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12:01 AM
@JourneymanGeek Feel free to give a try: github.com/oliversalzburg/superuser-dark-theme
 
ahh chrome only? :/
 
@JourneymanGeek Nah, just grab the CSS and drop it wherever, I guess
 
bookmarked pending me working out how this witchcraft works ;p
yay, e mailed my resume for the other guy
 
12:39 AM
hmm, I'm guessing the windows 8 contest bumped up overall usage, I'm getting more rep since the contest started, and its not all win8 stuff
 
@JourneymanGeek Seems nobody has reddited yet either...
 
@TomWijsman: well? ;p
 
@JourneymanGeek What do you think of this title?
> Windows 8 is almost here and Super User is doing an awesome Windows 8 Challenge to celebrate that!
 
What title?
Looks great
 
Well, it didn't enter my clipboard and once I switched tabs the form content was gone. Weird...
Ah, seems @nhinkle actually made one in /r/windows8, whereas mine is in /r/windows
 
that is cool
 
Oh cool, the Surface Movement YT video is available in converted 3D.
 
 
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3:34 AM
If only I had asked or answered these posts after the contest :
:/ I would be all set and way ahead of @studiohack or @nhinkle
 
@KronoS i can't let you beat me! Noooo! :P
I've got more questions coming tomorrow...
 
4:13 AM
@KronoS NOOOOOO!
@nhinkle NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
 
@studiohack we will dominaaaaate!
 
@nhinkle haha, yes we will! I'm so close to Level 3!
 
@studiohack dang you. I've been holding off because I know I've got some good questions, but need time to flesh them out and I have a midterm tomorrow.
 
@nhinkle good luck with the midterms - we're on fall break for tomorrow - but homework has been tough lately
 
i bet. how's college?
 
4:15 AM
@nhinkle I need some new questions too. plus, you don't want to hit the rep cap
 
eh rep's not a big deal
i'm going to be reinvesting a lot of the rep i've gotten from this contest into bounties anyhow
i've got my question stockpile
 
@nhinkle it's been okay, very much a learning process. like, lately, it's been my first formal college paper, my first annotated bib, etc. In some ways, it's similar, and some, very different. Still living at home, so not as much of an adjustment (community college).
@nhinkle oh, did I mention that I've been working in IT for my job lately? and it's been awesome?
@nhinkle lucky. you. I don't have any stockpiled, I need to think of moar.
 
@studiohack cool! what's your job?
 
@nhinkle same place, just different duties right now
but I'm basically an assistant IT guy to the IT specialist for the park
gotta run (birthday party for my mother)
back later!
 
oh ok - i thought this was separate from your doing-stuff-outside-job
lol. have fun!
don't eat too much cake :P
 
4:18 AM
@studiohack Happy birthday Mrs Studiohack
 
muahaha... my chance to get ahead in points while he's gone!
 
@TomWijsman ah thanks for noticing that :P
@nhinkle hmmm that's not a good way to win competition :P
 
@avirk jokes!
 
@nhinkle obviously! :P
but I think I'mm not clear on that for you :D
2
A: What are the keyboard shortcuts for navigating Modern UI apps?

avirkPageDown Scroll backward on the Modern Desktop Start screen Alt + Shift + Tab Cycle backward through open windows Shift + F6 Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box Shift + Tab Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box Ctrl + Shift + Tab Move backw...

@nhinkle I'm just 1 vote behind to win the 1st level :P
let's see how much time it take to let me win the 1st level ;)
 
@nhinkle @studiohack I don't know what you're saying no too. Most of those don't count.
 
4:30 AM
@KronoS hi! after long time we are here together :P
 
4:54 AM
@KronoS @nhinkle can you guys tell me that dropbox supports resume download service.
 
nhinkle on October 22, 2012

October 26th is coming fast. Are you ready for Windows 8? Super User is!

We’re having a party and you’re invited. Ask and answer questions to complete the challenge levels, and complete different tasks like editing, voting, and blogging to win the eight tile challenges. Each level you beat and each tile you finish enters you for sweet prizes, including the grand prize of a Microsoft Surface RT!

Before you jump in though, make sure you’re asking good questions, and make sure your question hasn’t already been answered. Use the built-in search, or your favorite search engine …

 
5:20 AM
@Paul ewww, that's not my wife man. lol
@nhinkle !@#*%($(#!!!
@nhinkle I ate a wee bit :) no coffee ice cream or fruit salad. Alas, I must satisfy myself with H2O :P
 
@studiohack Err, "Mrs" over here generally refers to the mother, like a respect thing. But ok, yeah, I get your point - it could just as easily be interpreted the other way and that is ewwww-ful. I retract immediately :)
 
@Paul where you at? it's the thought that counts, thanks though :)
 
@studiohack Australia, same would apply in the UK (and in both cases I think people would think wife rather than mother in hindsight, so I am going to shut up now)
 
@Paul like I said, no worries. :) participating in the Win8Challenge?
 
I have level 1. I only installed yesterday so have some tinkering to do.
 
