Post Your Workstation Photos


Recommended Posts

You got some bunk information.  Media center 2005 is released to anyone who wants it.  Search Newegg.com for it and you can buy a copy directly from them.

585319359[/snapback]

Do they still require a hardware purchase for it? Or is that merely a "suggestion"?

Do they still require a hardware purchase for it?  Or is that merely a "suggestion"?

585319592[/snapback]

Yes, but I would reccomend just purchasing the Remote. I believe that counts as a hardware purchase.

still required, but not for long

585319632[/snapback]

Where did you get this information from?

Yes, but I would reccomend just purchasing the Remote.  I believe that counts as a hardware purchase.

585320548[/snapback]

nope, MCE is sold to the general public only with full PCs from big OEMs

the Action Pack is reserved to some type of professional customers if I remember well

from MS's site : The Microsoft Action Pack Subscription is restricted to resellers, consultants, value-added resellers, value-added providers, system integrators, developers, system builders, hosts, service providers, and IT professionals who sell Microsoft products or provide solutions based on Microsoft products and technologies to third-party customers .

Where did you get this information from?

585320548[/snapback]

Beta tester privileges and various reports

Edited by Arkos Reed
nope, MCE is sold to the general public only with full PCs from big OEMs

the Action Pack is reserved to some type of professional customers if I remember well

from MS's site : The Microsoft Action Pack Subscription is  restricted to resellers, consultants, value-added resellers, value-added providers, system integrators, developers, system builders, hosts, service providers, and IT professionals  who sell Microsoft products or provide solutions based on Microsoft products and technologies to third-party customers .

Beta tester privileges and various reports

585321242[/snapback]

I don't know what "Beta tester privileges and various reports" your talking about but you can now purchase the new version of MCE (2005) from a retailer as a OEM copy.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-311&depa=0

With MCE 2004 you could only receive it for general use through a large OEM, but not with MCE 2005.

nope, MCE is sold to the general public only with full PCs from big OEMs

the Action Pack is reserved to some type of professional customers if I remember well

from MS's site : The Microsoft Action Pack Subscription is  restricted to resellers, consultants, value-added resellers, value-added providers, system integrators, developers, system builders, hosts, service providers, and IT professionals  who sell Microsoft products or provide solutions based on Microsoft products and technologies to third-party customers .

Beta tester privileges and various reports

585321242[/snapback]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-311&depa=0

Technically, if you're building a new system you're a small "OEM"... ;)

bought them at a small specialized retailer in the south of france (yup)

the desks brand is Ofitres (www.ofitres.com), spanish stuff, I'm not sure you'll find that easily in UK

these are pretty sturdy desks, 3cm thick wood panels, they can resist to heavy weights and shocks and the sides are reinforced, 7 year warranty for the whole thing

here are some more....

something yummeh about to be eaten:

post-81503-1106184718_thumb.jpg

and something else yummeh about to be eaten... this was on christmas day after dinner in fact :D

post-81503-1106184730_thumb.jpg

oh ye, @ truste1, i bought it from ikea for the prices listed there... ikea make some really solid stuff in fact, despite all the people here bashing it! :rofl:

wow that new lian li is SICK.

what is the model#? edit: is it PC-V1200B? found in the siggy :)

btw: he was...

585308588[/snapback]

Everythings upside down.. i dont like that :blink:

roll wit yo hood, get stomped in da club...

585323656[/snapback]

o snap! :|

and... my sole love in life, my ms ie 3.0 & my steelpad 4d. damn... need new skatez now :(

my kit:

post-81503-1106185087_thumb.jpg

my pad & mouse at a nicer angle:

post-81503-1106185104_thumb.jpg

and the obligatory case shot:

post-81503-1106185121_thumb.jpg

... thats about it... unless u wanna see my beautiful face (NOT) :cool:

oh ye, and tekmaven... u aint the only one making snackwiches :rofl: <3 teh_snackwich!

