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do the phones only do this on one device?

bumping for this so I can go to bed

sorry m8. i don't do linux. my time is precious and i'd rather just click a button rather than type an essay for each little action. just install windows 10, it's really easy.

worst part is I tried this on Windows 10 too and it failed to create an instance :V. Your tone sounds a bit shilly but thats alright I guess. Time to post in /fglt/

/fglt/ would be the correct place to ask this actually.

hey if this user is still here, I downloaded the torrent for Windows 7 ultimate and the MSI tool. But, when I try to select the Windows 7 ult. ISO, I get the error code "Invalid Media Please Select the Windows Installation File".

Can I actually make a bootable USB with the MSI tool alone, or do I need to combine it with rufus?

Make the installer with Rufus, only use MSI add USB 3.0 drivers.

Are these settings okay on Rufus?

No, use MBR for Legacy/CSM, its windows 7.

The three options are:
>MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI-CSM
>MBR partition scheme for UEFI
>GPT partition scheme for UEFI

Isn't the one I have selected the one for legacy/csm? Thanks for holding my hand through this btw, my newfaggotry is showing.

Sorry, you were right it is that option, i just checked again.
Yes the settings are ok.

I think the CSM got cut off somehow, it's an error on my end. thank you so fucking much.

any way for someone to become a sys admin with only help desk experience and ccna cert?

MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI-CSM is Legacy/CSM, i got it messed up because that is how it will show in BIOS.

Using MBR for BIOS/UEFI wont let you activate windows easy, that is why it must be MBR for CSM.

I have it set on MBR parition scheme for BIOS or UEFI-CSM now, thank you

okay, I've got the USB ready. Do I need to manually install the USB drivers or will it install on it's own? Unfortunately I'm still having the same problem when I boot it from the flash drive.

Alright, you created your USB with rufus, then used MSI Smart tools add USB 3.0 option?

yes

Could i see your USB root folder?

...

What motherboard do you have?

asrock fatal1ty ab350 gaming k4

It should work, lets use ASRock AMD tool for the same of compatibility next.

What problem do you have when you boot into the installer again?

okay sounds good, lets take a whack at it

The USB ports stop working when the first windows installer page appears. The USB/keyboard/mouse all turn off and then the compute crashes since the USB disconnected.

Is a full HDD heavier than an empty one?

Come on, that's retarded even for an /sqt/ thread.

that would be the windows 7 usb patcher from asrock, yeah?

Could you boot into BIOS and show me your Advanced tab?

Is Legacy USB mode and USB compatibility patch on?

Also i dont remember exactly in ASRock BIOS but there should be a option to change SATA mode from AHCI to IDE.

nah my nig, its just 0's and 1's and they both have the same physical weight

I can get a picture of it in a second, I'll use my phone.

Basically in the USB configuration options:
>XHCI controller enable - Auto
and I have the option to enable/disable

I can only change SATA mode from ACHI to RAID mode.

Also, CSM is enabled and pxe/storage/video are all in legacy mode only. I don't know if this helps at all, i'll take pics soon.

So, I recently installed a GTX 1070 into my PC, and a new processor, and both are working fine. But, for some reason, my mouse and keyboard sometimes don't work when I start up my PC. It usually takes a minute or two for em to start going. And this only started happening after I upgraded. I'm confused.

Oh, should mention, this is a USB pair. Basically, the mouse and keyboard both are attached to a wireless USB, and these are kinda old, they're from 2010 or so.

Try going to Intel or amds website and install the latest chipset drivers then go to your motherboard manufacturers website and see if they have a driver for a separate usb controller or chipset controller

sorry, my phone is still charging and I can't take any pictures yet, but this is exactly what my advanced page looks like, except for I don't have the AMD PBS tab.

how strong of an emp do I need to completely destroy my hard drive so it cant be recovered or read whatsoever

The lack of IDE mode will make things somewhat hard, this is why the installer freezes, example, try booting into the installer with your HDD disconnected and you will be able to continue till you plug it again.
MSI motherboards (Atleast tomahawk) do since i have a R5 build with windows 7.

For now try using ASRock tool to check.
asrock.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com/Utility/UsbPatcher/Win7UsbPatcher(v2.0.16.1).zip

How the fuck do i add podcasts to AntennaPod that are on soundcloud and other sites?

There is always Windows 10 2016 LTSB if you wanna give up and go the easy way.

>Windows 10 2016 LTSB
not him, but why does this keep popping up on Sup Forums?
what is it and WHY would we want it (over win10 pro64 or home 64)?

why are all minecraft addons, modpacks, etc on fucking adf.ly?
what sense does that make?
there's fucking pastebin, google drive, and tons of other shit too.

Debotnet version for business since no business wants to be spied.
2016 LTSB is the enterprise version.

