIES EVER.

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wkempf wrote:

troposphere wrote: Apparent, not appearant.

Adornments, not adornaments

Focus, not focuse.

Privileges, not priveleges.


Excuse me?  Contribute to the thread, or shut up.  That was a long post, and with out a spell checker there were going to be typos (yes, typos, not spelling mistakes, as should be obvious when looking at those).

C9 really does need a feature that lets us ignore people.


You read my mind!  We need a feature to ignore people.  BTW there is a spell checker addon for IE 7!  Here's the link:

http://www.iespell.com/

Saves my life all the time.  Also lets you look up words in Merriam Webster or Wikipedia by highlighting text and right clicking.

Another great addon that is like Firefox's inline search:

http://www.ieforge.com/InlineSearch/HomePage



The platform MS has developed for Vista wont be very obvious until more applications using it are released.  Here are some pretty cool .Net 3.0 apps:

British Library's Turning the Pages 2.0

This is an app that lets you interact with virtual representations of priceless books from the British Library.  There is also no need to install it since it runs in the browser.

New York Times Reader

This is very cool app if you read the news.  It gives you a much nicer reading experience compared to the web or the traditional paper.  On the download page they don't mention the reader has "search as you type" which also integrates into the Vista's start menu search.  It also has a nifty feature where you can see in a dynamic animated diagram how articles relate to each other by topics.

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Quote from the article:

"Nevertheless, I've known users who got around this limitation by calling Microsoft and reporting that their motherboards died when they wanted to build a new computer. It is Microsoft's policy to allow motherboard swaps in instances where a system is defective or has suffered a hardware failure. But you shouldn't bank on this approach; there's no guarantee it will work and, well, liars don't get ice cream."

Man... I really wanted ice cream though.

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If the installation doesn't want to start because it complains about not being installed on XP go to the properties of the installer and click the compatibility tab.  Then select to run the installer in XP SP2 compatibility mode.  Also to make sure you can cleanly restore everything if something goes wrong create a restore point before installing the driver.  If something goes wrong or the driver doesn't work just do a restore (works like a charm thanks to volume shadow copy).  Hope the XP drivers work out.

I also want to mention that you might want to invest in a multi card reader since they are capable of transferring data much faster (make sure to buy a decent one though) and it also gives you a backup in situations like this.

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Kryptos wrote:
Is it me or am I the only one who actually answered the poster's question? I thought this was meant to a community to help each other not fight and (I need to watch my language). C9 was once great, it's fading fast.


You're right... I'm sorry.  Thanks for slapping some sense into me and making me remeber why I came to this site in the first place.

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If it worked in XP without special drivers it should work in Vista.  Most cameras should work without specific drivers.  I think there might be a problem with the particular camera or the memory card.

Try taking the card out and using a card reader.  Also try plugging the camera into an XP machine.

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MrJay wrote:

Wrong.

Windows Vista Home Basic Upgrade Retail
Windows Vista Home Basic Full Retail
Windows Vista Home Basic Full OEM
Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade Retail
Windows Vista Home Premium Full Retail
Windows Vista Home Premium Full OEM
Windows Vista Business Edition Upgrade Retail
Windows Vista Business Edition Full Retail
Windows Vista Business Edition Full OEM
Windows Vista Enterprise Edition
Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade Retail
Windows Vista Ultimate Full Retail
Windows Vista Ultimate Full OEM

You can then multiply the number of entries in the list by 2, as we have to count all of the -N versions being distributed in the EU.

Oh and then you can add:

Windows Vista Starter Edition

That makes for 27 ((13 *2) + 1) different editions of Windows Vista in my book.  That certainly meets the dozens standard in my eyes.


Wrong

Let me explain where you twisted reality into your little magic fairy land.  Let us first get something straight a version of an OS means it has to provide a unique set of functionality.  OEM versions are the EXACT same as retail versions.  Upgrade copies ARE NOT different versions and have everything their non-upgrade counter parts have.  In fact you can even do clean installs with them.

