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[Suicide_vampire]

I had a ZX81... Showing my age haha

 

[one4all]

I did but didn't get very far my machine was too crap for it at the time.

Ah sorry I was thinking of Return to Castle Wolfenstein never tried enemy territory

LOL No worries.. Wolfensteins all blend together?

ET was/is a blast!

 

[Carina]

I had an Atari 2600 I think... first model... it came with only the Tanks game. And it was kick ass graphics too! Still blows games today away (honestly I think I still have it somewhere rofl). I mean just look as these images and sounds!

I still think of the command prompt as MS DOS

So do I at times lol--but now with windows having a legit linux subsystem so linux runs like natively on/with windows, I just think of it as an interface too, and I use powershell more than the other shy of simple commands (ex: ping, net user username /domain)

 

[Deleted member 1465]

LOL No worries.. Wolfensteins all blend together?

ET was/is a blast!

I think I was playing Quake III at that time

 

[one4all]

I had an Atari 2600 I think... first model... it came with only the Tanks game. And it was kick ass graphics too! Still blows games today away (honestly I think I still have it somewhere rofl). I mean just look as these images and sounds!







So do I at times lol--but now with windows having a legit linux subsystem so linux runs like natively on/with windows, I just think of it as an interface too, and I use powershell more than the other shy of simple commands (ex: ping, net user username /domain)

Wow that was a blast from the PAST!

That is about the only thing i like about Win 10.. the linux integration
I also must say that power shell is AWESOME. Took awhile to get the hang of some of the more in depth commands,, but it rocks

 

[Deleted member 1465]

I had an Atari 2600 I think... first model... it came with only the Tanks game. And it was kick ass graphics too! Still blows games today away (honestly I think I still have it somewhere rofl). I mean just look as these images and sounds!







So do I at times lol--but now with windows having a legit linux subsystem so linux runs like natively on/with windows, I just think of it as an interface too, and I use powershell more than the other shy of simple commands (ex: ping, net user username /domain)

I had that atari it came with ping and tanks and planes too iirc. I got other games like river raid too.

 

[one4all]

I think I was playing Quake III at that time

So many games back in the day i use to play that i can't even remember anymore LOL

 

[Deleted member 1465]

Wow that was a blast from the PAST!

That is about the only thing i like about Win 10.. the linux integration
I also must say that power shell is AWESOME. Took awhile to get the hang of some of the more in depth commands,, but it rocks

Win 10 is... odd. I can see what they have tried to do its just a bit...odd.

 

[Jean4]

I had a ZX81... Showing my age haha

 

[one4all]

Win 10 is... odd. I can see what they have tried to do its just a bit...odd.

Win !0 sucks. IMHO. To many calls about it breaking this and that after an update. They rolled out a pile of shit and let it do what it wants to. Not like any one can EASILY disable auto updates either

 

[Carina]

Wow that was a blast from the PAST!

That is about the only thing i like about Win 10.. the linux integration
I also must say that power shell is AWESOME. Took awhile to get the hang of some of the more in depth commands,, but it rocks

Yeah it can do a lot... the more complex things I lookup, as evenif I modify some of them, it breaks the scrips (like making array variables to write to files and such). But other things are so useful.

I had that atari it came with ping and tanks and planes too iirc. I got other games like river raid too.

Those were fun too :D

 

[Deleted member 1465]

Win !0 sucks. IMHO. To many calls about it breaking this and that after an update. They rolled out a pile of shit and let it do what it wants to. Not like any one can EASILY disable auto updates either

What I don't get is it appears to have two control panels. The fancy win10 one and the Win 7 one is still there too.

 

[Carina]

Win !0 sucks. IMHO. To many calls about it breaking this and that after an update. They rolled out a pile of shit and let it do what it wants to. Not like any one can EASILY disable auto updates either

Pro's better for updates at least.

One thing I"ve noticed, even for pro. I had the ubuntu installed, it did an update, it uninstalled it, disabled the linux susbystem, altered the system to only allow windows store program installs only (which broke visual studio from running programs at times when debugging them), and disabled remote desktop for being able to connect to other PCs even....
On PRO... aka Business... like WTF?

