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  4. Windows 10: Why you should NOT upgrade...

    in Off-Topic

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    On 1/5/2016 at 6:54 AM, Bikerdude said:

    I will update this list as we go, re-arranging info based on severity -

    1. Ongoing privacy concerns
    2. Advertising
    3. Stability and Compatibility
      • I tested the retail version, its IMHO its still not stable enough to considered a daily OS. I tested on release and wasn't impressed.
      • I found if I enabled (fairly modest) whitelist outbound blocking on my internet router, Win10's internet responsiveness would fall through the floor. All browsers would takes ages to resolve sites and the OS itself would actually become lumpy/laggy.
      • Broken Video drivers, its so widespread that even a few on here have been affected - http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/17665-windows-10-why-you-shouldnt-upgrade/?p=384905
    4. The Graphical user interface
      • M$ white-washing of the interface in Win8 and office 2013 and have refused to learn from user feedback.
    5. Forced updates
      • Not being able to control what gets installed on "MY PC", is a massive NO! NO!
      • Patching remains Windows 10’s Achilles’ heel, all Windows 10 Home machines, and Windows 10 Pro machines that aren’t hiding behind an update server (such as WSUS or WUB) will get all patches applied according to Microsoft’s time scale.
      • All three of the first Cumulative Update patches have had problems with reboot cycles. KB3081424 on Aug. 5, KB3081436 on Aug. 12, and KB3081438 on Aug. 14 all crashed a bunch of Windows 10 systems. The installer stops mid-installation, flashes an error message, rolls back, and reboots. Then you guessed it -- the forced installer kicks in and crashes Windows again. Rinse, lather, repeat. Getting out of the mess involves editing the registry.
      • We haven’t yet seen how Micro$oft will recover from a really bad update, the experience to date with the three Cumulative Updates does not instil confidence. We don’t know if Microsoft will start documenting its patches again. We don’t know if much effort will be directed at fixing and improving the Microsoft-supplied Universal apps.
      • Windows 10 installer takes a look at your system and based on the hardware and software it finds, assigns your request to a bucket of similar upgrade requests. The guys running the upgrade system, prioritize your request based on their assessment of how likely your system is to bomb out on an upgrade.
    6. Key apps, such as Mail and Edge, STILL aren’t ready yet
      • Some of Windows 10’s key apps simply half baked. Mail has a nasty habit of putting notifications in the upper-left corner and leaving them hanging forever. There’s no combined Inbox, so if you have multiple accounts you have to jump from Inbox to Inbox. And it crashes hard -- for a lot of people.
      • Edge, the new browser, similarly has all sorts of rough "edges". There are no extensions yet, thus no AdBlocker. Changing the search engine is tortuous, moving tabs onto the desktop and back again doesn’t work and you can’t pin tabs.
      • In short use what ever mail/browser you wrere using on previous OS.
    7. Not much in the way of Universal apps
      • Don't believe the marketing bollox about all of those wonderful Universal apps in Windows 10, whether it’s on a desktop, notebook, phone, Raspberry Pi, it ain't happening. The Windows Store is still by and large a wasteland, with crap apps galore.
    8. Win10’s Tablet Mode broken
      • First, there’s the menu on the left that tucks away the entries on the left side of the Start menu. It collapses fine, but when it’s collapsed it rarely shows any more tiles than when it’s not collapsed. What’s the point, eh?
      • Universal app windows have that pesky taskbar permanently tacked on the bottom, while the window bar at the top auto-hides. Edge, when running full screen, doesn’t support any of the old Metro IE swipe commands. You can’t swipe through running apps. The apps themselves? The irony is M$ Office on the iPad is better than M$ Office on Windows 10.
    9. OneDrive regression
      • This concern applies only if you use OneDrive in Windows 8.1, and if you put a lot of stuff in OneDrive. For those of you using OneDrive in Windows 7 (and Windows 8), there’s no change in behavior with Win10. But if you’re accustomed to seeing all of your OneDrive files in Windows 8.1’s File Explorer, you’ll be in for a bit of a shock.
      • Windows 10 makes you choose which OneDrive folders you want to be able to see in File Explorer. Once you’ve made that choice, the other folders aren’t accessible in File Explorer. The only way to see what files you have in OneDrive is by venturing to the OneDrive website.
    10. Missing Media Center and DVD player
      • For those people that run Windows Media Center, its gone in Windows 10 PC. Instead Micro$oft wants you to use/buy an Xbox.
    11. Ain’t broke, don’t fix it
      • The old adage comes from experience and it’s as applicable now as it ever was.
      • If you’re using Windows 7/8/8.1, and it’s properly patched up and working for you, and you’ve stopped using Internet Explorer, you really have to consider whether it’s worth the effort to upgrade to Windows 10. Carefully consider whether the warning signs listed here.
    12. Still to many questions
      • For example, when you upgrade a “genuine” Win7, Win8 or Win8.1 machine to Win10 and run the upgrade in place, Micro$oft records a hardware ID that says, “this machine has valid license” At that point, you can install either Win7 or Win10 on that machine, and your license will be validated.
      • Its believed that the only version of Win10 that you can disable ALL telemetry and fully control Windows update in, is the enterprise version.
    13. Smells like Teen Spirit desperation
    14. Compatibility issues
    15. Upgrade Nagware
    • Microsoft is still coming up with way to try and force users to upgrade from 7/8/8.1 - if you like me want to block 7 prevent this crap checkout GWX control panel or Never10

    16. M$ deliberatly blocking the installation of some applications

    17. Windows 10 installing UNWANTED Windows Store apps without user consent

    This all looks still true.  However, Microsoft is discontinuing Windows 7 support on 14 January, although one can buy some support for an obscene price for the next three years. Then, Windows 10 is it.  Microsoft is saying that future operating systems will be called new releases of Windows 10.  (There was some discussion of Windows 12 for a while, but that name seems to have been dropped.)  I dislike windows 10, what other choice do we have?