5:24 AM
@Paul it's kinda fun - but we'll see how I like it - long term. me being a Windows nerd, I'm kinda obligated to upgrade. I have mixed feelings so far
it's not clear if this is an upgrade copy or a full copy ^^^^^ ?
I want to get a full version of Windows for my custom build.
and I thought we could upgrade our existing Windows systems for $30??
 
@studiohack Yeah. I prefer linux, but have to accept Windows in my life. I must admit, when I first saw the interface I was a bit "hmm, how do I get anything done?" Then smirked a bit when I saw how classic the classic desktop was. And now I find myself inefficiently bouncing back and forth between metro and classic just to launch things.
 
@Paul it is weird, it does have two UIs
 
@studiohack if I answer a question about windows 8 then its automatically included in the contest?
 
@avirk you get credit, yes. i.e. if you get votes on it.
 
@studiohack I imagine that if I was using this on a desktop, once I had stuff set up in classic I would probably find myself in metro less and less often
 
5:28 AM
@studiohack voila I got 3.....
 
@Paul Some things, I love. like the awesome Metro Weather app
 
3
A: What are the keyboard shortcuts for navigating Modern UI apps?

avirkPageDown Scroll backward on the Modern Desktop Start screen Alt + Shift + Tab Cycle backward through open windows Shift + F6 Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box Shift + Tab Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box Ctrl + Shift + Tab Move backw...

 
On my triple monitor system, I might just devote an entire screen to the weather, I love real time data info
@avirk that's my question :D
 
@studiohack wait I have answer that to your question, where is your vote for me :P
 
@avirk i already voted :)
 
5:31 AM
@studiohack does that helped you any way?
 
@avirk Not really, except if you vote 25 times on questions, you get a tile
 
@studiohack so you just upvote to get the tile :(
 
@avirk I upvote on all kinds of things.
Check out the voter page list @avirk: superuser.com/users?tab=voters&filter=all
 
@studiohack even they help or not :D
 
I've voted a lot more times than 25 times :P
 
5:34 AM
@studiohack I'm on 3rd page there :D
 
5:53 AM
@KronoS ping!
@Sathya Good morning
 
morning.
 
@Sathya On work?
 
just booted into Win 8, wondering why the mouse pointer's so slow.
 
@Sathya all the time or just at boot time?
 
then I realize G400's software isn't installed, causing the mouse to drop to default 800DPI instead of my configured default of 2000 DPI in Win 7
@avirk no, I'm on a week long vacation
 
5:56 AM
@Sathya ah! I like vacations very much but in my life it has lot of lack :P
@Sathya can you check this on Windows 8 soluto.com/#
 
what about that
not too keen on installing s/w that I don't use
 
@Sathya I'm looking if that can disable the start-up program on Win 8?
 
my day today.
 
nice
 
@studiohack blank for me or for all?
 
6:02 AM
@avirk just you
 
@Sathya nice for what?
 
hey @studiohack what college are you at? i bet you can get windows 8 for cheaper than the full price
 
@studiohack's picture
 
(feel free to respond through outside channels if you don't want to say in public)
 
6:02 AM
reuploaded via imagur @avirk
@nhinkle my day today is that picture :P my newest hobby
 
@studiohack hmmmm
 
@nhinkle gchat
 
@nhinkle: or free ;p
 
@JourneymanGeek be very nice.
 
@JourneymanGeek for free is definitely cheaper than full price!
 
6:04 AM
@nhinkle congratz! you both passed math class! :P
 
@studiohack: no dreamspark/mdsnaa?
 
someone get me a free Win 8
 
@JourneymanGeek dreamspark has Windows Servers
 
license
 
@Sathya you're not the only one :P
 
6:04 AM
(though, currently I am running a disposable install on my old computer ;p)
@studiohack: MSDNAA got folded into dreamspark
 
@JourneymanGeek it did? nice!
 
least for us
 
you think person who bought Win 7 Ultimate and has answered 200+ questions on Windows would get one :(
 
@JourneymanGeek dreamspark premium is 100% identical to the old MSDNAA, except for the name. dreamspark free does not include windows 8
 
@Sathya I know. :( SE should reward mods with Windows licenses
 
6:06 AM
lol
 
currently installing Raptr, Soluto, Logitech Gaming Software, Connectify
wonder how many of those will work
 
@Sathya hate how Connectify reappears all the time.
 
@studiohack wdym?
 
I'm running Win8 on my custom build, but not on my main machine. so I can still keep working in Win7 and play around in Win8 on my other monitor
@Sathya it's impossible to kill in Task Manager (the process) - it just reappears.
I dislike it
 
damn my screenshot uploader doesn't work in Metro mode :(
 
6:08 AM
@Sathya really?
 
the full screen version doesn
the selection mode doesn't
 
@Sathya mine doesn't look like that, since my resolution is so high. Start screen looks tiny :P
 
@studiohack did you get a new monitor?
 
well I'm at my hometown, so my main 23" screen is at my home, not here
plus like a brilliant idiot, I've left my external hard disk back there.
 
