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February 2nd, 2004, 05:03 AM
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Re: data.pif from [email]intel@shrapnelgames.com[/email]????
Yeah, whatever. Please explain how I in any way glorified Microsoft?
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February 2nd, 2004, 07:52 AM
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Re: data.pif from [email]intel@shrapnelgames.com[/email]????
Easy, guys. We all know how Microsoft can get all parties all worked up.
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February 2nd, 2004, 08:36 AM
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Re: data.pif from [email]intel@shrapnelgames.com[/email]????
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Originally posted by Krsqk:
Actually, I think it's because of yet another "helpful" idea from Microsoft. WinXP (and maybe Win2000 as well) ships with a default setting of "Hide extensions for known file types." [/QB]
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Unfortunately it is in W2K also  I understand that you can choose to use it, but why make it default? Like using big objects, web -scene (the space consuming, irrelevant, needless infopanel in the Windows explorer if you don't take it off) and all those things which efficiently prevent you from finding and seeing anything. Well, this was my flame against M$ and I don't do it again. What's the use of it anyway? Sorry guys 
[ February 02, 2004, 06:37: Message edited by: Karibu ]
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February 2nd, 2004, 01:33 PM
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Re: data.pif from [email]intel@shrapnelgames.com[/email]????
Microsoft does a lot of seemingly unusual things from an advanced useres perspective. Having done 3 years of direct support for Micro$ponge and an addtional 10 years of desktop support for a wide variety of Users I have found that there is usualy a logical reason for their desisions.
Hiding file extentions makes sence when you have seen as many files with the wrong extentions as I have.
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February 2nd, 2004, 03:02 PM
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Re: data.pif from [email]intel@shrapnelgames.com[/email]????
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Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
...Oh, and I keep my address book empty. I use the 'keep one e-mail from every sender in my in-box' technique of holding the addresses. This way I am not responsible for helping to spread viruses.
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Unfortunately, this will not keep viruses away from those addresses. Most virii are intelligent enough to scan those locations as well as address books. Any file it can read will do.... |
February 2nd, 2004, 07:45 PM
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Re: data.pif from [email]intel@shrapnelgames.com[/email]????
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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Yeah, whatever. Please explain how I in any way glorified Microsoft?
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February 3rd, 2004, 12:39 AM
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Re: data.pif from [email]intel@shrapnelgames.com[/email]????
That part was directed at Krsqk...
[ February 02, 2004, 22:39: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]
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