For over 8 months, I made a concerted and deliberate effort to use Windows Pro 11 N as my primary operating system. Implemented 100s of solutions for specific applications and games, never quite obtaining a stable and reliable fit. I would not recommend Windows Pro 11 N to anyone that can avoid it. Codec problems… Continue reading Throwing in the towel on Windows Pro 11 N
Category: Operating System
Windows 11 N Issues with a variety of Media related elements including games. Potential Fix
For those of us who use Windows N Editions, it can sometimes be a struggle to view certain types of Media content. This can also prevent some games from running correctly. I purchased Red Dead Redemption II yesterday at EPIC Games and installed it. I got a cryptic series of Error messages from the RockStar… Continue reading Windows 11 N Issues with a variety of Media related elements including games. Potential Fix
Install Windows and lose your GRUB menu?
Try this from an ADMIN command prompt bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi Note: This is from Windows, and this will work with any flavor of Ubuntu and with Mint, it may not work with other distributions.
Howto: Install Fedora from a LiveUSB flash drive or CD.
When you have a liveUSB flash drive or liveUSB CD the installation of Fedora is fairly straight forward. 1. Install the LiveUSB flash drive or CD. 2. Reboot your computer. 3. Press F8 to acquire the boot menu of your computer. Some systems may require a different F key such as F2 or F5. 4.… Continue reading Howto: Install Fedora from a LiveUSB flash drive or CD.
High Performance Computing. Part 1 of 2. Why 64 bit operating systems outperform the 32 bit versions.
Some people that try to explain 64 bit performance will simply say “64 bit is faster”. That is incorrect. Though the actual results may make that appear to be accurate. Think of your computer as a multi lane highway. The I/O path (Processor, System bus and RAM) limit the number of lanes (32 or 64bit)… Continue reading High Performance Computing. Part 1 of 2. Why 64 bit operating systems outperform the 32 bit versions.
Windows 7 Hype
There seems to be quite a lot of this around today. Various news sources are ramping up the fufara and fanfare for or about Windows 7. I have installed the Release Candidate of Windows 7 on my QX9650 powered workstation. I am not terribly impressed. Windows Vista and Windows 7 have a feature called Relibility… Continue reading Windows 7 Hype
Slow browsing
If you are experiencing really slow web browsing but downloads seem to be at normal speed, you may be a victim of a DNS (domain name service) cache poisoning attack. This can affect any operating system connected to the Internet. Many of my professional clients have been impacted by this recently. It is becoming a… Continue reading Slow browsing