Channel 9 - Discussions by PeterH http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Discussions by PeterH http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/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/PeterH/Discussions en Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:23 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:23 GMT Rev9 0 0 0 Tech Off - Media Restore Pack for Vista NSKU 64-bit Heh, seems they did create a 64-bit version. After fiddling about a bit trying to install the XP version of Media Player onto Vista, Vista registered the fact that the installation wouldn't work and went to the update servers and pulled down the NSKU restore pack.

So for someone reading this a few months down the line: Attempt to install "Media Player 11 for XP", this will trigger the Media Restore Pack update.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/257058-Media-Restore-Pack-for-Vista-NSKU-64-bit/07d24e36ca57472e95b69dfa00afc753#07d24e36ca57472e95b69dfa00afc753 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:16:13 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/257058-Media-Restore-Pack-for-Vista-NSKU-64-bit/07d24e36ca57472e95b69dfa00afc753#07d24e36ca57472e95b69dfa00afc753 PeterH 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Media Restore Pack for Vista NSKU 64-bit The NSKUs of Windows Vista are shipped without Windows Media Player 11, and without any ability to install it even if you want it. Earlier this year Microsoft released the NSKU Media Restore Pack, which restored media capability to the N editions of Windows Vista. This update was provided through Windows Update, and was only avaliable to 32-bit versions of Vista N.

Does anyone know when an update will be provided for 64-bit versions of Vista N?

I'm beginning to worry that they will never release it, and working without it is extremly difficult. It's not that I miss Windows Media Player, the problem is that a lot of the programs I use need Media Player files to run properly.

Also, since I doubt anyone can tell me when a 64-bit version of the restore pack will be released, does anyone have any ideas for a work around to get it installed without a restore pack?

Thanks in advance,
Peter

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/257058-Media-Restore-Pack-for-Vista-NSKU-64-bit/257058#257058 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:42:51 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/257058-Media-Restore-Pack-for-Vista-NSKU-64-bit/257058#257058 PeterH 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Remove Folders, Keep Contents Thanks, I didn't know that you could use *.%filetype% notation in search. All installed now.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/208565-Remove-Folders-Keep-Contents/d4eedf4827ae4b07bd279dea01437a0f#d4eedf4827ae4b07bd279dea01437a0f Sun, 09 Jul 2006 15:07:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/208565-Remove-Folders-Keep-Contents/d4eedf4827ae4b07bd279dea01437a0f#d4eedf4827ae4b07bd279dea01437a0f PeterH 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Remove Folders, Keep Contents Hey, I have about 3000 fonts, but each is in a different folder. I need a way in which to install them all as fonts without having to go through each folder.

Is there a way to remove 3000 folders and put all the files in one folder. I noticed that when you delete a folder it says: "Delete folder and all its contents?". Can you; "Delete folder and keep its contents"?

Alterternatively is there a way to install fonts by dragging folders into the fonts control panel?

Thanks,

Peter

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/208565-Remove-Folders-Keep-Contents/208565#208565 Sun, 09 Jul 2006 14:31:20 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/208565-Remove-Folders-Keep-Contents/208565#208565 PeterH 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - www.ie7.com - got to laugh at their cheek!
irascian wrote:


I thought that there was some sort of law preventing this from happening. Ever since that guy bought http://www.itunes.co.uk...

Guess I was wrong.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/156018-wwwie7com-got-to-laugh-at-their-cheek/ed8bafb1f1dc434b8c8c9deb01362498#ed8bafb1f1dc434b8c8c9deb01362498 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:54:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/156018-wwwie7com-got-to-laugh-at-their-cheek/ed8bafb1f1dc434b8c8c9deb01362498#ed8bafb1f1dc434b8c8c9deb01362498 PeterH 15 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - ie7 released according to cnet... Great so far, few things though:

1) Can you perminantly pin favourites center so that it always opens pinned?