No cortana,no edge, updates can be turned off, no windows store, a huge amount of data collection services gone (Telemetry basic still there which can be disabled in a not placeboo way but may break the OS), windows cant set default programs on its own so no more WMP and Edge forcing itself over MPC/MPV and Firefox/Crome, no "ads" so no onedrive and no bing shilling, etc.

What are these?

nice. but are those things locked out or can one pick and choose to add them?
or is adding ANY of them super-botnet?

my friends home-built desktop windows 10 PC is stuttering no matter what it is doing, for no apparent reason.

Not overheating, and the memory, disc, cpu and gpu are all not anywhere near max percentage on task manager.

Anyone know what the heck is going on?

run speccy and show us the screeny from the summary

Run Memtest86+.
Are you using a TV as monitor?

Make a Linux USB (Rufus and Linux Mint Cinnamon) and check if the problems lersist, if they dont just reinstall windows with a clean ISO.

They are removed, they dont exist and cant be added back.

You can change telemetry settings manually and updates through regedit.

>They are removed, they dont exist and cant be added back.
might be nice to have for an all-work-and-no-play t-420 or other workstation.
how to acquire it? can get for free? or on the cheap from kinguin? can a regular key work or do you need special impossible to find key?

Mydigitallife forums.

You can download the ISO from anywhere as long the SHA-1 matches.

If you are using a T420 stay with 7 ultimate for the sake of compatibility.

You cant exactly get a key for LTSB so pirate it with MSToolkit is the only option.

After a few Google searches (and other search engine queries as well as Stack Exchange, to be fair),
I haven`t been able if there`s some way of just a simple password protection of folders in Windows 7.

Not encryption. I don`t care if someone takes a look at the folder with Linux - what I want, is when someone tries to navigate to the folder in the operating system, they can`t see inside of it unless they provide the password.

This is a simple case of "I want to store porn on my laptop but I don`t want my friends to be able to find it while it`s live." I'd obviously be fine with using 3rd party software, but I'd prefer it to be something open source, or at least non-adware/bloatware tier...

Noob question but how to pirate it with MS Tool kit?

bruh... don't hijack without saying "not him"
otherwise it makes me look like i'm dummer than i am
i know how to use ms toolkit

Update from me;
I'm curious - would a simple "dotfolder" somewhere be capable of being unindexed somehow? Since, if I just hide "hidden" folders (I can easily navigate through the url bar... but it automatically lists the dotfolder as a location in the drop-down suggestion, which is something any retard could figure out), it would be a little bit harder to find the pornstash.

Though, I still would like a 'password access non-encryption' method.

The way I post is different tho.

>like i'm dummer than i am
Nigga please.

my solution: 3 TB NAS (WD mycloud)
setup user accounts
only the user with the password can access certain folders.
my porn is safe.

Another stupid question.

Is there, at all, a toolchain available for Windows that integrates with command prompt to make certain features of bash (such as ~/ taking you to your "user" i.e. C:/Users/[me] or even to ./Users/[me]/Desktop ) into it? I don't want a full Linux compatible style terminal, or anything separate, just a command prompt... extension for bash-style navigation. (This includes maybe some easy-deploy aliases like "dir" to "ls", some things like "touch" and "file" as well)

Yes, this would be a good option, if only I weren't dealing with a single laptop running Windows 7. (Professional, I think? I don't believe that matters, however)

This is just an ease-of-use type thing. I'd rather not set up encrypted volumes. I just don't want my buddies to see that I jack it to furry buttholes, you know?

Please halp.

>furry buttholes
well, you could label your folder jokes/memes
or you could add guest account or other account.
if i remember win7 correctly, you can't access other user's data without admin pw.
just be glad your kink isn't traps...

I also like traps. There's a lot of things I like, user, not just furry buttholes. (To name a few: illithids, generally anything lovecraftian; other unspeakables that would render me as a "really fucking weird guy" but wouldn't break any friendship however)

I might try that guest account thing, but that said, I am the administrator on my machine, and I don't know how to make it so inputting a password for every admin action is necessary. Is that in MS Account Services (or whatever it's called)?

I'm getting bsod and chkdsk on startup for the first time in my computer's 10 year life - right after installing new RAM. I triple checked to make sure it was the right stuff, what did I break?

I tried going into the bios and just picking a setting that's on the mobo, but I haven't adjusted anything beyond that

i dont have win7 machines anymore. try it and see, u can always undo

Are anti glare filters any good? I recently received a laptop which is quite good except for the fact that the screen is glossy. The glare is really annoying and I'm contemplating on buying a filter for it.

>resetting the bios by touching the pins with a screwdriver worked
>didn't work the second time
What the fuck?

Well, I did disconnect the MB battery and PSU the first time.

