Within the last couple of day's a windows update wiped out chrome and
Halo Combat Evolved and Halo Custom edition on 4 PC's
I was able to reinstall Chrome and it now works, I had to uninstall
Halo and put it in a different folder on combat evolved, Custom edition from bungie however will not work at all.
I belive the offending patch happened on 12-07-2018
I am sure i'll find other problems as I go along.
I have to wonder who's testing these patches before sending them out the door? I heard horror stories of the 10/2018 update wiping out the user profile/home folder.
I have to wonder who's testing these patches before sending them out the door? I heard horror stories of the 10/2018 update wiping out the user profile/home folder.
this update screwed up the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games
folder you gotta love Microshaft for all the money they take from us
for crapware OS. I'm to the point where I may just load Ubuntu on all
but one of my PC's.
Within the last couple of day's a windows update wiped out chrome and Halo Combat Evolved and Halo Custom edition on 4 PC's
I was able to reinstall Chrome and it now works, I had to uninstall Halo and put it in a different folder on combat evolved, Custom edition from bungie however will not work at all.
I belive the offending patch happened on 12-07-2018
More horror stories of data loss due to tbe forced updstes from Microsoft. I have to wonder who's testing these patches before sending them out the door? I heard horror stories of the 10/2018 update wiping out the user profile/home folder.
this update screwed up the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games folder you gotta love Microshaft for all the money they take from us for crapware OS. I'm to the point where I may just load Ubuntu on all but one of my PC's.
for crapware OS. I'm to the point where I may just load Ubuntu on
all but one of my PC's.
I'm near that point myself, the only thing stopping me is the fact that Windows and the manufacturer's recovery image are on the hard drive itself.
I've wondered the same thing. I haven't had my home folder wiped out, but I've seen instances where a Windows 10 update would revert some of my Windows settings (if I remember, things such as my screen saver settings, preferred application for some types of files, etc.).
for crapware OS. I'm to the point where I may just load Ubuntu on
all but one of my PC's.
I'm near that point myself, the only thing stopping me is the fact that Windows and the manufacturer's recovery image are on the hard drive itself.
Refurbished computers and custom built computers are another matter and I would feel more comfortable getting rid of Windows and installing Linux. My wife got me a refurbished desktop computer last year, and after we got our own new laptops, I just wiped off the hard drive and installed CentOS on it to serve as a low-powered VM server.
I was able to reinstall Chrome and it now works, I had to uninstall
Halo and put it in a different folder on combat evolved, Custom
edition from bungie however will not work at all.
I belive the offending patch happened on 12-07-2018
what do you mean 'wiped out'? are you the guy that had problems
with the other windows update?
I'm near that point myself, the only thing stopping me is the fact that Windows and the manufacturer's recovery image are on the hard drive itself.
I remember earlier versions of Windows let you burn that recovery data
to a DVD disc if you wanted to..
Just did a search and saw that Windows 10 should let you create a
recovery drive with a USB flash drive:
https://bit.ly/2yKazl2
More horror stories of data loss due to tbe forced updstes from Microsoft. I have to wonder who's testing these patches before sending them out the door? I heard horror stories of the 10/2018 update wiping out the user profile/home folder.
I've wondered the same thing. I haven't had my home folder wiped out,
but I've seen instances where a Windows 10 update would revert some of
my Windows settings (if I remember, things such as my screen saver settings, preferred application for some types of files, etc.).
what do you mean 'wiped out'? are you the guy that had problems
with the other windows update?
No, Updates usually don't mess my PC's up, this time however it messed up 4 in one day, since it wiped out chrome I installed Firefox to replace it, was going to do that anyway.
I have heard that UEFI, supposedly, can hold your Windows license key for you or your Microsoft account could hold your license key. I guess I would be safe there, but I would be worried about drivers. I suppose that wouldn't be an issue either because Windows 10 might find the drivers automatically (if connected to a network without a problem), and most manufacturers would hold the drivers as well.
No, Updates usually don't mess my PC's up, this time however it messed up 4 in >one day, since it wiped out chrome I installed Firefox to replace it, was going
to do that anyway.
