I recently got a Speccie emulator for my DS Lite and I'm happlily playing Gauntlet and Dig-Dug on the train home of an evening
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Dell admit Vista sucks and bring back XP options...
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Hey, dont forget Horace Goes skiing, best Spectrum game. Bring back the tape recorder and that noise when loading -
The intel core duo processor is renowned for running hotter than a bakers oven.Originally posted by contractor79 View Postive got a dell xps m1530 and vista home
the thing heats up so much I need to buy a cooler for £30
Given some of your other posts I'd actually put money on this not being a windows fault.Originally posted by contractor79 View Postwindwos media player and internet explorer 7 just stopped working for no apparent reason after 4 weeksCoffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostGiven some of your other posts I'd actually put money on this not being a windows fault.
The squint, the cocked eye and clenched first are the cornerstones of all Merseyside communication from birth to graveComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
Given some of your other posts I'd actually put money on this not being a windows fault.
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I run Vista on my Vaio. No problems whatsoever.
However, there were a couple of quirks with the filing system. Software that "works" on XP had to be recompiled and a couple of "bugs" sorted. For that I'm particularly happy.
I now test all my software on Vista as well as XP.
VS2005, I love you!
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VS2008 Shirley?Originally posted by Churchill View PostI run Vista on my Vaio. No problems whatsoever.
However, there were a couple of quirks with the filing system. Software that "works" on XP had to be recompiled and a couple of "bugs" sorted. For that I'm particularly happy.
I now test all my software on Vista as well as XP.
VS2005, I love you!
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Nah mate, it's not been around long enough to "trust".Originally posted by Diver View PostVS2008 Shirley?Comment
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Contractor79 sucks.Originally posted by contractor79 View Postwell if it sucks it sucks, don't see why people need to be bored with the details but I'll share if anyone's interested. No idea what that has to do with intelligence.
I don't need to say why, he just does.Still InvoicingComment
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I bow to your superior knowledge.Originally posted by blacjac View PostContractor79 sucks.
I don't need to say why, he just does.
Btw, is HAB your alter ego?Comment
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