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randomizer   04-02-2008 at 05:00:14 AM
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EXT64 wrote :

I still love my XPs. I also can still get them here at college because they "suggest" (they won't help if Vista Screws you over) you use XP for engineering. I do plan on trying Vista out this summer ( :non: ), but that is because it is free through my college (as is XP and Office). Man, I can see why people stay here forever :lol:


I got vista through my university, but it's a european N SKU so it has no WMP or movie maker, quite a PITA, and you can't install them. I don't know why it's a european licence, I live on the other side of the world :heink:

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nukemaster   04-02-2008 at 05:52:17 AM
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randomizer wrote :

I got vista through my university, but it's a european N SKU so it has no WMP or movie maker, quite a PITA, and you can't install them. I don't know why it's a european licence, I live on the other side of the world :heink:


Can not even install WMP....thats ****....

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randomizer   04-02-2008 at 05:57:28 AM
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No joke, the installer closes after a few seconds of trying to reach the first screen. I can get movie maker to install and run if I add WMVCore.dll to system32, but I can't export any videos so it's useless anyway. I haven't found a way to get WMP to install yet. There was supposed to be a "media restore pack" back in early '07 which downloaded the required .dll's from windows update when you tried to install WMP, but that no longer exists.


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nukemaster   04-02-2008 at 06:05:45 AM
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ouch...was that not some kind of law suit that caused this abomination to be created...

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http://tinyurl.com/yfmxdc9 - Part Guide?
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randomizer   04-02-2008 at 06:07:33 AM
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EU anti-trust rubbish.

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nukemaster   04-02-2008 at 06:19:33 AM
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I guess they want to sell more Apple machines or make the Apple commercials seems like they make sense(you know all those....ohh we play music.....WOW).

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http://tinyurl.com/yfmxdc9 - Part Guide?
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Shadow703793   04-02-2008 at 10:10:32 PM
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^ :lol:

@randomizer: Have you tried VLC Player? (not the best, but gets the job done)

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dingumf   05-26-2009 at 11:13:00 PM
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Everybody screw XP it has far too many bugs and exploits.

Yes Vista is a memory whore but get over it.

Vista is far more stable and security wise safer.


XP should die for giving me BSOD during a work presentation.

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purplerat   05-26-2009 at 11:24:00 PM
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dingumf wrote :

Everybody screw XP it has far too many bugs and exploits.

Yes Vista is a memory whore but get over it.

Vista is far more stable and security wise safer.


XP should die for giving me BSOD during a work presentation.



Well, at least you got that in before [barely] Windows 7 is released.

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Upendra09   05-27-2009 at 12:20:02 AM
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I would like to vote for XP but I don't know where it is.

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fucktardd   06-27-2009 at 12:45:01 AM
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good riddance XP =P you will not be missed

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