Sat 2008/12/27 17:55
Had a good giggle with this one. Harmful mouse eh? Original text from WiseFreeman below.As shown above, anyone face the same issue before? In response to Definition of Windows Vista
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Otaku
LOL Thanks Torvals for Linux^^
(ID #426736) Posted on 2008/12/27 17:49
Programmer, Linux System Engineer,Postgraduate Student
Agree with you :D
(ID #427375) Posted on 2008/12/28 10:32
former Emperor of Britannia
YEAH!!!!! HAHAHAHA!
(ID #426749) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:04
I'm actually wondering how many users use linux. I was planning to switch to it cuz my friend uses it for coding, but other than that i don't know how it operates.
(ID #426753) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:06
I'm not using linux at home but I use it quite a lot at uni. The good part is that you can get so much nice software for free and it's a system designed by programmers for programmers. Basically it's so easy to get a brilliant compiler (GCC) for free and it's quite easy to use once you get to know it. There is also quite a lot of editors with all options for code highlighting and stuff like that. Or did you mean how you can use it for something else than coding? I would think you should go to ubuntu's homepage or something to read up on that issue. It's way easier to explain with screenshots and stuff. I'm using mac but since it's based on Unix it has some of the good stuff from linux if you open the terminal. I tend to open it when booting and not closing it until I shut down ^^
(ID #426825) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:38
Just don't use Vista for dev work. After a week of portlet development, I managed ten BSOD full of Kernel panic dumps. Fortunately I had my old XP license handy. If that goes BSOD too, then it's back to RedHat (0ld sk00l l33t)
(ID #427301) Posted on 2008/12/28 08:21
Student (CompSci) / Developer
As a well seasoned Linux user, I don't find Windows to be very useful to me when I'm trying to get things done. Now that I'm used to using Linux, it's hard to think in terms of the Windows world. I think it takes a long time before Linux "makes sense" though. I went through years of playing with it off and on, learning how things work and what breaks when you do things that you're not supposed to do. I suppose that there's less that a user needs to know in modern systems than when I was first toying with it, but an in depth knowledge of how stuff works is still vital to really making use of the OS. That is to say, it's really not very useful unless you're already a Linux/Unix geek. Sounds a bit redundant, no? Learning the fundamentals, like the file structure and how to work with files is extremely important. Unlike a windows world where a person would find some program to do a task or use a GUI, the Linux world benefits from having small components of functionality broken up into various programs that are useful when put together in certain ways. Most of the nice GUI things you'll see in a modern Linux desktop are just facades for operations available in the command line, and this fact is very useful when those GUI elements behave badly (which is quite common). Linux/Unix is an extremely simple system that builds upon itself to make something quite beautiful. It's no simple task to become a master of its tools, but it's very rewarding when you can use it confidently. And when you do, not even the bits in OS X are as good as having a full X11 based Linux (or other Unix) desktop in front of you. However, that's subject to a flame war I'm not interested in participating in considering I just booted OS X to make sure everything's okay with its install on my machine! ^_^
(ID #427667) Posted on 2008/12/28 19:19
Pokemon master
Does it ask permission for keyboards too?
(ID #426754) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:06
no, but you have to press F1 to continue booting if it's missing XD
(ID #426821) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:33
Wait... How do you press F1 if you don't have the keyboard.
(ID #427207) Posted on 2008/12/28 06:28
Pokemon master
With pure willpower, you can accomplish anything!
(ID #427313) Posted on 2008/12/28 08:37
The actual error message is "Error: No keyboard detected. Press F1 to continue". I just tried to google for it, but nobody posted a picture of it. I have seen it happen though. It's part of the hardware (bios?) that it checks for stuff before starting the actual boot process. I read about a guy who reversed engineered the error messages and found an error about missing CPU. He never figured out how it would be able to display it though (factory debug?). I think the point is that code in hardware is quite simple so it lacks a special case for missing keyboard and that you need to press F1 (I think F5 and F10 have been used too) to bypass any error.
(ID #427339) Posted on 2008/12/28 09:34
aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
actually it happens with a laptop with a secondary keyboard. A friend got his Logitech Alto stand with keyboard, had to fix OS and next thing we knew it was looking for a keyboard when we had *two*
(ID #427847) Posted on 2008/12/29 01:28
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
I have Pissta, sorry Vista on my iMac. Sometimes it gives me this with my keyboard. I always end up returning to Leopard to get my keyboard back.
