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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 12:56 AM Original message |
Is it REALLY fucking necessary for Windows Updates to FORCE a restart of the computer? |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. Apparently, you haven't been briefed on the Microsuck Prime Directive |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. I don't know about stuff for firefox (long-time Opera user here) |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 01:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. A DVD image of a great BBC documentary about the war on terror... |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. The documentary was great. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. You can watch the entire series on google video, if you don't feel like downloading it |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I'm downloading the DVD image so I can give copies to people and such. |
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AmyDeLune (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. "DownThemAll" addon for Firefox, |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I actually already have that, though I never really use it. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Use their FTP port |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. They support FTP? |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. apparently |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 03:10 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Yeah, I loaded it up in CuteFTP and its actually much faster than the HTTP download. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
11. It's never done that for me. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I leave my XP work computer on overnight at work |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. There should be an option to not reboot automatically when it updates. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. I had that happen to me yesterday at work |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
15. you replicants must hate those forced catnaps |
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emperor124 (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
16. Huh I never had that problem |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Sometimes it'll ask, sometimes it won't. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
19. I turn automatic update off. |
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Madrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. I use a stand-alone download manager - |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Yeah, like I said above, I don't think Archive.org supports it. |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
22. asshole microsoft |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
23. I know. |
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