Re: Are Securom games still playable?

Posted on 2019-11-30, 22:43

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You can revert the security changes Microsoft made and then play SecuROM games just like before: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3086 … phics-component Personally, I just get a NoCD crack for affected games. It's much less hassle.

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Re: 3DFX Voodoo Banshee on DOS can't work

Posted on 2019-11-30, 19:29

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Also try OVL's that are in older driver versions of the Banshee (extract them out of the driver package and place them in the game folder). Archimedian Dynasty will only run with a 2.50 OVL on my Voodoo 2, for example. On all other versions, it will either lock up the system or freeze after a few …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-30, 19:00

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Got a ThinkPad A31p in excellent condition with all recovery disks for almost 200€. The price is...crazy. I slightly regret buying it, but I've been looking for one of these for years. If everything works 100% like described in the listing, I will be a very happy person. (Should never have sold mine …

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Re: IBM Thinkpad 755CD Restore ?

Posted on 2019-11-26, 21:31

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I had one A21M with bad repair experience The A2x series has a bunch of problems. Stiff hinges that break the plastic, memory sockets that disintegrate and worst of all: GPU on the bottom of the motherboard, which gets hot and the BGA solder balls crack. I've had much more success repairing a T23 …

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Re: Finding the perfect modern laptop for me: or does it exist?

Posted on 2019-11-26, 21:17

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I have an L390 Yoga. Touch, Pen, i7, upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and it's pretty slim. Only the boost clocks are ridiculously high by default and the case can't handle that. I had to undervolt the CPU and limit the CPU boost to 2.5GHz. (4.6 by default! The cooling system is way too underpowered for …

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Re: Windows 98 SE & internet connection via WiFi?

Posted on 2019-11-26, 21:13

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After searching for Win98 supporting WiFi solutions for a while, it turns out it´s easier to find a unicorn. I have a RTL8187B Wi-Fi USB stick. There are working Windows ME drivers for this thing and they can run on 98SE with WDMEX: https://rloewelectronics.com/distribute/WDMEX/ So that's one way …

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Re: How many Retro PCs do you have in your house?

Posted on 2019-11-25, 21:18

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Two, if this one also counts as a PC.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-11-24, 00:06

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Rise of the Tomb Raider - it's on sale at Steam right now, so I had to get it. And I Iove it. There are no microtransactions and while the story is a bit cliche ("Fight the bad guy"), the environmental and visual storytelling is top notch. I also love that they have a crafting system, but it doesn't …

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Re: Recommend me a good 4:3 LCD monitor for hybrid modern/retro usage

Posted on 2019-11-23, 23:58

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The 2007FP is a beautiful display but has some definite deficiencies under DOS. I use a 2007FP as my daily driver for Windows 98 games and some DOS games and I have not yet encountered a game that it wouldn't work with. It's always flickered in random intervals, though. To the point where it's …

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Re: Crazy prices for some retro hardware stuff.

Posted on 2019-11-21, 20:29

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Rarity is also regional. Lots of stuff that didn't sell well in the US might have been dumped in Eastern Europe making it easy to find there and rare in the US. True. I got a lot of my retro parts from an Italian seller on eBay that seems to have everything for a reasonable price. I agree that eBay …

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Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-11-12, 00:23

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bfcastello wrote: EDIT: I have a Win10 VM and I am actually in the works of tweaking its privacy settings to stop the telemetry data and other annoyances. I heard about a WinTweaker or something like that in this thread? Anyone know where can I find it? Much appreciated https://winaero.com/download …

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Re: Fastest rig you have running winxp 32bit

Posted on 2019-11-12, 00:19

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My fastest XP machine is a small form factor PC - a Fujitsu Esprimo E7936. I put a Q9550 in there and a Nvidia GT730 (only DDR3 though - couldn't find a low-profile version with GDDR5 for a reasonable price.) It's an "ok" PC. I can play Far Cry without graphical glitches, which is nice. But it's …

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Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-11-04, 20:46

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SirNickity wrote: Why should someone have to invest time into "finding a way"? It ought to be this: […] Show full quote Why should someone have to invest time into "finding a way"? It ought to be this: Copy code to clipboard 1 Automatically install updates: [*** ] Off It is.

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Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-11-03, 18:38

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So somehow Start menu functionality is tied up with cortana? That was initially the case and I am not entirely sure when Microsoft changed it. But they must have. I am on the latest 1903 build and there are no Cortana processes running anymore. I completely disabled Windows search and Cortana in …

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Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-11-03, 11:28

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There was mention of a program(s) that would tweak win10 so that undesired functions would be removed Winareo Tweaker is all you need. The good thing about that program is that you can always go back and revert your changes. Various other "anti spy" programs make their changes permanent and that …

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Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-11-01, 20:37

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You don't actually need to buy - There's Spectacle , it's free and works exactly like Magnet . Thank you, that looks very useful! You're probably right that I'm not doing super-intensive research for free applications, since MacOS is not my main system. :) Again, it just takes 0.5 seconds of your …

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Re: best mb from epox, qdi, abit and dfi

Posted on 2019-11-01, 19:31

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I really don't know what I would pick for a home PC now. It's been a few years. I've stopped getting mainboards, CPU's, cases and all of these things separately. Instead, I've settled with buying a small form factor (SFF) office PC every few years. At the moment, my main machine is a Fujitsu …

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Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-11-01, 19:20

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I'm not really sure what he's talking about, to be honest. Someone would have to explain what alternative to "embedded in an email" you have with attachments. If you attach images to your mail in Apple Mail, the mail will automatically be converted to HTML and all of the images get embedded into it …

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Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-10-31, 21:10

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I've been a lot more comfortable since moving to OS X for my day-to-day work, because the UI doesn't get in the way. I don't have to guess what something does. Settings are nearby, they're generally not hidden in a way I have to go looking for them I hear that so often, but Apple sometimes hides …

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Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-10-31, 18:58

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It uses more horizontal space to show useless blocks of stuff that I don't even use You are in control of these blocks - don't blame Microsoft if you simply don't want to put your own useful applications in there. I don't use Skype, Xing and Edge either - so I throw them out and put the Adobe suite …

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