2) Icons bar sometimes seem to add a menu on the end and sometimes doesn't. The only way I can stop this is by adding a seperator at the end.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/155609-ie7-released-according-to-cnet/7711bebb64c84f5ba24e9deb0135b514#7711bebb64c84f5ba24e9deb0135b514 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:12:41 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/155609-ie7-released-according-to-cnet/7711bebb64c84f5ba24e9deb0135b514#7711bebb64c84f5ba24e9deb0135b514 PeterH 84 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - When you die First Level of Hell - Limbo

Charon ushers you across the river Acheron, and you find yourself upon the brink of grief's abysmal valley. You are in Limbo, a place of sorrow without torment. You encounter a seven-walled castle, and within those walls you find rolling fresh meadows illuminated by the light of reason, whereabout many shades dwell. These are the virtuous pagans, the great philosophers and authors, unbaptised children, and others unfit to enter the kingdom of heaven. You share company with Caesar, Homer, Virgil, Socrates, and Aristotle. There is no punishment here, and the atmosphere is peaceful, yet sad.

 

Could my company be any better? Tongue Out

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/155186-When-you-die/8ec2ace62c37410494ec9deb01351774#8ec2ace62c37410494ec9deb01351774 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:11:38 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/155186-When-you-die/8ec2ace62c37410494ec9deb01351774#8ec2ace62c37410494ec9deb01351774 PeterH 32 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Adobe Final Cut Pro?
W3bbo wrote:
Santosha wrote: Aperture and Photoshop are not competitors..Apple Aperture and Adobe Lightroom are.


Lightroom hasn't been released yet, and Arperture does a lot of things Adobe's Photoshop does, especially in the area of digital photography/digital darkroom.


I agree with Santosha, Photoshop is very different to Aperture. Aperture's main competitor is undoubtably Lightroom.

See for yourself:

Aperture
Lightroom

vs

Photoshop

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/151619-Adobe-Final-Cut-Pro/e8e5fcd989b540e4b5259deb01307a73#e8e5fcd989b540e4b5259deb01307a73 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:31:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/151619-Adobe-Final-Cut-Pro/e8e5fcd989b540e4b5259deb01307a73#e8e5fcd989b540e4b5259deb01307a73 PeterH 12 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - What language(s) is Vista written in?
JohnAskew wrote:

What is VC++ ?       

visual C++?  If so, how is it any different from C++ ?



Differences between C++ and Microsoft Visual C++:

http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=102746

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/150421-What-languages-is-Vista-written-in/1dc35551add342b29b7b9deb012e742c#1dc35551add342b29b7b9deb012e742c Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:59:36 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/150421-What-languages-is-Vista-written-in/1dc35551add342b29b7b9deb012e742c#1dc35551add342b29b7b9deb012e742c PeterH 23 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - 1 "Live Messenger" invitations (Edit: 1 MORE!) Just recieved one from Manip. Thanks!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/147877-1-quotLive-Messengerquot-invitations-Edit-1-MORE/1ba281f43d5d42baaf7a9deb012afd29#1ba281f43d5d42baaf7a9deb012afd29 Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:01:08 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/147877-1-quotLive-Messengerquot-invitations-Edit-1-MORE/1ba281f43d5d42baaf7a9deb012afd29#1ba281f43d5d42baaf7a9deb012afd29 PeterH 108 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - 1 "Live Messenger" invitations (Edit: 1 MORE!) peterhogg@gmail.com

Thanks!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/147877-1-quotLive-Messengerquot-invitations-Edit-1-MORE/ef870f7bdb574f5f8cb09deb012afc93#ef870f7bdb574f5f8cb09deb012afc93 Sat, 07 Jan 2006 11:28:16 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/147877-1-quotLive-Messengerquot-invitations-Edit-1-MORE/ef870f7bdb574f5f8cb09deb012afc93#ef870f7bdb574f5f8cb09deb012afc93 PeterH 108 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - 1 "Live Messenger" invitations (Edit: 1 MORE!) Please!

peter[at]iomesus[dot]com



Thanks in advance,

Peter

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/147877-1-quotLive-Messengerquot-invitations-Edit-1-MORE/29683a9ed5b04156a4cf9deb012afc32#29683a9ed5b04156a4cf9deb012afc32 Sat, 07 Jan 2006 10:59:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/147877-1-quotLive-Messengerquot-invitations-Edit-1-MORE/29683a9ed5b04156a4cf9deb012afc32#29683a9ed5b04156a4cf9deb012afc32 PeterH 108 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Your no.1 computing problem?
Manip wrote:
My number 1 computing problem is data retention -- I am happy with the status quo, except when my hard disks crash and I loose my data. I love my data and want to be able to trust my computer never to loose any of it.