(ID #427278) Posted on 2008/12/28 07:28
lol!!! Vista is silly
(ID #426755) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:06
Legionnarion_Conquistadorz (Registered on 2008/12/18 20:49)
Student
I'm on a mac. Just switched this year, becoz of the release of Vista lol.
(ID #426756) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:07
I'm using linux ubuntu. I started using it when I first saw vista.
(ID #426765) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:14
LOLWUT! Luckily we have keyboard to select OK..
(ID #426766) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:15
Just switched to Mac and loving it~!
(ID #426777) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:30
I'm using XP as of now, and won't get vista but skip straight to Windows 7... after SP1.
(ID #426783) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:39
aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
why is it depressing me that I got a kick in the butt being forced to buy laptops with vista in in and windows 7 is now up and coming. SHEESH. Technology's half-life is exponentially bad. or is it my country that's lagging? or is vista the mistake that was previously Windows ME?
(ID #427849) Posted on 2008/12/29 01:31
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
moar like FAILSTA guh, at least Win7 beta is ALOT better anyone else play around with the beta?
(ID #426784) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:50
Using Vista for two years with no problems at all. It's more intuitive than XP (which requires some relearning), but still feels like a Windows OS. Wouldn't want to upgrade my old ME and XP machines though. Got a lot of crap on those that wouldn't like change.
(ID #426788) Posted on 2008/12/27 18:55
Just disable UAC...
(ID #426791) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:01
windows has been banned for life from my house
(ID #426801) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:08
US Navy Sailor
I'm on windows vista. Usually I'd gripe about it, but it was able to stop that macrovision program from installing when watching Geneon dvds. It pops up under "enhanced media" on almost all their disks recently. At least it asks and doesn't autorun (though I heard you can turn autorun off on older systems).
(ID #426805) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:13
JR. College Student
I use both Linux and Windows XP, though due to my poor support of my EMU1212M sound card (which I use for recording) I usually use XP. It's Creative's fault though... not the helpful community of Linux people that put together distros like Ubuntu.
(ID #426807) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:24
Student and full-time otaku
Yup that's vista allright. I had a funny one in XP too though: it said something like "an error has occured in the error-configuration"....
(ID #426808) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:25
Hasta la vista !
(ID #426809) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:25
I'm using both Linux and Vista. I'm not a linux or vista lover. Each one has is own pro and cons for example graphic drivers and fansubs are "pain in the ass" on linux and installation are long and boring on Windows. I don't really care about "libre" as long as I have what I need with money I have.But I don't like Mac because they are high price and they don't have what I need.
(ID #426818) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:30
Half Engineer, Half Student, All Robot
Quite agree. Although binary drivers do prove a lot easier than the open-source ones. It's getting there though. New xf86-video-ati from git has dri support and is almost as good as/better than the official binary one. I think fansubbing is easier. I love subtitleeditor, especially with the waveform view. However, I've only really used Substation Alpha on Windows, so I might be a bit bias.
(ID #427288) Posted on 2008/12/28 07:50
Yes, if you are referring to the animal that is. :X
(ID #426819) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:31
My desktop operates on XP while laptop vista. Seriously, i hate vista. =.= Every single time needs permission, which make it silly.
(ID #426820) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:32
Tequila (Registered on 2008/08/26 22:40)
ofcourse you can turn it (UAC) off, but 90% of Vista users who got Vista forced upon them when they bought a new laptop/PC wouldn't know how..
(ID #426893) Posted on 2008/12/27 21:00
That is just how it was for me lol. My PC has XP, but the laptop has vista. Didn't know you could turn that off, but i assumed there was a way i just never looked into since i rarely use the laptop.
(ID #427320) Posted on 2008/12/28 08:55
~Undine~
First thing I did on my Windows Vista computer is turning off UAC. ^^ I do wonder how 'different' Windows 7 really is, it being here that fast after Vista -which undoubtebly gave Microsoft very bad publicity- makes me suspect Windows 7 might be a bit of a repack/rebrand. I'd first like to see some good impartial research and review on it to see how different it really is from Vista. Next to Windows Vista on Motoko-chan, I use Mandriva Linux (2009 Gnome version) on Akari-chan (from which I'm currently writing). Mandriva Linux has been nice so far, challening though and not perfect (yet), but neither is Windows. Tempted to go for an Apple next hardware cycle though.
