Alcohol 52% now FREEWARE

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EKKC

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i installed this into Vista Enterprise edition, no mention of the toolbar program, is it even installed? nothing shows on IE7... i didn't install firefox there yet
 

Diogenes2

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Originally posted by: FPSguy
How is this better than patching programs to run without CDs?
When is $5 better than $10 ?
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Thanks for OP... Took a little getting use to, but far better than DT IMO ....
 

Schadenfroh

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Originally posted by: FPSguy
How is this better than patching programs to run without CDs?

[*]PunkBuster does not like fixed .exes
[*]No CD patches carry the risk of infection by trojans
[*]One has to wait for the no CD patch to be updated whenever a patch for the game is released
 

FPSguy

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Got it. Will the current version of Alcohol 52% work with the current version of Starforce, or is Starforce still ahead?
 

Schadenfroh

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<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: FPSguy
Got it. Will the current version of Alcohol 52% work with the current version of Starforce, or is Starforce still ahead?</blockquote>
Alc will work with it, starforce is some pretty nasty stuff.
 

Praxis

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Its always been trivial to mount an ISO image in Linux.
# mount myiso.iso /mnt/iso/ -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0

That's how my cousin watches the Netflix he returns before he's had a chance to see them. Probably a violation of the DMCA, but he deletes the images after he watches them. I don't know why he just doesn't use vobcopy. What I really don't know is why he bothers watching Hollywood movies in the first place.

There is a bit of a learning curve for Linux, but its scary powerful, oh yah, and free. But a word of warning, unlike the culture of piracy that seems to pervade the Windows world, after using open source software for a few years the idea of stealing someone's IP becomes almost physically repulsive for most people.
 

EKKC

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i really dont need to use alcohol to burn anything, but i use them for mounting images.
good thing its freeware now.
 

JayMassive

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It's an old post, but I haven't been on in a while, so I'm glad it's still to be found. Gotta get that tonite!
 

kaborka

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Originally posted by: EKKC
i installed this into Vista Enterprise edition, no mention of the toolbar program, is it even installed? nothing shows on IE7... i didn't install firefox there yet
I installed it under Server 03, and nothing shows up there, either. No entry in Add/Remove Prg. for Alcohol or toolbars. I don't see any toolbar in FF2 or IE7. What gives?
 

Doh!

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It looks like the toolbar only gets installed on XP Home & Pro.
 

Schadenfroh

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Originally posted by: Doh!
It looks like the toolbar only gets installed on XP Home & Pro.

and is easily removed via add/remove programs with no lingering effects:)

(at least that I can detect)
 

Penth

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Originally posted by: Praxis
Its always been trivial to mount an ISO image in Linux.
# mount myiso.iso /mnt/iso/ -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0

That's how my cousin watches the Netflix he returns before he's had a chance to see them. Probably a violation of the DMCA, but he deletes the images after he watches them. I don't know why he just doesn't use vobcopy. What I really don't know is why he bothers watching Hollywood movies in the first place.

There is a bit of a learning curve for Linux, but its scary powerful, oh yah, and free. But a word of warning, unlike the culture of piracy that seems to pervade the Windows world, after using open source software for a few years the idea of stealing someone's IP becomes almost physically repulsive for most people.

It's funny that you say that right after saying he rips DVDs. That's like saying I pirate programs, but I close them when I'm done using them. I don't think it has anything to do with the culture of linux and/or Windows.

I do agree that most movies out of Hollywood suck these days though.