Can you use any usb wifi adapter for not only receiving but also hosting wifi?

is it possible to boot win10 from external drive? i dont want to fuck with my win7 installation just to play 2-3 games and never touch it again

>linux mint on older thinkpad laptop
>install linux mint again after wiping drive
>videos dont work offline
I've tried the default player, VLC and mpv, all have visual issues but I think they play sound fine. VLC does no video, the others lag and break diagonally
>YouTube plays fine

I assume the codecs are messed up. I tried using Software Manager (mintinstall) to uninstall and reinstall a lot of them but doesnt seem to be fixing it.

i can't turn wifi on on my a7 2016.When i try to turn it on it goes half/blue (or says opening... when its on the menu) and then it closes half a minute later?

what do?

yes, howtogeek.com/196817/how-to-create-a-windows-to-go-usb-drive-without-the-enterprise-edition/

I have a bunch of files named like so

ArtistName:SongTitle.webm


and when I try yo move them to a usb I get

cp: cannot create regular file './vidback/Music Videos/Band/ArtistName:SongTitle.webm': Invalid argument


yet the move around my hdd fine, I think the colon is messing it up, how do I escape it?

remove the colon

never mind, windows naming restriction

askubuntu.com/questions/28711/external-backup-cp-cannot-create-regular-file-error

fuck trips, now I have to

so many files, now I have to pretend that im as smart as a script kiddy and write something

Networks question:

I have a DSL-N66U router (pic related) and the dsl light suddenly stopped working or even flashing at all. I live in a shit hole so sending it to repairs is almost out of the question.

After searching a bit they're saying my dsl line has been hit by a thunder storm or something making it not work.

Wouldn't the entire board be fried if its true? how can I make sure the port still works?

Where do I register a website domain? I am not good with computer.

With a domain registrar. There are lots of them.

How the fuck do I put ram frequency to 3000?

Can I upgrade a laptop to use 802.11ac by swapping the wireless card and connecting the antennas back?

Any Sup Forums recommended ones or is it irrelevant?

any decent terminal emulators for windows?

Wiki, recommended software for Windows should have some

I've heard that some domain registrars are cunts when you try transfer domains. I've heard bad things about ones like GoDaddy.
I've used Dynadot before. They were alright, and I haven't had any issues. It's not really a recommendation; you'll probably get a pretty decent experience with most of them.
However, some registrars sell different domains for different prices, so shop around a bit.

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

I fucked up and cannot boot live USB or the installed OS. Is my computer bricked?

I'm thinking about doing freelance tech support/PC repairs on gumtree in my spare time to make extra cash.

Anyone done it before got any tips/pointers? How much could I charge? What kind of fees and services do I slap on the invoic

>how can I make sure the port still works?

By taking it to another place with known working DSL connection, or swapping it with a known working modem.

You can't do 3000 exactly without doing a base clock overclock, which isn't recommended. 2933 is the closest standard option.

What happens when you try to boot?

>Suddenly, one of my laptop have its windows 7 telling me it's not geniune anymore (number 7601)
>try my key
>doesn't work
>try pirate keys on the internet
>doesn't work either
>only legal way now is to go windows 10 which I don't want
literally wtf?

Usually yes. If you've got a dell/HP/lenovo you may have issues with BIOS whitelists.

If automatic activation is failing and your license is actually legit, doing activation by phone should work.

>(((phone)))
I think you should try kmspico. Get the official post from the forum not meme websites

Cite all the alternatives you know besides PHP to make a website dynamic.

Why are so many people caught with cp when their computer goes in for repair? Are repair companies required to search hard drives? It doesn't seem like the kind of thing you leave on the desktop

Installed OS, nothing, I wiped the tables.
Live USB, I tried Fedora, Arch, and openSUSE. OpenSUSE got the farthest, it says

Loading initial ramdisk...

and then halts. I read in a forum this can happen if the disk is full, and it is full, encrypted, and tableless.

I just need a way to format it

> It doesn't seem like the kind of thing you leave on the desktop
you'd be surprised

they're not required to search for anything, but usually the monkeys at geek squad or whatever get bored and start going through people's stuff to find nudes

Should I just jump on the trend and sell my R9 390?

I've been having these weird glitches for a while, can't tell if the problem is my monitor or my graphics card.

I can't even exactly say when it happens.
Half or most of the screen goes white/colored until I look away or scroll the video off screen.

Happens sometimes when playing games and there are lighthing effects on screen (fire, sunset, explosions).

I literally couldn't play Prey until I disabled screen space reflections because everything was just blinding white when I looked outside.

Also happens sometimes when I'm watching videos.

I have an r9 290x.

Didn't use to bother me that much when watching videos, but when I'm playing a game it's annoying as fuck.

See pic.

Thanks.

Another variation.

Pull disk out entirely, see if it'll boot live install then. If not, suspect hardware issues, likely suspects are RAM, video card, power supply.