So now lets get the real core of your idiocy.  You are saying there are a dozen or more versions for the home consumer.

Basic, Premium, Business, Ultimate are available to all consumers.  So that's 4 for most people.  There are only two N versions (Basic and Business) and these are only available in Europe.  That's 6 versions for European homes.  These editions are a joke put on by the EU but I'll just humor you and actually consider them as versions.  Starter Edition is only available in third world countries so these countries will see 5 versions.  Enterprise is only available for... you guessed it: enterprises who purchase a volume license.  Most enterprises would never even consider the other 4 choices (since they add media functionality companies don't want), but let us just say they are idiots; that comes out to 5 choices (I don't even know why they would pick business but your argument is looking bleak so I'll give it to you).  So go back up and look closely.  What is the most any one group can chose from?  Six.  Because of the EU crap.  Wow.  That's a lot less than 12.  I even skewed the results slightly into your fantasy land to help your argument.

In REALITY most people have 4 to choose from.

You say there are 27 different editions of Windows "in your book".  Does your book have dragons and unicorns on it?  There are only 8 versions total.  This doesn't even remotely matter since the most anyone can even choose from is six.

I'm getting tired of people bending reality to fit a magical fairy land in their mind.  This type of reasoning shows why you have no objective basis AT ALL.  It's even worse that all this delusion and fantasy is fueled by your fanaticism.

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blowdart wrote:

raymond wrote: 
ZippyV wrote: Trying to start a discussion?


Yes.


And you still haven't worked out this isn't a US politics forum? Can't you just go over to freerep or somewhere where this sort of noise is welcome?


Why is everyone so grump today?

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I think most people at some level realize Vista is better than XP.  The potential is all there; it's just a matter of time for the rest of the market to utilize the new platform.  The OS is fundamentally still a tool and platform for all other applications.  We won't see the real potential of Vista until more developers leverage the new functionality.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/252595-How-true-is-this/7d3b1db9fa22405d85559dec005cc031#7d3b1db9fa22405d85559dec005cc031 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:58:33 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/252595-How-true-is-this/7d3b1db9fa22405d85559dec005cc031#7d3b1db9fa22405d85559dec005cc031 Jhaks 20 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jhaks/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - really really annoying IE7 bug. please fix I tested this in three situations: once where my mouse was directly over the address bar, once where it was slightly under it and finally where my cursor was in the drop down list.

The problem you're talking about doesn't seem to show up.  The only way the cursor can steal focus is if the mouse is moved inside the drop down list.

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BlackTiger wrote:
Design is awful... Like Zune's...


Aw man... the Zune might not be my first choice DAP player (mostly because it doesn't support Divx, XVvid like Vision:M) but I love the design.  Looks great and breaks away from the typical DAP design with a sexy scratch resistant, double shot effect, semi transparent surface.  Not to mention it has a huge screen and great interface.

This "iPhone killer" though... it does look a little cheap.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/252362-Super-Secret-Offer-FREE-Windows-Vista-Ultimate/206a3461bf444e69b5bc9dec0059791b#206a3461bf444e69b5bc9dec0059791b Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:40:14 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/252362-Super-Secret-Offer-FREE-Windows-Vista-Ultimate/206a3461bf444e69b5bc9dec0059791b#206a3461bf444e69b5bc9dec0059791b Jhaks 11 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jhaks/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - More FUD Am I understanding this correctly?  The only way to install Vista on a Mac is through virtualization (using something like parallels or VMWare)?  I thought I've heard stories of people installing Vista directly onto macs.

I thought this line was really idiotic:
"explicitly forbids the use of those versions  on virtual machines (ie Macs pretending to be PCs)"

WHAT?!  A mac is not a virtual machine!!!!!!!  JEEZ.  Plus a mac is not pretending to be a PC; IT IS A PC.

I'm I not understanding something?

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