Took under 5 min to fix, doesn't affect like any users, so yeah, it's not like a big deal in a sense, but it is a big deal when updates undo your settings. Updates aren't updates, they're basically a fresh install, just saving your program install and files.

 

[one4all]

Yeah it can do a lot... the more complex things I lookup, as evenif I modify some of them, it breaks the scrips (like making array variables to write to files and such). But other things are so useful.

Writing scripts to pull info from a server, updating information etc etc was something i use to do for a company i worked for. I really should get back into playing around with PS again. Seems a valued skill

What I don't get is it appears to have two control panels. The fancy win10 one and the Win 7 one is still there too.

LOL it depends on the lay out of your control panels

 

[Carina]

Writing scripts to pull info from a server, updating information etc etc was something i use to do for a company i worked for. I really should get back into playing around with PS again. Seems a valued skill


LOL it depends on the lay out of your control panels

A lot of my use is when doing exchange server things, or sometimes something I want more control over without monitoring.

Like I have a script that I can be like "find me X on these servers" I leave it running, and I get a CSV of everywhere it exists on all the servers.

Or like I can find out which IP belongs to which user, kinda (based on user profiles existing, as most don't login to multiples), and it tells me which computers they've logged into.

 

[one4all]

Pro's better for updates at least.

One thing I"ve noticed, even for pro. I had the ubuntu installed, it did an update, it uninstalled it, disabled the linux susbystem, altered the system to only allow windows store program installs only (which broke visual studio from running programs at times when debugging them), and disabled remote desktop for being able to connect to other PCs even....
On PRO... aka Business... like WTF?

Took under 5 min to fix, doesn't affect like any users, so yeah, it's not like a big deal in a sense, but it is a big deal when updates undo your settings. Updates aren't updates, they're basically a fresh install, just saving your program install and files.

Worse for updates as the updates always seem to break something in the OS or devices.

You have mentioned exactly what i am referring to LOL
Granted it is a stable OS, til you update it LOL

 

[Carina]

Worse for updates as the updates always seem to break something in the OS or devices.

You have mentioned exactly what i am referring to LOL
Granted it is a stable OS, til you update it LOL

Oh I just mean pro lets you postpone updates, whereas home doesn't. I come home 'restart needed!', I'm at work 'there are needed updates' and I can choose

 

[one4all]

A lot of my use is when doing exchange server things, or sometimes something I want more control over without monitoring.

Like I have a script that I can be like "find me X on these servers" I leave it running, and I get a CSV of everywhere it exists on all the servers.

Or like I can find out which IP belongs to which user, kinda (based on user profiles existing, as most don't login to multiples), and it tells me which computers they've logged into.

Do be honest i hate exchange server.
It is useful for creating scripts to run at certain times also and export to CSV. Also backing up a DB or backing up certain information in the database, for reporting purposes.

Very true about pulling users logged in and the IP addresses

 

[Dear Flabby]

The parts are on back order from Amazon

LMAO!

 

[one4all]

Oh I just mean pro lets you postpone updates, whereas home doesn't. I come home 'restart needed!', I'm at work 'there are needed updates' and I can choose

That wasn't something that originally came out it pro.. if i'm not mistaken. I do remember the setting to not "Fuck up my system" during business hours LOL

 

[Carina]

Do be honest i hate exchange server.
It is useful for creating scripts to run at certain times also and export to CSV. Also backing up a DB or backing up certain information in the database, for reporting purposes.

Very true about pulling users logged in and the IP addresses

Yeah, whenever I'm on the exchange server it's because someone's like "I didn't get a mail!" and I'm like "well, it said you got the mail" and they're like "what says?" and I tell them "The exchange server, it was delivered to you at X"

Mainly as users have this weird tendency of deleting mail without realizing it, putting something tom say Tom, in a folder, within a folder called "bills from Mary" in their archive folder. I swear IT goes much smoother if people aren't involved.