(ID #426822) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:34
vista is ridiculous, XP still rocks!
(ID #426836) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:53
I use Vista and somehow I don't see the problem for permissions. I got the hang of it so no problems ^_^
(ID #426844) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:57
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
lol, that's stupid. I'm not switching to vista ever unless there's a damn good reason for me to do so. So far, there isn't.
(ID #426846) Posted on 2008/12/27 19:57
Orange (Registered on 2008/06/12 14:07)
I use Vista and I'm pretty fine with it. The UAC was never a problem for me... I honestly don't see what all the Vista hate is about. Granted, it's far from perfect, but for everyday tasks it's not like it's a bag of fail.
(ID #426851) Posted on 2008/12/27 20:02
I'm currently using XP for my PC don't really want to change it to Vista because I heard a lots of my friends said it was bad and not user friendly.
(ID #426855) Posted on 2008/12/27 20:03
soon-to-be 2nd year Civil Engineering student
Photoshopped... Loving Vista now. But would gladly switch to a Mac if I can.
(ID #426857) Posted on 2008/12/27 20:05
DCX001-Prototype
Nope, it's not photoshopped, if you are referring to the dropped pixel surrounding the word "Mouse", that's mainly because when I save as JPEG in MS PAINT, the color-bit quality drop, thus that pixel standout from the "Mouse" word.
(ID #440469) Posted on 2009/01/08 23:26
i'm using 64 bit version of xp. my next os will be windows 7 64bit os most probably.
(ID #426865) Posted on 2008/12/27 20:27
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
LOL!!! Vista is really a hoot and a holler^^
(ID #426866) Posted on 2008/12/27 20:29
Student
LOL! Extreme Security for VISTA ^^;
(ID #426878) Posted on 2008/12/27 20:45
LOL, nice one:P In Windows 7 they will improve the UAC as I have witnessed myself, so hopefully in the future one can understand that it is that need the elevated privileges.
(ID #426885) Posted on 2008/12/27 20:50
Tequila (Registered on 2008/08/26 22:40)
Still on XP on all my machines, do have Vista running on my 2nd rig but never use it. UAC is the most useless/annoying standard feature ever implemented in Windows IMO ;(
(ID #426892) Posted on 2008/12/27 20:58
Student & Game Designer
why would any sane person use Vista... MS is gonna die
(ID #426895) Posted on 2008/12/27 21:09
Ex-Soldier / NEET
VISTA X64 ULTIMATE User since the launch... best OS for my needs atm. Doesn't Mac OS ask for permisssion too? You even have to type the password there!
(ID #426906) Posted on 2008/12/27 21:35
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Yes, Mac OS X does ask since it built on the mother of all OSs UNIX. Mac OS X will only ask when installing new a new application. Mac OS X doesn't ask you repeatedly under stupid circumstances like is your mouse or keyboard trusted.
(ID #427284) Posted on 2008/12/28 07:35
Actually it asks every time you want to write to something you don't have write permission to. This is usually limited to system updates and installers that adds stuff to the system (like libraries). Depending on user permissions you might be able to install applications without typing a password and it will always only ask for the password once. I say the OSX permission system appears to be sane while the windows system sometimes is a bit weird... or at least I don't get the idea behind what it's doing.
(ID #427343) Posted on 2008/12/28 09:39
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
That is true it depends on the user account level. I was trying to keep things simple. ^^ I always work from a user level account and not the root account so OS X ask for root level password like crazy. I'm ok with that since it is what I have alway done. When I first started to work on UNIX machines everyone worked at the user level account level. Only a fool or n00b works at the root level.
(ID #427628) Posted on 2008/12/28 18:29
Unemployed bummer
haha, hope it wasn't a real thing coz if it was, MS is so much poo when the bug starts coming around more often. "p2p (plug-to-play) devices can harm our computer? jeez Vista, YOU'RE the real harmful one!"
(ID #426914) Posted on 2008/12/27 22:08
Half Engineer, Half Student, All Robot
Make sure to check your keyboard next time you plug it in. http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/security/5a05/
(ID #427287) Posted on 2008/12/28 07:40
NEET (Desktop Support / Admin)
Only in Vista....
(ID #426915) Posted on 2008/12/27 22:08
On the pc I had before I gave it to my mom since I built another and didn't see the point in 5 pc's to 1 room I had vistaids on it and that did get annoying but then my friend showed me how to get rid of that annoying thing.
