Archive for 'Windows Vista' Category
Out with the XP, in with the Windows 2008 Server!
1 July 2008Last year I wrote a blog entry about how I was done with Windows Vista as a desktop operating system and thusly downgrading to Windows XP Professional. Things over the last year have changed though and it seem more and more applications and drivers are being released and updated for Vista (or newer ;), hah! [...]
After a year with Windows Vista, I’m ready to switch back to Windows XP
2 December 2007This isn’t a blog entry where I’m going to analyze the technical differences between the two operating systems or give a list of pros and cons why you should or shouldn’t run Windows Vista. What I am to do here is catalog MY experience with Windows Vista and MY reasons why I’ve decided to return [...]
World in Conflict is really cool.. if it didn’t crash all the god damned time!!!
16 October 2007I recently purchased World in Conflict hoping that it would live up to the 9.3 rating that IGN gave it in the review. I recently had to go back and re-read the review hoping there was some nugget of information in there that would perhaps shed some light on how to run this game for [...]
How to run your C# Application as Administrator in Windows Vista?
26 August 2007To have your C# (or any .NET program) run as Administrator in Windows, you'll have to create a manifest for it. What is a manifest file? I think Microsoft explains it best:
Every assembly, whether static or dynamic, contains a collection of data that describes how the elements in the assembly relate to each other. The [...]
How to install a Linksys WMP54G in Windows Vista
18 June 2007Recently I moved my computer upstairs to make room in the downstairs office. I decided to just install a spare Linksys WMP54G PCI Wireless card that I had laying around in my "bin o' hardware". This was a fairly new card, as the hardware revision of it was v4.0 and the latest listed on Linksys.com [...]
Adobe Lightroom Import Compatibility Work-Around for Windows Vista
12 March 2007This last weekend I installed Adobe Lightroom on my Windows Vista PC. For the past few months I had been beta testing Lightroom on my Apple G4 PowerBook and decided I would run the full version on my much more powerful PC.
After hooking up my Canon Digital Rebel XT 350D digital camera, I immediately noticed [...]
Windows Vista missing files written to “Program Files” folder?
25 February 2007While working on WWWinamp, I ran into an issue that had me baffled for a few hours. I'm writing this blog entry as an attempt to reach out to those who may have a deeper understanding of what is happening as well as trying to give my two cents for those looking for an answer.
WinAmp [...]