I should be able to trust a hard disk to last five years, but in reality you're lucky if you get two years from most high speed disks you buy today.

PS - I am well aware of the options available to me, including RAID, external USB drives, NAS et al... But all of the for-mentioned options are far too expensive or inconvenient for me to use... So I sit on a pin edge waiting for my computer to roll over and play dead, while I cry into my lap...



I'm with Manip, there's nothing worse than losing data.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/147147-Your-no1-computing-problem/ecb337c0b5b242a39a119deb0129c873#ecb337c0b5b242a39a119deb0129c873 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:15:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/147147-Your-no1-computing-problem/ecb337c0b5b242a39a119deb0129c873#ecb337c0b5b242a39a119deb0129c873 PeterH 24 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Kong (the moovie, not the game)
j0217995 wrote:
The movie is too long, an hour getting to the island, an hour at the island and an hour in New York. The problem was in the theatre I was at, i bet only 6 or 7 people understood all the refrences to Heart of Darkness. But once again a slow moving movie and I found myself looking at my watch wondering when would it end. The better movie IMHO is Narnia


I have to agree that the film could have been a bit shorter. They should have left out some of the side stories (i.e. the mysterious ship crew). I was also left wondering how they got Kong to New York Perplexed

Nevertheless I thought it was an excellent movie, the Kong character and his relationship with Ann Darrow was amazing.

I prefered King Kong to Narnia simply because the characters had more depth (except for Edmund in Narnia). Both were good christmas movies.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/142408-Kong-the-moovie-not-the-game/fcea037a911649b3ade09deb011e9a9b#fcea037a911649b3ade09deb011e9a9b Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:55:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/142408-Kong-the-moovie-not-the-game/fcea037a911649b3ade09deb011e9a9b#fcea037a911649b3ade09deb011e9a9b PeterH 16 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Start your downloads! The Decemeber CTP for Vista is out! I don't suppose Microsoft will ever release one of the betas to the public?

Not all of us are MSDN subscribers! Tongue Out

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/143739-Start-your-downloads-The-Decemeber-CTP-for-Vista-is-out/926a40d8cb7e4e24802a9deb01253067#926a40d8cb7e4e24802a9deb01253067 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:02:32 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/143739-Start-your-downloads-The-Decemeber-CTP-for-Vista-is-out/926a40d8cb7e4e24802a9deb01253067#926a40d8cb7e4e24802a9deb01253067 PeterH 28 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Internet Explorer 6 opens blank windows (or Firefox!) since December Microsoft Updates
BruceMorgan wrote:

Are you still having this problem after removing the regkey talked about in  http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/12/16/504864.aspx


Thanks, all seems to be working now. I wasn't aware of this solutions. Tongue Out

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/142714-Internet-Explorer-6-opens-blank-windows-or-Firefox-since-December-Microsoft-Updates/8ce635def21e4b2492f69deb011f0722#8ce635def21e4b2492f69deb011f0722 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:15:37 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/142714-Internet-Explorer-6-opens-blank-windows-or-Firefox-since-December-Microsoft-Updates/8ce635def21e4b2492f69deb011f0722#8ce635def21e4b2492f69deb011f0722 PeterH 28 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Internet Explorer 6 opens blank windows (or Firefox!) since December Microsoft Updates I've been having the same problems from this update. I removed the update and everything was fine. I'm waiting until the update is safe/fixed until I turn back on auto-updates.

