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ggrobot Elite Member

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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 1:31 pm Post subject: Don't Buy The $15 DVD Player App For Windows 10 [40050] |
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The Windows 10 upgrade may be free, but it removes Windows Media Center from PCs with the add-on installed. Users with Windows Media Center enjoyed DVD playback without the need for third-party software before Microsoft killed it off. As a result, Windows 10 can't play DVDs out of the box, but Microsoft's $15 Windows D
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Csimbi Elite Member

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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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I have never used that junk in Windows, so it does not matter.
They should keep removing junk; there's plenty to be dropped. |
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Tom Elite Member

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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Having used Windows 10 for a few days now. I really like it. It's different but at the same time it's solid and doesn't lag. The UI takes a little getting used to but I like the change. Media player, I always use VLC so no MS media player is fine with me. It was a piece of bloated crap anyway. So far no issues, runs great as do my my apps which I thought I would run into compatibility issues. All run without issue. I'm glad I didn't have my thumb up my ass like other people and postpone upgrading. |
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Csimbi Elite Member

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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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What games did you try?
I am interesting in older (Win95 and XP) games like Starcraft and so on. |
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Tom Elite Member

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| COD, Victor Vran, Path of Exile, Borderlands Prequel, Inquisition, CS GO to name a few... Gave up SC long long ago.. |
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Csimbi Elite Member

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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| These are all new games, so no surprise. |
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Tom Elite Member

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| Why would I play a fucking ancient hunk of crap game? I played the old Doom's and Quake's all worked fine. I loaded up StarCraft 2 and it ran like shit. Apparently that fat ass company called Blizzard hasn't updated their game(s) for Win10 and I personally couldn't give a shit about anything Blizzard does. How many years they been around and all they got is games... Fuck them. |
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Csimbi Elite Member

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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:12 am Post subject: |
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I meant the first Starcraft. Far better than the second.
We're on the same page with Blizzard all right. |
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Tom Elite Member

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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Csimbi wrote: | I meant the first Starcraft. Far better than the second.
We're on the same page with Blizzard all right. |
Read bud. I said I gave up on SC ages ago. If I play any SC I play SC2 and even at that, rarely. I personally can't stand SC or Blizzard for that matter. Their games bore me quite quickly. SC "1" I stopped playing years ago. I prefer Empire Earth, C&C Generals. They work.
I've tried other old titles. It's a mixed bag of results, some work, some don't. The ones that really matter to me work. By not work, there is some strange pausing/lag that goes on especially in menu's. SC2 has this issue for example. That seems to be the most prevalent issue.
Likely the solution to mouse/lag stuttering in some games. Have to wait for Win10 update I guess.. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2908279. Or employ it yourself manually. I haven't tried it yet myself. |
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Csimbi Elite Member

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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Cheers for the info mate! |
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Tom Elite Member

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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:29 am Post subject: |
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| works for me anyway, just a drag to do it for every game. |
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