(ID #426932) Posted on 2008/12/27 22:46
Thats just too much, seeing it do it for other applications. But never for the mouse, lol too funny.
(ID #426935) Posted on 2008/12/27 22:54
lol.. i wonder is there a keyboard version
(ID #426950) Posted on 2008/12/27 23:11
dude vista is always second guessing itself..can you do this? can i do that?
(ID #426958) Posted on 2008/12/27 23:22
High school student
Never believe your mouse. It might collect your secret data (2D Nekkid Girls pictures) and send them to your girlfriend/boyfriend/parents etc. XD
(ID #426961) Posted on 2008/12/27 23:24
vista here, that little glitch can be rectified by turning the user account control off in windows security centre, but hey you guys are still gonna bash MS anyway huh?
(ID #426983) Posted on 2008/12/27 23:45
Carer, jobbing tech geek
Vista x64 on my main rig, XP Pro x86 on my secondary. That's only because short of a MAJOR rebuild, the secondary rig would never be able to run Vista. It can't even run Folding@Home without failing. I've used both 64-bit XP and Vista, and Vista is the less flaky. It would be better if I had more control over it.
(ID #427000) Posted on 2008/12/28 00:07
Vista asks you that nearly for everything, everytime you want to install/update anything. It's to stop ANY unauthorised changes to your system I surpose lol. But I have never had that come up when using my mouse for the first time on my vista, infact I don't think it's ever done that for any sort of memory stick, mouse, etc... ^_^ better safe than sorry eh?
(ID #427001) Posted on 2008/12/28 00:09
Programmer Trainee
LOL I have not seen that. Interesting But am still okay with Vista
(ID #427008) Posted on 2008/12/28 00:15
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
Got a mac (90% of the software I use is available for mac, and it's unix-based, so linux-progs run too ^^), but at work it's Windows XP (no Vista there yet).
(ID #427009) Posted on 2008/12/28 00:17
Hope that doesn't come out...
(ID #427010) Posted on 2008/12/28 00:17
Vista-tan is fat and I have a policy of "no fat girls".
(ID #427029) Posted on 2008/12/28 00:51
Technical Account Manager
I dunno, she looks fine to me... http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/19/1193808147944copyia7.jpg
(ID #427062) Posted on 2008/12/28 01:29
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
heh she looks fine and all, but lookit how exposed she is XD
(ID #427237) Posted on 2008/12/28 06:53
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Good one! Good one!
(ID #427286) Posted on 2008/12/28 07:36
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
Vista, worse than a naggy teacher. XD
(ID #427054) Posted on 2008/12/28 01:19
Student
Wow. If they needed permission to use the mouse, then I probably return the computer and get another one. I'm not really happy with my Vista and am highly considering getting a Mac.
(ID #427070) Posted on 2008/12/28 01:42
Lover of Akiba!
Hahaha! just made me laught! But I'm using Vista Ultimate 64 bits now (Ubuntu too), and for me is very usefull... at this time... We'll see, we'll see... lol
(ID #427087) Posted on 2008/12/28 01:59
Otaku / Student in Computer Science
lol
(ID #427099) Posted on 2008/12/28 02:27
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
I hate vista...honestly...>.<
(ID #427109) Posted on 2008/12/28 02:43
I once encountered a window in XP telling me that new hardware had been found and I installed the driver (it was a USB device). After that it told me that another device had been found and this time it wanted the driver for "USB cable". Ok I installed it and when it was done it wanted the driver for "USB cable" and I installed it again and the device started working. I don't think I have seen anything but windows asking for a driver for the cable itself O_O
(ID #427126) Posted on 2008/12/28 03:38
On Vista, can't afford a Mac at the moment =(
(ID #427147) Posted on 2008/12/28 05:05
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
Oh Vista! What else will you do before the next release shows up? =P I personally am using XP. I don't enjoy Vista very much as well as all the RAM it hogs up.
(ID #427151) Posted on 2008/12/28 05:09
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
I'm considering downgrading my laptop from vista to xp. 4gb worth of ram could run anything I want...
(ID #427381) Posted on 2008/12/28 10:55
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
Yea, you computer would be so much more capable of running other things with 4GB of RAM if Vista didn't hog it up. Vista looks nice and all, but don't like the memory usage. Not very efficient.
(ID #428045) Posted on 2008/12/29 07:21
Windows 7...