I'm am sure that this is not spyware. Too many people have had the same problem from the same update.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/142714-Internet-Explorer-6-opens-blank-windows-or-Firefox-since-December-Microsoft-Updates/e6c6df89ed754dd383629deb011f06b6#e6c6df89ed754dd383629deb011f06b6 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:16:27 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/142714-Internet-Explorer-6-opens-blank-windows-or-Firefox-since-December-Microsoft-Updates/e6c6df89ed754dd383629deb011f06b6#e6c6df89ed754dd383629deb011f06b6 PeterH 28 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - How Many Hours you spend surfing channel9.msdn.com per day ? About 15 to 45 minutes per day.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/142220-How-Many-Hours-you-spend-surfing-channel9msdncom-per-day-/1355bc90db8945c98d599deb011e7167#1355bc90db8945c98d599deb011e7167 Thu, 15 Dec 2005 06:49:18 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/142220-How-Many-Hours-you-spend-surfing-channel9msdncom-per-day-/1355bc90db8945c98d599deb011e7167#1355bc90db8945c98d599deb011e7167 PeterH 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - TIME's Person of the Year http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/2005/walkup/

Who do you think fits the bill this year?
                                        ^^^^

You know what to do.


Edit: I voted for Google. Forgive me.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/139115-TIMEs-Person-of-the-Year/139115#139115 Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:07:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/139115-TIMEs-Person-of-the-Year/139115#139115 PeterH 14 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS The 9 Guy Around The World - a little weekend reading Which ones are these. I was looking for some of the Intel developer books. Do you have a link?

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/9GuyAroundTheWorld/136604-a-little-weekend-reading/e1bc361b162f434194db9dea0101d2dc#e1bc361b162f434194db9dea0101d2dc Fri, 02 Dec 2005 08:16:45 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/9GuyAroundTheWorld/136604-a-little-weekend-reading/e1bc361b162f434194db9dea0101d2dc#e1bc361b162f434194db9dea0101d2dc PeterH 11 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - What's your favorite music?
eagle wrote:
I listen to Jazz and Blues.


That's cool man, thanks. (Even if I did have to install Realplayer Mad)

JazzFm on low volume with high qualtiy headphones - perfect ambient/background sound.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/137183-Whats-your-favorite-music/e20d4cf78ef743bcaf5a9deb0115cea2#e20d4cf78ef743bcaf5a9deb0115cea2 Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:25:34 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/137183-Whats-your-favorite-music/e20d4cf78ef743bcaf5a9deb0115cea2#e20d4cf78ef743bcaf5a9deb0115cea2 PeterH 45 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Snow, snow, snow! And not stopping!
jamie wrote:
View Full Size


That's a really great photo jamie. If it wern't for the noise it would be perfect.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/136768-Snow-snow-snow-And-not-stopping/414f18f9297c4c0aa72d9deb0114f8cd#414f18f9297c4c0aa72d9deb0114f8cd Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:48:51 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/136768-Snow-snow-snow-And-not-stopping/414f18f9297c4c0aa72d9deb0114f8cd#414f18f9297c4c0aa72d9deb0114f8cd PeterH 16 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Do you have one of those embarassing cousin... Haha, I saw this on 'Have I got news for you' last night.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/136717-Do-you-have-one-of-those-embarassing-cousin/9f0010b1f0d64c77b7179deb0114ed2f#9f0010b1f0d64c77b7179deb0114ed2f Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:04:04 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/136717-Do-you-have-one-of-those-embarassing-cousin/9f0010b1f0d64c77b7179deb0114ed2f#9f0010b1f0d64c77b7179deb0114ed2f PeterH 3 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Christmas Avatar Templates Nice jaime! I managed to make my own based on you metallic template:


 


I can upload a .psd (or other format) if anybody wants it with a space for your picture.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/136357-Christmas-Avatar-Templates/7d5c86585af642979b019deb01143d0b#7d5c86585af642979b019deb01143d0b Fri, 25 Nov 2005 07:52:25 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/136357-Christmas-Avatar-Templates/7d5c86585af642979b019deb01143d0b#7d5c86585af642979b019deb01143d0b PeterH 14 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Which Windows folder view do you use? I use details in most folders, tiles in My Documents, thumbnails in My Pictures and list in folders like System32...

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/136215-Which-Windows-folder-view-do-you-use/2c758daf140742a0b5be9deb0113cfb9#2c758daf140742a0b5be9deb0113cfb9 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:20:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/136215-Which-Windows-folder-view-do-you-use/2c758daf140742a0b5be9deb0113cfb9#2c758daf140742a0b5be9deb0113cfb9 PeterH 53 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PeterH/Discussions/RSS