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09-25-2013, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by RMurphy' timestamp='1380078234' post='22795117
You have oh-so-much more faith in the end users I support than I do. LOL!
They will eventually deal with it. I'm just not going to start pressing them to do so until 8.1 is well and truly out, and that's pretty soon.
And I wasn't offended by your comments or anything. I knew you didn't mean it badly or anything like that.
They will eventually deal with it. I'm just not going to start pressing them to do so until 8.1 is well and truly out, and that's pretty soon.
And I wasn't offended by your comments or anything. I knew you didn't mean it badly or anything like that.
09-25-2013, 02:21 AM
#42
Originally Posted by ralper' timestamp='1380078736' post='22795128
[quote name='RMurphy' timestamp='1380078234' post='22795117']
You have oh-so-much more faith in the end users I support than I do. LOL!
They will eventually deal with it. I'm just not going to start pressing them to do so until 8.1 is well and truly out, and that's pretty soon.
And I wasn't offended by your comments or anything. I knew you didn't mean it badly or anything like that.
You have oh-so-much more faith in the end users I support than I do. LOL!
They will eventually deal with it. I'm just not going to start pressing them to do so until 8.1 is well and truly out, and that's pretty soon.
And I wasn't offended by your comments or anything. I knew you didn't mean it badly or anything like that.
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I do know I just didn't bother with it.
How do you like 8.1?
09-25-2013, 02:28 AM
#43
can you run win8 as a virtual machine on win 7?
09-25-2013, 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by kgf3076' timestamp='1380096981' post='22795328
[quote name='ralper' timestamp='1380078736' post='22795128']
[quote name='RMurphy' timestamp='1380078234' post='22795117']
You have oh-so-much more faith in the end users I support than I do. LOL!
They will eventually deal with it. I'm just not going to start pressing them to do so until 8.1 is well and truly out, and that's pretty soon.
And I wasn't offended by your comments or anything. I knew you didn't mean it badly or anything like that.
[quote name='RMurphy' timestamp='1380078234' post='22795117']
You have oh-so-much more faith in the end users I support than I do. LOL!
They will eventually deal with it. I'm just not going to start pressing them to do so until 8.1 is well and truly out, and that's pretty soon.
And I wasn't offended by your comments or anything. I knew you didn't mean it badly or anything like that.
[/quote]
I do know I just didn't bother with it.
How do you like 8.1?
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It's okay. More derivative than progressive. Works like Windows so we won't have problems with users who are still stuck in the Win95 era.
09-25-2013, 04:33 AM
#46
Originally Posted by boltonblue' timestamp='1380104933' post='22795402
can you run win8 as a virtual machine on win 7?
The Mac Mini has 16GB memory and a 1TB Fusion drive. The Fusion drive is really just an SSD sitting on top of an HD. I've had the Mini for about a year now and still cannot get over how fast it runs, even with multiple VMs running at the same time.
09-25-2013, 08:10 AM
#47
You can get the 8.1 preview here, for those who want to try it out.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...-8/preview-iso
I downloaded it over the weekend, but haven't set it up on anything yet.
You know, I hadn't considered that, but I can't think of any good reason why you couldn't install it on Windows Virtual PC that comes with Win7. So long as the PC you are running Win7 on has enough RAM and HD space, it should be quite doable. Excellent for testing it out, learning, etc.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...-8/preview-iso
I downloaded it over the weekend, but haven't set it up on anything yet.
You know, I hadn't considered that, but I can't think of any good reason why you couldn't install it on Windows Virtual PC that comes with Win7. So long as the PC you are running Win7 on has enough RAM and HD space, it should be quite doable. Excellent for testing it out, learning, etc.
09-25-2013, 08:46 AM
#48
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What you all are talking about. 
09-25-2013, 09:13 AM
#49
Sorry. We slipped into geek speak on you. Not really hypercritical stuff.
Basically, your fan on full issues could be caused be a vast array of things and it's the sort of thing that we can conjecture on and maybe hit the mark, but it's best if a tech person were to lay hands on it. A remote session may be helpful, but unless the cause is a settings adjustment, the remote session may end up a bust. For instance, if it's a matter of dust build up on the fans and case openings (seems unlikely to be the root cause if the fans actually slow down once you move the mouse and create any sort of "use" activity on the PC, but for the sake of discussion...), then a remote session won't really do much.
If I were a betting woman (which I'm not), I wouldn't suspect dust build up to be the root cause. That stated, home environments -- particularly with pets (cat hair is the worst!!) in them, are very very hard on PCs when it comes to dust build-up inside the case. WAY worse than just about any office environment I've ever seen (note that I said just about... there have been a couple of exceptions). So regardless, it's good practice to run a vacuum over at least the exterior of your PC case and the various ventilation spots on it every so often to minimize dust build-up.
Basically, your fan on full issues could be caused be a vast array of things and it's the sort of thing that we can conjecture on and maybe hit the mark, but it's best if a tech person were to lay hands on it. A remote session may be helpful, but unless the cause is a settings adjustment, the remote session may end up a bust. For instance, if it's a matter of dust build up on the fans and case openings (seems unlikely to be the root cause if the fans actually slow down once you move the mouse and create any sort of "use" activity on the PC, but for the sake of discussion...), then a remote session won't really do much.
If I were a betting woman (which I'm not), I wouldn't suspect dust build up to be the root cause. That stated, home environments -- particularly with pets (cat hair is the worst!!) in them, are very very hard on PCs when it comes to dust build-up inside the case. WAY worse than just about any office environment I've ever seen (note that I said just about... there have been a couple of exceptions). So regardless, it's good practice to run a vacuum over at least the exterior of your PC case and the various ventilation spots on it every so often to minimize dust build-up.
09-25-2013, 09:51 AM
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i GUESS MY NON-TECH USE OF THE WORD bINGO WASN'T CLEAR. wHEN i DID A RIGHT CLICK ON THE TOP AREA OF THE PAGE i WAS TRYING TO CHANGE, i WAS ALLOWED TO MAKE CHANGES.
Oh now I've gone and done it. Caps lock. Just shoot me.
Oh now I've gone and done it. Caps lock. Just shoot me.