(ID #427164) Posted on 2008/12/28 05:20
OSX
(ID #427167) Posted on 2008/12/28 05:32
Random Worker/Haruhiist
i get those bout once a month god forbid you have to click lol
(ID #427214) Posted on 2008/12/28 06:31
What is it afraid of? The trojan mouse?
(ID #427221) Posted on 2008/12/28 06:37
DCX001-Prototype
LOL!
(ID #427412) Posted on 2008/12/28 11:47
XP ftw, but I do plan on switching to Linux eventually.
(ID #427224) Posted on 2008/12/28 06:38
Everyone complains about the UAC, but you can easily turn it off if you just click on your account picture in your start menu. I just leave it on because a few seconds isn't going to kill me while it can save the laptop.
(ID #427238) Posted on 2008/12/28 06:55
Student, Fansubber, Freelance Web Forum Admin
Hah. xD A touch screen would be extremely useful in a time like that.
(ID #427251) Posted on 2008/12/28 07:02
Explorer of the finer things in life
LOL ...O, how I miss the good ol' days when I used windows.....NOT!!! XD
(ID #427252) Posted on 2008/12/28 07:02
Wait, what about keyboard?
(ID #427273) Posted on 2008/12/28 07:26
Half Engineer, Half Student, All Robot
Well, I guess it's better than recompiling xf86-input-keyboard and xf86-input-mouse when you get a new xorg-server. Oh did I mention you need to add the entry to your xorg.conf first before you can use it? Well, either you do that or make sure you have the right HAL policies. Oh, by the way, you might be denied access to you mouse because you have an error while setting the permission mode in the udev policy for your mouse. But it would never tell you that. Anyway, sometimes you should be thankful you're seeing stupid dialog windows. I'm always in a love-hate relationship with linux. And a trojan mouse isn't out of the question. There's a possibility that the USB mouse you bought isn't really a mouse, but a flash drive loaded with a trojan. There's also those taps that capture keyboard strokes (just look on ThinkGeek), so a similar thing with a mouse is not out of the question. Summary: I love you, Vista.
(ID #427285) Posted on 2008/12/28 07:35
amatuer bum
I like vista, aside from the fact that it acts like that little kid who needs to ask permission for EVERYTHING. However I am sure this has saved many users from themselves.
(ID #427299) Posted on 2008/12/28 08:15
lol I disabled that UAC crap the moment I installed vista!
(ID #427338) Posted on 2008/12/28 09:34
I am using XP, and I'm glad that I didn't upgrade to Vista.
(ID #427340) Posted on 2008/12/28 09:35
XP + A lot of tweaks to make it fast and MacOSleopard-like= WIN
(ID #427351) Posted on 2008/12/28 09:54
XP optimized for speed doesn't sound very secure to me XD
(ID #427356) Posted on 2008/12/28 10:06
DSL Tech Support T____T, Kita-Kon Chairman
you have never tried it? so full of win. i hope windows 7 is actually good compared to vista though, that thing is just a pile...
(ID #427361) Posted on 2008/12/28 10:09
Grocery Store Clerk
Another reason why I am not getting Vista
(ID #427370) Posted on 2008/12/28 10:23
freelancer, Spanglish speaker
i LoLed so much of this, *nix for the win. i im using ubuntu 64 bit and works very well, also have xp but only use it for web browser compatibility check and occasional gaming
(ID #427382) Posted on 2008/12/28 10:57
Student artist
Vista to expensive and buggy, I'll stick with Xp for now
(ID #427430) Posted on 2008/12/28 12:11
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Using Vista Ultimate right now, working like a breeze. Even though late last year, I tried to use it, and had the worst OS experience of my life (coming from early versions of DOS and Basic, and having used several OSs including Linux and OSX, that means a lot). I must admit though that I only tried Vista again because I was forced to. Kinda glad I did though. Everything from performance to compatibility improved A LOT in a year... But that's my personal experience only.
(ID #427664) Posted on 2008/12/28 19:19
LoL... That UAC thing is really annoying. I turned mine off so that it doesn't bug me everytime. Am currently using both XP and Vista. XP on my desktop and Vista on notebook.
(ID #427669) Posted on 2008/12/28 19:20
Grocery Store Clerk
it might be due to some hardware/ interface isue.
(ID #514668) Posted on 2009/03/09 11:40
Grocery Store Clerk
Like using Mac equipment with a PC
(ID #514670) Posted on 2009/03/09 11:41
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