Either way, I'm still not comfortable with wiping the drive with a recovry image on it. Should the hard drive crap out on my new laptop, then I would consider putting Linux on it.
Still... I do miss tbe days where recovery disks or CDs/DVDs existed...
windows 10 is so good with drivers. on my gf's older computer the windows drivers were better than the stock drivers.
Re: Re: Windows Update's took out chrome and Halo
By: MRO to Jagossel on Tue Dec 11 2018 04:38 pm
windows 10 is so good with drivers. on my gf's older computer the windows drivers were better than the stock drivers.
By "stock drivers", do you mean the drivers from the hardware manufacturer?
My understanding is that the drivers included with Windows are submitted by the hardware manufacturer. And I doubt Microsoft has enough staff to actually develop and test their own drivers for every hardware component that exists.
No, Updates usually don't mess my PC's up, this time however it messed up 4n
one day, since it wiped out chrome I installed Firefox to replace it, was going
to do that anyway.
Wiping out chrome is ironic in a way. I read an article the other day about Edge and how M$ is about to replace it with a chromium-based alternative.
Re: Windows Update's took out chrome and Halo
you still explain what wiped out means.
up 4 in one day, since it wiped out chrome I installed Firefox to
replace it, was going to do that anyway.
Wiping out chrome is ironic in a way. I read an article the other day about Edge and how M$ is about to replace it with a chromium-based alternative.
I've heard the same thing as well: Edge will be Chromium-based instead of their own engine. I wonder if this will apply to Internet Explorer as well and how this will work with a lot of Windows components depending on tbe Internet Explorer component.
The term I used was took out, as in taking away the ability to run them.
I solved the Chrome issue by installing the latest Firefox and Halo I uninstalled and reloaded to a different directory.
I've heard the same thing as well: Edge will be Chromium-based instead of their own engine. I wonder if this will apply to Internet Explorer as well and how this will work with a lot of Windows components depending on tbe Internet Explorer component.
I thought Microsoft was phasing out Internet Explorer, to be replaced
with Edge? After I upgraded to Windows 10, I had trouble installing a program I use which apparently uses some IE6 components. It seemed to
be a common issue with that program, and I seem to remember finding a solution online that said to update some registry keys to let it
install and run.
I believe I'm using the latest Windows 10 updates, and Google Chrome still works for me. I have a hard time believing Microsoft would update Windows
I have to wonder who's testing these patches before sending them out th door? I heard horror stories of the 10/2018 update wiping out the user profile/home folder.
this update screwed up the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games folder you gotta love Microshaft for all the money they take from us for crapware O I'm to the point where I may just load Ubuntu on all but one of my PC's.
Unless you're a Microsoft developer or PC gamer there isn't really any compelling reason to run Windows - Firefox/Brave browser are multi-platform so Linux is a good desktop substitute for everyday use. I have tested
I am a PC gamer although the only Windows version I have are 7 & 8.1 (it came with the laptop).
I am a PC gamer although the only Windows version I have are 7 & 8.1 (it came with the laptop).
There are plenty of Linux distros out there - I recommend Mint for
Windows migrants.
I believe I'm using the latest Windows 10 updates, and Google Chrome still works for me. I have a hard time believing Microsoft would update Windows in such a way that a specific program wouldn't run anymore, but I suppose I could see them doing that. I remember hearing that Microsoft put code in Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS back in the day so that Windows 3.1 would only run on MS-DOS and wouldn't run on other DOS variants (such as DR-DOS, etc.).
On 12-19-18 23:13, Denn wrote to Reverb <=-
I am a PC gamer although the only Windows version I have are 7 & 8.1 (it came with the laptop).
I run windows 7 on 3 PC's and 8.1 on my laptop, still like 7 the best.
There are plenty of Linux distros out there - I recommend Mint for
Windows migrants.
