F*#eckin Windows 8!!
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And not for the reasons you might think, no it's much worse: http://imgur.com/OaEFniI[^] I've been using Windows 8 since the first developer preview waay back, and have defended it against the naysayers, and then it goes and does this on me. After a while, my desktop/downloads/recent places links become rendered useless! This has happened multiple times on multiple machines, and no I don't use a Microsoft account, always sign into the machine locally so it's not like it happened once and then synced to the other machines. Anybody any idea why this happens? Had this on both 8.0 and 8.1 on different occasions, :mad:
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And not for the reasons you might think, no it's much worse: http://imgur.com/OaEFniI[^] I've been using Windows 8 since the first developer preview waay back, and have defended it against the naysayers, and then it goes and does this on me. After a while, my desktop/downloads/recent places links become rendered useless! This has happened multiple times on multiple machines, and no I don't use a Microsoft account, always sign into the machine locally so it's not like it happened once and then synced to the other machines. Anybody any idea why this happens? Had this on both 8.0 and 8.1 on different occasions, :mad:
Maybe it happens because it is a Microsoft product! :-)
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And not for the reasons you might think, no it's much worse: http://imgur.com/OaEFniI[^] I've been using Windows 8 since the first developer preview waay back, and have defended it against the naysayers, and then it goes and does this on me. After a while, my desktop/downloads/recent places links become rendered useless! This has happened multiple times on multiple machines, and no I don't use a Microsoft account, always sign into the machine locally so it's not like it happened once and then synced to the other machines. Anybody any idea why this happens? Had this on both 8.0 and 8.1 on different occasions, :mad:
Sounds like malware. You should be able to restore the association by either editing the registry[^] or downloading and importing a
.regfile[^].
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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And not for the reasons you might think, no it's much worse: http://imgur.com/OaEFniI[^] I've been using Windows 8 since the first developer preview waay back, and have defended it against the naysayers, and then it goes and does this on me. After a while, my desktop/downloads/recent places links become rendered useless! This has happened multiple times on multiple machines, and no I don't use a Microsoft account, always sign into the machine locally so it's not like it happened once and then synced to the other machines. Anybody any idea why this happens? Had this on both 8.0 and 8.1 on different occasions, :mad:
Well that looks fun. A quick search shows people having this issue on Windows 7 as well, though, and it has something to do with file associations; restoring the defaults seems to fix it. (Now can one restore the defaults without wiping out any associations you've added while installing applications? Hope so.)
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And not for the reasons you might think, no it's much worse: http://imgur.com/OaEFniI[^] I've been using Windows 8 since the first developer preview waay back, and have defended it against the naysayers, and then it goes and does this on me. After a while, my desktop/downloads/recent places links become rendered useless! This has happened multiple times on multiple machines, and no I don't use a Microsoft account, always sign into the machine locally so it's not like it happened once and then synced to the other machines. Anybody any idea why this happens? Had this on both 8.0 and 8.1 on different occasions, :mad:
Windows 8 your homework?
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And not for the reasons you might think, no it's much worse: http://imgur.com/OaEFniI[^] I've been using Windows 8 since the first developer preview waay back, and have defended it against the naysayers, and then it goes and does this on me. After a while, my desktop/downloads/recent places links become rendered useless! This has happened multiple times on multiple machines, and no I don't use a Microsoft account, always sign into the machine locally so it's not like it happened once and then synced to the other machines. Anybody any idea why this happens? Had this on both 8.0 and 8.1 on different occasions, :mad:
Did you install a program just before that happened ? Or possibly open the link with a different program than normal? The error says the file type association is not there anymore. Most likely something tried to take over that file type and then messed up so then nothing was associated with it. Or it got corrupted when power went out or Went to sleep. With out recording "what" changed it, it would be hard to pin down. I have seen several odd quirks to Win 8, including the need to do a factory reset to get it going again.
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And not for the reasons you might think, no it's much worse: http://imgur.com/OaEFniI[^] I've been using Windows 8 since the first developer preview waay back, and have defended it against the naysayers, and then it goes and does this on me. After a while, my desktop/downloads/recent places links become rendered useless! This has happened multiple times on multiple machines, and no I don't use a Microsoft account, always sign into the machine locally so it's not like it happened once and then synced to the other machines. Anybody any idea why this happens? Had this on both 8.0 and 8.1 on different occasions, :mad:
It happens because you use Windows 8 :). I'm still dinosauring away on my Windows 7!
Wout
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And not for the reasons you might think, no it's much worse: http://imgur.com/OaEFniI[^] I've been using Windows 8 since the first developer preview waay back, and have defended it against the naysayers, and then it goes and does this on me. After a while, my desktop/downloads/recent places links become rendered useless! This has happened multiple times on multiple machines, and no I don't use a Microsoft account, always sign into the machine locally so it's not like it happened once and then synced to the other machines. Anybody any idea why this happens? Had this on both 8.0 and 8.1 on different occasions, :mad:
Yesterday I installed 8.1 in a VM, it was literally the first time I've ever used 8/8.1. Half way through the install it says something went wrong with the group policy but carries on anyway. The desktop part of it literally does not work, all the icons glitch out and can't be clicked.
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And not for the reasons you might think, no it's much worse: http://imgur.com/OaEFniI[^] I've been using Windows 8 since the first developer preview waay back, and have defended it against the naysayers, and then it goes and does this on me. After a while, my desktop/downloads/recent places links become rendered useless! This has happened multiple times on multiple machines, and no I don't use a Microsoft account, always sign into the machine locally so it's not like it happened once and then synced to the other machines. Anybody any idea why this happens? Had this on both 8.0 and 8.1 on different occasions, :mad:
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Sounds like malware. You should be able to restore the association by either editing the registry[^] or downloading and importing a
.regfile[^].
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Yesterday I installed 8.1 in a VM, it was literally the first time I've ever used 8/8.1. Half way through the install it says something went wrong with the group policy but carries on anyway. The desktop part of it literally does not work, all the icons glitch out and can't be clicked.
.-. |o,o| ,| \_\\=/\_ .-""-. ||/\_/\_\\\_\\ /\[\] \_ \_\\ |\_/|(\_)|\\\\ \_|\_o\_LII|\_ \\.\_./// / | ==== | \\ |\\\_/|"\` |\_| ==== |\_| |\_|\_| ||" || || |-|-| ||LI o || |\_|\_| ||'----'|| /\_/ \\\_\\ /\_\_| |\_\_\\LloydA111 wrote:
all the icons glitch out and can't be clicked
This is a safety measure... Given the fact you are novice this is intended to be there in order to avoid you to press them... One step at a time, first learn to move your mouse... :rolleyes:
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LloydA111 wrote:
all the icons glitch out and can't be clicked
This is a safety measure... Given the fact you are novice this is intended to be there in order to avoid you to press them... One step at a time, first learn to move your mouse... :rolleyes:
[www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]
Joan Murt wrote:
This is a safety measure...it encourages you to upgrade to Win7
FTFY! :laugh:
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