Antivirus software (was: Request to all of you dev'rs)

never-obsolete · Post by **never-obsolete** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:24 pm

I do a fresh install about every 3-6 months, but then again I use a standard install. After installing drivers, openOffice, Firefox, and the Java RE (probably something else I'm missing?) my machine is good to go. All my dev'ing tools are kept on a flash drive or another partition. I guess I fall into the "too lazy to maintain" category.

tokumaru wrote: I HATE fixing! Once I worked in support, and I simply hated it. Also, when you study computer science, all your friends and family seem to think you know everything about computers, and will ask you all kinds of favors, including fixing extremely bogged down PCs...! This is partially where my hate for bogged down PCs comes from, because most people somehow manage to trash their PCs in no time.

I know what you mean. People assume that since its "easy for you" that you'll want to fix the same problem for them time and time again. Nowadays I let the machine sit at my house for a month or so before working on it to try and deter people.

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:30 pm

jargon wrote:most linux users for home systems reinstall linux or recompile the kernel on a regular basis.

i do pretty much the same with win32 xp home sp3.

so who's any better off?

No, most linux users simply get the lastest precompiled kernel downloaded & installed automatically in the background.

Kizul Emeraldfire · Post by **Kizul Emeraldfire** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:19 am

never-obsolete wrote:After installing drivers, openOffice,

Ew, talk about bloat! XP Word '97 FTW!

It's what I use; takes up less than 100MB of space — at least, the Program Files part of it does. Plus, it was the second Word that I ever used — first was Word '98, but we can't find the key that went with it, even though we have the install disc for it.

Post by **tepples** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:43 am

Bregalad wrote:I dobt any tools to make console games will be made unavailable for 2k on purpose

You mean other than XNA Game Studio, right?

It's true it would be a shame not being able to play newer PC games, but there is still lots of old PC games available arround.

Until their activation servers die.

PS : In fact what I say about Win2k isn't totally true. When I try to open a folder from a device that isn't connected (network or USB key), it really is freezing and this is really annoying. I don't know why it just don't tell "connexion unavaiable" instead of keeping trying again a million of times and freezing.

Because the timeout is set so long. The OS doesn't know whether the connection is actually unavailable or just really fscking slow.

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:46 pm

tepples wrote:
Bregalad wrote:It's true it would be a shame not being able to play newer PC games, but there is still lots of old PC games available arround.
Until their activation servers die.

In which case it's legal (or at least morally just) to crack it at it has become abandonware.