I run one PI (PI3) on raspian the (PI2) I run Ubuntu
I run Lubuntu on my VPS's
i dont like any linux gui and i think they are just poor copies of windows o mac.
i'm neither and i run windows because i like it.
it does exactly what i want it to do. i prefer to run servers on linux.
i dont like any linux gui and i think they are just poor copies of windows or mac.
i havent been compromised on windows but i have on linux.
firefox is a piece of shit, btw.
you should have updated to 10.
That's my issue with themes on GNU/Linux: too many of them try to look a lot like MacOSX or Windows. Why can't there be creative themes that are different? It's hard to find, really.
i havent been compromised on windows but i have on linux.
What kind of attack/compromise was it? They say Windows is more often targeted because of how many people use Windows.
firefox is a piece of shit, btw.
Yeah, I used to use Firefox but haven't used it in a long time. I stopped liking it when they started making its UI more like Google Chrome. Also it
Some people prefer the UI in Windows 7. I tend to think Windows 8 and 10 have a fugly UI, but I upgraded to 10. It's good to use something that's currently being maintained and gets security updates.
oh i did get my windows servers compromised. i forgot about that. they didnt do anything bad. just encryped my shit and tried to get me to pay.
i use a different start menu and the only big stuff i see is in the file explorer with the larger icon section before the file bar
I am a PC gamer although the only Windows version I have are 7 & 8.1 (it came with the laptop).
you should have updated to 10.No thanks. An OS with forced updates that causes problems requiring hours to fix is not an OS I will be using.
In Windows, I've been using Stardock WindowBlinds to change the look & feel of Windows, because I think the Windows 10 UI is generally fugly..
though, it seems there aren't many WindowBlinds themes that are 100% compatible with Windows 10, and sometimes it doesn't work perfect - sometimes some things in an app aren't aligned properly with it, and
there have been incompatibilies with certan apps that would cause a
crash (which have been fixed). Also, another thing I've noticed is
that some apps for Windows (Microsoft's own apps in particular) seem to
do their own custom GUI drawing, not using the Windows standard UI drawing, so WindowBlinds doesn't skin those apps..
In Windows, I've been using Stardock WindowBlinds to change the look
& feel of Windows, because I think the Windows 10 UI is generally
fugly.. though, it seems there aren't many WindowBlinds themes that
are 100% compatible with Windows 10, and sometimes it doesn't work
perfect - sometimes some things in an app aren't aligned properly
You may have already guessed this as well, but I suspect the alignment and the wierdness of themes in Windows 10 might have something to do with Microsoft's big push or move to use UWP (might have gotten the acronym wrong, I hope you know what I mean) over other UIs. For some weird reason,
using higher resolutions causes Windows 10 to jack up the "zoom". I plugged my work laptop to one of the 4K TVs in the conference room and Windows 10 thought it would look better if it jacked up the resolution to the full 4K and the zoom to 300%. That caused my other applications that wasn't using UWP to be really tiny. I just gave up and forced it to be 1920x1080 and the zoom back to 100%; looked much better and I took a sigh of relief.
you should have updated to 10.No thanks. An OS with forced updates that causes problems requiring hours to fix is not an OS I will be using.
No thanks. An OS with forced updates that causes problems requiring
hours to fix is not an OS I will be using.
i wouldnt use an OS like that neither. that's not what windows 10 is.
Re: Re: Windows Update's took out chrome and Halo
By: MRO to Reverb on Fri Dec 21 2018 08:19 pm
No thanks. An OS with forced updates that causes problems requiring
hours to fix is not an OS I will be using.
i wouldnt use an OS like that neither. that's not what windows 10 is.
It might not take hours to fix (in my experience), but having personal settings reverted after an update is a little annoying.. I've had that happen multiple times with Windows 10.
you should have updated to 10.No thanks. An OS with forced updates that causes problems requiring hours to fix is not an OS I will be using.
Re: Re: Windows Update's took out chrome and Halo
By: MRO to Reverb on Wed Dec 19 2018 15:45:27
(itI am a PC gamer although the only Windows version I have are 7 & 8.1
came with the laptop).
you should have updated to 10.No thanks. An OS with forced updates that causes problems requiring hours to fix is not an OS I will be using.
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