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Kinky John
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I haven't used/can't vouch for Startisback, but it's been reduced to $1 for today only.
Jzero
Member
potplayer> fugly VLC
Yuhp, that's what I'm using... through K Lite Mega Codec Pack... never has failed on me so far
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Deleted member 1235
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I think I might hate the xbox music app.
I got that trial thing, for one month, but that seems to play me the first 30 seconds of each song?
also I want to listen to something in my library and it turns up shit in the shop anyway and plays me intros to that. I can't easily make a playlist of 2 albums by different artists either. Anyone liking this app? If I search by artist I don't see a way to play just one of their albums either.
terrible interface.
I got that trial thing, for one month, but that seems to play me the first 30 seconds of each song?
also I want to listen to something in my library and it turns up shit in the shop anyway and plays me intros to that. I can't easily make a playlist of 2 albums by different artists either. Anyone liking this app? If I search by artist I don't see a way to play just one of their albums either.
terrible interface.
Treefingers
Member
^ yeah it's horrible. waiting for someone to make a decent music app
Yeah, it sucks. Hope I can point you in the right direction.
There are some albums (moreso than ever) that aren't available to Xbox Music so you'd have to buy them. In this case, you'd only hear a 30 second preview. If that isn't the case with that specific album then somehow your trial hasn't kicked in.
If you select the artist, you'll need to go into Explore Artist and there will be a list of all albums. I prefer to search by artist, then go to the album view and select the album there.
Kinky John
Member
Make sure the windows firewall service hasn't been disabled (run services.msc to check). The last time I checked apps would fail to install/update when it was set to 'disable'.
yn-neko hates a cat
Banned
Why is VLC so popular >:-( I'm still a MPC guy at heart <3
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Because it plays everything without any external codecs and it works across every operating system. It's the ultimate set it and forget it. It certainly isn't because of the hideous UI or non-standard controls (eg alt+enter doesn't fullscreen in VLC *boggle*)
Fiddling with codecs is so 2006.
the_prime_mover
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I picked up a samsung 700t yesterday and am really liking the feel and responsiveness of win8. I don't think I care to upgrade my pcs to this os, but on a touch device it seems like a great fit. I am not a power user and I prefer the desktop to the tile screen, but swiping from the left or right side makes navigating very easy and intiutive.
how is the battery life?
Haint
Member
What was the solve? Any way to do it besides giving Windows permission to auto DL and install Windows Updates? Don't want it to force restart my damn computer on me.
the_prime_mover
Member
I haven't run it down yet but haven't really been taxing it either. i have the brightness set about two steps down from max, have played a little civ 5, watched a few videos and streamed a bit of music off my network, plus some downloading. Other than that it has really just been used to surf the web and look around at what the computer has to offer. I don't know if it makes a difference, but I don't have a keyboard attached. I left the power settings at "Samsung optimized" and have used it for about 5 hours. It is telling me I have about 1.5 hours left so I figure about 6 to 7 hours total. I can definitely scale the brightness back it it becomes too much of an issue, but I am rarely away from a power outlet for that long.
Has anyone else encountered explorer just restarting? A friend of mine mentioned this to me and the last few days I've had it as well. I'm working and out of the blue all my explorer windows close and the taskbar reloads. Really annoying if you have a few windows open and have to open everything back up again.
I really like windows 8 thus far, but I'm almost at the point of going back to windows 7. Feels like this could have used a few more weeks in beta.
I really like windows 8 thus far, but I'm almost at the point of going back to windows 7. Feels like this could have used a few more weeks in beta.
InaudibleWhispa
Member
You don't really have to fiddle. Installing CCCP installs MPC and the necessary codecs as easily as it is to install any other piece of software.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Yeah I remember having to deal with codecs in the mid 2000s.... Screw that. VLC is the way.
Also XBMC if you need a remote/jukebox front end. It will play anything you throw at it too.
Defender updates don't require a restart to install. You can enable the "Allow Automatic Update immediate installation" policy, which auto-installs only updates that neither interfere with services nor require a restart. You find it under gpedit.msc => Administrative Templates-Windows Components-Windows Update
PjotrStroganov
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VLC stutters for me with Win8. This wasn't the case with Win7. I'm using MPC now and haven't had to install extra codecs either.
Yeah, just saw a bunch when visiting Hamburg. They are actually surprisingly decent. One has Angry Birds running with Mail to the side, and the ad says "Angry Birds. Happy Boss".
Don't need to install codecs with MPC, it has internal filters installed by default.
Truckondo2.0
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Does anyone know any troubleshooting as to why this setting isn't working?
I have tried Microsoft account and local account, with picture password, pin and normal password.. Every time I switch my pc on, it requires me to enter it (which I don't want)
You're trying to get Win8 to boot without entering a password right? I followed the steps on this site get mine to boot without a password each time.
http://xtendedview.com/computer/windows-8/how-to-set-auto-login-in-windows-8/645/
That's because there's no Facebook app.
I don't know why but that made me laugh hysterically.
Have you tried Windows Update on Windows 8 yet or did you just automatically disable it out of habit? The way it handles reboots is completely overhauled:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/...ter-automatic-updating-in-windows-update.aspx
Basically:
-Stuff automatically downloads/installs in the background
-After install is done, you see a notification on the login screen, and 3 days to finish the reboot
-Only after 3 days does your machine finally reboot
The most important part - the 15-minute countdown timer doesn't start until you're actually at your machine to see it, meaning it won't auto-reboot in the middle of the night when you might have forgotten to save your stuff.
Thanks a lot, exactly what I wanted
But the Store is a mess. A large number are Desktop Apps, with no way to filter them out, at least not that I saw. Then, when I filter on Free, it shows Desktop Apps with a link to their web site, which charges.
I was really hoping this store would be different; maybe quality over quantity.
biosnake20
Member
For some reason I can't update any of my apps in the store and can't download ant new ones. I keep getting error messages.
This might deserve it's own thread, it's really big news (at least for me).
Age of Empires II works on Windows 8. I could never get it to work on Windows 7, and I remember it being an issue for lots of people before.
Again, Age of Empires II works on Windows 8. All rejoice and upgrade.
Age of Empires II works on Windows 8. I could never get it to work on Windows 7, and I remember it being an issue for lots of people before.
Again, Age of Empires II works on Windows 8. All rejoice and upgrade.
Steelyuhas
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megarockexe
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Man, I was hoping to stick around with Windows Media Player a little longer but my uncompressed AVIs look like ass now. If I do want codecs, what doesn't come with the system that is also kind of important?
Also, I'm starting to learn Windows 8 more and more but one thing that bugs me is how the top-left corner activates too quickly. It makes reaching window corners in that area kind of difficult. Any way to delay the action?
Also, I'm starting to learn Windows 8 more and more but one thing that bugs me is how the top-left corner activates too quickly. It makes reaching window corners in that area kind of difficult. Any way to delay the action?
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Can't wait to check it out when I get home.
Weird, doesn't look like they have a tile icon.
Hmm. I've played a bunch on Windows 7. Not without some instability, and I have to close explorer.exe to get proper colors, but it works. I actually played a 2+ hour LAN game with my brother on Saturday with my Windows 7 desktop and laptop running 8 without issue.
Anyway, good to hear it's working for you. It's a great game.
Are you running 64 bit? Maybe that was the issue, can't remember. I know I still can't get win8x64 to recognize my Zune.
The Elite
BOSS
I was having tons of issues getting Windows 8 stable on my laptop. Finally gave up and did a fresh install. Turns out the problem was probably my graphics card which doesn't currently have any drivers that work with Windows 8. Now that I've realized this, I kind of regret upgrading at all. Sigh.