That wasn't something that originally came out it pro.. if i'm not mistaken. I do remember the setting to not "Fuck up my system" during business hours LOL

Not sure... I don't have pro at home, and my place got it after the fact. I actually update mine, and take updates early if I can, just so I know if it's going to screw people.

 

[one4all]

Mainly as users have this weird tendency of deleting mail without realizing it, putting something tom say Tom, in a folder, within a folder called "bills from Mary" in their archive folder. I swear IT goes much smoother if people aren't involved.

AMEN TO THAT!
I'm not sure if you also do remote assistance for customers. But it drives me nutz when i'm trying to do something and they take over and start clicking random things.

Not sure... I don't have pro at home, and my place got it after the fact. I actually update mine, and take updates early if I can, just so I know if it's going to screw people.

I'm just going by what i remember when Win 10 first came out and you had no control over the updates. I'm pretty sure it was Pro because the businesses couldn't run home and function they way they wanted.
Some jobs have it locked down so Win 10 updates aren't allowed unless it has been tested by IT and proven not to affect them. I'm not sure of your companies policies though

 

[Carina]

AMEN TO THAT!
I'm not sure if you also do remote assistance for customers. But it drives me nutz when i'm trying to do something and they take over and start clicking random things.



I'm just going by what i remember when Win 10 first came out and you had no control over the updates. I'm pretty sure it was Pro because the businesses couldn't run home and function they way they wanted.
Some jobs have it locked down so Win 10 updates aren't allowed unless it has been tested by IT and proven not to affect them. I'm not sure of your companies policies though

Only our... terminals, or other companies that are so tied to us that shy of what email they use, everything else is on our end... get remote things. Even when someone connects to me, I'll at least give a heads up of "hold a second, I'll show you" and click or do it lol. Fortunately they don't move the mouse though unless I tell them to lol.

With us, Win10 basically just updates as it wants on the schedule it does with PRO. Which isn't goo bad normally, until they released a bug with remote desktop which was horrible (annoying really, but enough to cause issues), I had to tell people NOT to update, and just

It's also why I update mine all the time lol.
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We have an outside place that's wanting to be our security people for updates, and push out updates to the pcs instantly as they come out, they say it 'can' be delayed, but still... their default position is to install everything instantly.

Our current person just does our servers, but he makes sure they are safe first...

 

[one4all]

Only our... terminals, or other companies that are so tied to us that shy of what email they use, everything else is on our end... get remote things. Even when someone connects to me, I'll at least give a heads up of "hold a second, I'll show you" and click or do it lol. Fortunately they don't move the mouse though unless I tell them to lol.

Well you are damn lucky with people listening to you then. When poking around in a customers DB i PRAYED they would not touch the keyboard or mouse to try and help me.

We have an outside place that's wanting to be our security people for updates, and push out updates to the pcs instantly as they come out, they say it 'can' be delayed, but still... their default position is to install everything instantly.

Our current person just does our servers, but he makes sure they are safe first...

I'm not sure if "safety" and not breaking drivers for peripheral devices are they same.

 

[Carina]

Well you are damn lucky with people listening to you then. When poking around in a customers DB i PRAYED they would not touch the keyboard or mouse to try and help me.




I'm not sure if "safety" and not breaking drivers for peripheral devices are they same.

They're all like "keep current so you don't get hacked!". and I"m like.... ok look, if we have a software firewall, hardware firewall, antivirus running. And the servers don't have access internally to out for the web for downloading, the odds of someone doing something within a few weeks of waiting is not that likely.

Like what's the point of a "totally secure" (which isn't in reality of course) server if it can't run right lol

 

[Squiddy]

My first time posting on this thread. Hi :)

 

[departing]

My first time posting on this thread. Hi :)

Welcome aboard, Squiddy!

 

[Squiddy]

Welcome aboard, Squiddy!

Glad to be here :)

 

[Carina]

Glad to be here :)

They may have chicken here too! :D

 

[departing]

Apparently, the chicken industry is sponsoring SS.