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • Win11Debloat 2026.06.14 by Razvan Serea Win11Debloat is a lightweight, easy to use PowerShell script that allows you to quickly declutter and customize your Windows experience. It can remove pre-installed bloatware apps, disable telemetry, remove intrusive interface elements and much more. The script also includes many features that system administrators and power users will enjoy. Such as a powerful command-line interface, support for Windows Audit mode and the option to make changes to other Windows users. All changes made by Win11Debloat can be easily reversed, and most removed apps can be restored via the Microsoft Store. A full guide on how to undo the changes is available here. Win11Debloat features: Below is an overview of the key features and functionality offered by Win11Debloat. Please refer to the wiki for more information about the default settings preset. Remove a wide variety of preinstalled apps. Click here for more info. Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, activity history, app-launch tracking & targeted ads. Disable tips, tricks, suggestions & ads across Windows. Disable Windows location services & app location access. Disable Find My Device location tracking. Disable 'Windows Spotlight' and tips & tricks on the lock screen. Disable 'Windows Spotlight' desktop background option. Disable ads, suggestions and the MSN news feed in Microsoft Edge. Hide Microsoft 365 ads on the Settings 'Home' page, or hide the 'Home' page entirely. Disable & remove Microsoft Copilot. Disable Windows Recall. Disable Click to Do, AI text & image analysis tool. Prevent AI service (WSAIFabricSvc) from starting automatically. Disable AI Features in Edge. Disable AI Features in Paint. Disable AI Features in Notepad. Disable the Drag Tray for sharing & moving files. Restore the old Windows 10 style context menu. Turn off Enhance Pointer Precision, also known as mouse acceleration. Disable the Sticky Keys keyboard shortcut. Disable Storage Sense automatic disk cleanup. Disable fast start-up to ensure a full shutdown. ...and more. Once you’ve downloaded the Win11Debloat file (Get.ps1), just follow these quick steps: Locate the Get.ps1 script file. Right-click the file and select Run with PowerShell from the context menu. If prompted by User Account Control (UAC), select Yes to grant the script the necessary administrative permissions. Win11Debloat 2026.06.14 changes: This is a minor release that hopefully addresses the false positives in Windows Defender and Bitdefender that prevented users from downloading and/or running Win11Debloat. Refactor Get-RegFileOperations.ps1 to address false positives by @Raphire in #626 Add logging around WinGet app retrieval and increase timeout to 20s by @Raphire Download: Win11Debloat 2026.06.14 | Open Source View: Win11Debloat Home Page | Screenshots 1| 2 Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
    • Still using Microsoft Money 2005 in 2026 here!
    • I have a couple to mention, and they still run great on Windows 11 Adobe Lightroom Version 2 Alcohol 120% CLZ Book, Comic, Game, Movie, & Music Collector (PC - No longer sold / Grandfathered in - now mobile apps/online only) DVDDecrypter ISO Buster Pro version 1.9.1 (Still supports HD-DVD too) Nero Burning Rom 8 (Only the burning software, no backup, media converter, etc)   OpenAL (Runtime) - GuildWars 1 Reforged still uses it for 3d headphone audio PowerDVD 12 Ultra SPTD (SCSI Pass through Direct Driver) UltraISO Windows Media Encoder 9 WinImage You can tell I still sport an optical drive    
    • Linux 7.1 arrives with an NTFS overhaul and major hardware performance boosts by Paul Hill The founder of the Linux kernel has just announced the availability of Linux 7.1. This is a stable version of the kernel that will now be tested by various Linux distributions before it is shipped to users through update managers. Some users, like those on Debian, for example, might not get it for a long time, if at all, while Fedora users can expect it in the near future. With Linux 7.1 out on time, the merge window for Linux 7.2 is now open, giving contributors the opportunity to send in major new features that have been waiting for the last two months. Torvalds warned that he is currently travelling and will be in another timezone, so timing for the merge window may be irregular due to timezone differences and limited internet access. Torvalds said that he has already fetched early pull requests to allow him to do some offline work, but the travel could still cause disruption. Right now, he is not planning to extend the release, but did consider it. He said he might later regret not extending, though. In terms of this last week of development for Linux 7.1, Torvalds said there were no major or alarming changes. This week consisted mostly of smaller driver updates to GPU, networking, and sound, networking fixes, trace tooling fixes, and misc minor fixes. The shortlog this week lists fixes for driver bugs, memory leaks, I/O and USB fixes, networking and RDMA fixes, DRM/graphics fixes, and tooling and verification improvements. Specific fixes include USB series heap-overflow and buffer overflow fixes, and multiple use-after-free, memory-leak, and refcount corrections across subsystems such as i2c, zram, gpio, and net. There are fixes for graphics drivers, including amdgpu, i915, and virtio, as well as hypervisor and virtualization tweaks affecting mshv, vmbus, and hyperv. According to Phoronix, anyone running Linux 7.1 should look out for the new NTFS driver, Intel FRED for improved performance on Panther Lake and future CPUs, faster graphics with Intel Arc Battlemage, and improvements for older AMD Radeon GPUs. If you are running Linux on your computer and everything is fine, then you don’t need to worry about updating to Linux 7.1 as a priority; just wait for it to be pushed to you. If you have tried Linux on hardware but it didn’t work properly, trying again with a distro that uses Linux 7.1 could cause Linux to work on your machine, thanks to the new hardware support.
    • you can also do this with this tool: PowerSettingsExplorer made by mbk1969 at 3dguru forum.. I found it by accident researching on modern standby and annoying quirks of it in 2022
  • Recent Achievements

    • Week One Done
      rolfus earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      Leroy Jethro Gibbs earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Conversation Starter
      flexorcist earned a badge
      Conversation Starter
    • One Month Later
      AndreaB earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Month Later
      agatameier earned a badge
      One Month Later
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      507
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      196
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      139
    4. 4
      ATLien_0
      90
    5. 5
      Steven P.
      81
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!