Windows 7 - Page 2

K.S.H · 26-07-2009, 19:20

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Originally Posted by entwisi

As I understand it Firefox isn't being bundled with Windows 7, only that IE is not being included. The interesting bit is how you get a browser without one installed or a package management system such as Linux provides.

if they aren't careful it will end up with some weird welcome wizard asking you which one you want and having to go and get it for you .

Suppose its one way of cutting the virus infections down a bit

Retlaw · 26-07-2009, 19:58

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Originally Posted by K.S.H

Suppose its one way of cutting the virus infections down a bit

How do you get on the internet to download a browser then.

Retlaw.

K.S.H · 26-07-2009, 20:02

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

How do you get on the internet to download a browser then.

Retlaw.

LOL, thats what I meant, if you can't get on the internet it will cut your chances of getting a virus down a hell of a lot

entwisi · 26-07-2009, 20:05

believe it or not there is a LOT of ways of being on the internet and downloading stuff without using a browser. They just happen to be the 'easiest' way.

e.g.

(s)ftp
wget
scp

You can even get web page source code over telnet if you know the right syntax ( I use this as a test of HTTP servers as we don't have GUIs never mind browsers on our servers)

Neil · 26-07-2009, 20:11

Maybe they will include a torrent client so you can download a browser

Neil · 26-07-2009, 20:12

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Originally Posted by K.S.H

LOL, thats what I meant, if you can't get on the internet it will cut your chances of getting a virus down a hell of a lot

They are still including an email client so we are still screwed

shillelagh · 01-12-2009, 20:08

BBC News - Microsoft investigates Windows 7 'screen of death'

just saw this on the bbc website ... so its going from the blue screen of death to the black screen of death .... and its just not windows 7 users .. it can affect XP, Vista and Windows 2000 ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating a problem described as the "black screen of death", which affects its latest operating system.

The error means that users of Windows 7 see a totally black screen after logging on to the system.

The firm said it was looking into reports that suggest its latest security update, issued on 10 November, was the cause the problem.

Reports suggest the flaw also affects Vista, XP and other systems.

Software firm Prevx, which has issued a fix for the problem, says "millions" of people may be affected.

"Users have resorted to reloading Windows as a last ditch effort to fix the problem," the firm's David Kennerley wrote in a blog post.

"We hope we can help a good many of you avoid the need to reload."

Unknown problem

The firm said its fix did not work in all cases.

"There can be many causes," said Mr Kennerley.

"But if your black screen woes began in the last two weeks after a Windows update or after running any security program (including Prevx) to remove malware during this time then this fix will have a high probability of working."

Mr Kennerly said the firm had identified "at least 10 different scenarios which will trigger the same black screen conditions".

"These appear to have been around for years now," he said.

The firm reports that the problem affects editions of Windows 7, Vista, XP, NT, and Windows 2000.

Microsoft said that people who are affected by the problem should contact its customer service line.

A spokesperson said that the reports did "not match any known issues" documented by the firm.

It has not issued a fix for the problem, which causes the desktop, task bar, system tray and side bar to disappear, according to reports.

The "black screen of death" moniker is a play on the "blue screen of death", which appears when Microsoft operating systems crash.

shillelagh · 02-12-2009, 02:02

theyre now saying the problem is malware ... not due to the latest security fix ..

BBC News - Malware suspected of 'Black Screen' issue

Stumped · 11-12-2009, 19:19

Like many of you I bought my current set-up preloaded with the 32-bit Vista system, which was then marketed as the be all and end all for computer users. I soon found out that all the files I had built up from the Lotus Suite were incompatible with Vista and had to rehash the lot into Microsoft Office from hard copies over an extensive period of time. Vista seemed okay apart from the constant updates which over time have taken up a large proportion of my hard drive ( Out of habit I have now backed up the system and saved all my important files to an external hard drive). The pundits are now advising me to upgrade to Windows 7 which they insist will not affect my periphals or settings. Are they pulling my plonker yet again?

Having heard it all before, I would be interested to learn from anyone who has upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 and if the promises made by Microsoft are indeed as good as they say!!!!