  5. Fan Mission: Chronicles of Skulduggery 2: A Precarious Position (2019/05/04)

    in Fan Missions

    Posted

    Awesome mission. I love the feel of it, you really feel like you're in a rabbit warren of a city. The mix of verticality and multiple ways

    of entry to places really help with the feel.

     

    I have a few problems though.

     

     

     

    1. Randolph Warde safe. found the key, painting won't open, the safe door opens through the painting and I can't access the contents of the safe. Had to noclip to get past the painting.

     

    2. There are some serious FPS problems in Geralds place. I was getting down to 19 fps in his daughters room.

     

    3. Can't seem to find the key to unlock Edrics safe. There's no mention of it in his journal.

     

    4. Slight criticism. The way things are arranged in cupboards, is a little too neat to be natural. The same is true for places with dining tables. They are rarely set with dinner services when not being used. Just a tiny thing that sort of breaks the immersion. All other aesthetics though are damn near perfect. :)

     

    5. Warin. You need to set the drop entity in location in the cart, to irreversible. Currently he despawns and the the objective which was completed, is undone.

     

    6. There is still an issue with the sewer which you havn't fixed from the first mission. It's near impossible to mantle out of the sewer back into the toilet. The only

    way I found to get out was to noclip. :(

     

    7. I can't seem to find the desk "under" the Smith house. I've tried dropping the Ominous note on every desk I could find, including in Smith house, but none seem to

    work. There doesn't seem to be anything in the sewer.

     

     

     

    Again, you nailed this mission. So far I've spent about 4 hours in it.

    Concerning item 1, I have seen similar problems with safes. Try closing the safe door and opening it again. Often, this makes the contents available for a fob.

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  10. Fan Mission: Marsh of Rahena by ERH+ (2019/4/5)

    in Fan Missions

    Posted

    Do you guys maybe are using saves between version 1.0 and 1.1? Because their objective structure have changed and objectives trigger different targets now. I'm not saying it in relation to quickload crashes, it may have something to do with entity limit and spawning new objects during gameplay - I will tinker with that.

    How does one determine the game version?

  11. Fan Mission: Marsh of Rahena by ERH+ (2019/4/5)

    in Fan Missions

    Posted · Edited by MVT

    Are you playing TheDarkModx64.exe or, 32 bit version (TheDarkMod.exe)? Does it make any difference?

    Yes. Switching to TheDarkModx64 made a difference, although the most recent quicksave instantly crashed the same way. I switched to a slightly older save, and things are still working after a good bit of play. Thanks for the tip.

  13. Fan Mission: Marsh of Rahena by ERH+ (2019/4/5)

    in Fan Missions

    Posted

    Are you playing TheDarkModx64.exe or, 32 bit version (TheDarkMod.exe)? Does it make any difference?

    The icon I use to start it references TheDarkMod.exe. I am starting TDM 2.07/32. I don't know if this choice has an effect on my problem, since I was unaware that there was a 64-bit version until now. How do I switch versions -- just start TheDarkModx64 instead?

  17. Fan Mission: The Elixir by b1k3rdude & Obsttorte (17/02/2018)

    in Fan Missions

    Posted

     

    Try the following:

    • Running tdm_update.exe inside your TDM folder, that will cross reference your TDM directory with what's on the server and should there be any variances it will download the server version
    • After that delete the elixir folder in your FM folder and download a fresh copy from the mission downloader
    • If that fails, try to download a different mission and see if that works
    • If all of that fails try creating a brand new directory and installing a fresh copy of the dark mod

    Those are the only steps I can think of to help solve your issue, if you require any further help I would recommend opening a thread in the tech support section and hopefully someone with more technical expertise can help you to diagnose and solve your issue.

     

    Good luck!

    Thanks - tdm_update.exe did the trick.

  21. Fan Mission: King of the Mountain by Spoonman (18/09/2017)

    in Fan Missions

    Posted · Edited by MVT

    Very nice mission. Only two comments:

     

     

     

     

    1. Using a male guard voice for the female cook didn't work for me. Kept looking for another attacker.

    2. Near the kitchen, there is a guard in front of a big rock with a candle next to it. The guards seems initially to be deaf and blind. On sneaking up behind him in order to blackjack, the first few whacks are not noticed. Then the guard finally wakes up and attacks.

     

     

  22. Fan Mission: The Accountant 2: New In Town by Goldwell (2016/05/09)

    in Fan Missions

    Posted · Edited by MVT

    Did you use noclip or notarget while playing?

    Yes, but it was usually off. Tried to check things with noclip, but could not get console at the hang. Tried again today and got the short scene after the alter, and the hang occurred slightly later.

     

    At all times, I saved the game before looking around in noclip. I restored the game to its pre-noclip state before continuing play.

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