Comments

1. plucinskij

   
   Posted on: September 26, 2008 at 10:13PM  

   How about the wallpapers from Tinker being released as an extra? That'd be a good start to all the extras I'm hoping you have lined up before 7's release. The Windows wallpapers got old not long after I joined the beta, and tinker's were great.
2. hitmouse

   
   Posted on: September 27, 2008 at 5:03AM  

   @plucinskij: I have this problem on multiple PCs, and most are Home premium so don't have poledit or gpedit.

   I also don't think wallpaper has any value as an extra. I have more than enough images to use from my own camera efforts, setting aside the near infinite supply of free images on the net.

   I would also make the point that the current lame roundup of Extras is of low value to those with imperfect vision and/or hearing.
3. KnoxITPro

   
   Posted on: September 29, 2008 at 8:20AM  

   MacDaddy,

   It gets off topic because you insult the Extra's in part because you cant control a user running and "slowing down their machine"

   I guess if you don't run your CONSULTING business with industry standard best practices, then heres praying for your customers.
4. MacDaddy

   
   Posted on: September 29, 2008 at 10:08AM  

   KnoxITPro,

   Get off it. Stop insulting people. Calm down. This is just a blog.

   Congratulations on your gpedit capabilities. Really, you are just the best. I suck. There. Are you happy now?

   J
5. plucinskij

   
   Posted on: September 29, 2008 at 4:00PM  

   @HitMouse: I did reply with a URL that details how to disable it on non-gpedit SKUs but the comment didn't get past moderation. Details can be found here (from the UAC blog no less):

   http://blogs.msdn.com/uac/archive/2006/05/03/589561.aspx
6. Brandon LeBlanc

   

   
   Posted on: September 29, 2008 at 7:21PM  

   All - let's keep things constructive and respectful or I'll turn off comments on this post. I had to remove several comments that were out of line. Please, feel free to share your opinions and respond to other people's comments but do so in a constructive and respectful manner.

   Thank you,

   Brandon
7. MacShrike

   
   Posted on: October 09, 2008 at 5:56PM  

   Ls,

   Tinker!

   Yeah how about that, a free game...for the price of paying extra for ultimate but hey.. we'd paid that already; fairs fair.

   Nevertheless, magnificent work from fuelgames i'd say. It's oldfashionedly good, good looking, and very funny.

   Some say the standard level are childsplay. I'd have to agree but..

   It also comes with a splendid and worthwhile Level editor, at no extra cost.

   So for the puzzle fans already bored out with the game. Here's some levels to sink your teeth in: Http://members.chello.nl/m.rheenen82

   Enjoy & make some yourself.

   Regards,

   Mac
8. wayneb64

   
   Posted on: October 15, 2008 at 11:20PM  

   Why is the premium to ultimate upgrade so expensive? I bought premium for my HTPC as the comparison info mentioned nothing of Dreamscene and I don't need all that business and security stuff. If I had known about Dreamscene only being supported by Ultimate I could have paid the extra $60 or so for it, but now I am expected to pay more than double that?

   All I want is an animated desktop and I specifically DON'T want all that other stuff. Why was this feature bundled with Ultimate? Home users just don't need all that other stuff.
9. concep86

   
   Posted on: October 21, 2008 at 8:43AM  

   Jakevk, Let me clue you in to something called "Change settings" in windows update.  

   As I remember it, when you purchase a new pc...  the last mile is yours to configure.

   So dont blame anyone but yourself for answering "yes" to automatic updates.  You did that to yourself, dude

   God knows I am not happy with everything microsoft does...  but Vista is a winner!  

   Their multiple sku's is another thing...

   But that said.

   Hello to everyone else...
10. Alan Peng

    
    Posted on: October 26, 2008 at 12:08PM  

    Hi, Chris, I am so lucky to happen to find this blog.

    In fact, there was (and still "is") a problem with this Tinker ~

    It didn't install well. After the update was complete, nothing ever showed up in the Game Center.

    Have been wondering if you're going to release a patch for this problem ?

    I had to find the solution all around myself.

    I believe this is definitely not way that you want your clients to do :-)

    Cheers !

    Alan