@nhinkle I did an "ISO: thin computer screens" on the local FB classifieds
 
6:11 AM
which means all my VMs, downloads, ISOs are not available :/
 
picked up a dell monitor for $20. and older one though
 
nice! what's the model #?
 
ah, nice. we've got one of those at home
 
I did get some cool hardware for being in IT at work
 
6:13 AM
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Q: How do I search the Windows 8 Store?

CiaranQuestion's in the title, I can't seem to find any search functionality in the store. Does it exist?

why in the world is this closed?
 
a reminder for all you non-mods: there's a lot of... sub-par content coming in with the contest. so it goes. please make good use of the review queue, and your votes! we'll be staying on top of the flags and close queues as well as we can, but we need some help with all the extra attention we're getting
8
 
(for at work only) but I have a Dell Latitude e6400 with dual monitors off a dell dock
 
@Sathya: when it was asked.
lol
@nhinkle: IKR ;p
 
@JourneymanGeek IKR?
 
I know, right?
 
6:14 AM
ah
 
lol
 
tho, some of the folks who are shotgunning are getting slightly better.
 
@JourneymanGeek can you check out the soluto for me?
 
interesting.
MetroTwit shows as updated on the WebStore
but in my RP, it shows the old one
 
6:40 AM
@avirk: In class. If i remember when I get home, I will.
tho, get a windows 8 install up. ;p
 
@JourneymanGeek can you do one more favor for me?
 
@avirk:keep in mind, I don't have access to my windows 8 box right now
so I'd need to remember when I get home
 
I want to install JB on my device and given link is on paid site and free link took too much time to download for me.
 
jb?
lol. In school! Network sucks here.
 
So can you download it for me and upload somewhere like torrent?
@JourneymanGeek you can do it at home :P
 
6:45 AM
there's no WIndows orb unicode char, is there?
 
not as far as I know
@avirk: I can do better. Can split it up and shove it on my server.
 
@JourneymanGeek damn, thanks.
 
@JourneymanGeek here is the link uploaded.net/file/ve2euu65/from/8cxrap
 
@Sathya: I can't think of any trademarks that are unicode chars
 
@JourneymanGeek point
 
6:50 AM
@avirk: remoted home, dosen't work for me.
 
I have completed first level but still not showing up in the contest?
 
(god, I love chrome remote)
@avirk: there's a delay
 
@JourneymanGeek about 20 sec
 
@JourneymanGeek I can't even download form that domain don't know why always server doesn't respond for me.
 
6:51 AM
0
Q: Does the Release Preview version of Windows 8 not get any app updates?

SathyaI've noticed that several of my apps installed on Windows 8 are outdated and even though the app websites mention that they've been updated, none of the updates can be seen from the Windows Store. Is this because I'm still running on the RP? Do I not get any app updates, now that Win 8 is in RTM?

and go.
 
I mean it won't load for me cause it says I am doing too many downloads
 
@JourneymanGeek :(
 
hm, need 3 more 3 upvote questions for the next level ;p
@avirk: I have a workaround, but too messy to do it from school
 
@JourneymanGeek I'll wait when you download and upload it for me :)
 
@avirk: or i could just let you use my proxy
oh, wait, connection is slow innit
 
6:54 AM
> You have reached the max. number of possible free downloads for this hour, please try again in an hour or purchase one of our premium products.
k
 
@JourneymanGeek How can i use it here? and I have slow bandwidth
 
@Sathya: obviously 0 is too many
 
@Sathya you tried :P
 
@avirk: if i turn it on, just use the servername and port number in the usual proxy settings
 
@JourneymanGeek tbh I did start one, but that was intercepted by IDM and got screwed
 
6:54 AM
@avirk: i get the same error sathya gets
 
@Sathya same here :)
 
@Sathya: local content filter means everything passes through a transparent proxies
 
So no one has access to that :(
 
@JourneymanGeek ouch, I forget that you have that
 
its not that bad
Most of the sites it blocks I have no interest in. It just makes IP address detection unreliable
 
6:57 AM
9
A: Change the Windows 8 product key after installation?

avirkJust follow these steps to add/change product key using Command Prompt and slmgr.vbs: Launch Command Prompt as an Administrator. At the command prompt, type in slmgr.vbs -ipk(insert your product key here) and click Enter. To activate windows, type in slmgr.vbs -ato and click Enter. All inf...

someone jealous hahahaha
 
apparently I have voted on all of @JourneymanGeek's posts on Win8
 
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Q: Unable to delete folder in windows 7?

avirkI'm unable to delete some folder on my external hard disk. I tried them to delete in safe mode too but I'm not able to perform this. This a bid headache to me now even I'm the admin and it still needs the admin privileges to delete them. So how can I get rid of from this trouble? Please help me!...

let see when I get the Gold for that :P
@Sathya you can vote for me too :P
 
@Sathya: gee thanks ;p
 
@Sathya I flagged
:P
 
7:02 AM
@JourneymanGeek why?
 
@avirk don't ping me with flag requests, we have a flag queue that all mods keep an eye for
 
@Sathya ok sir.
 
@avirk: cause my answers are awesome
 
@Sathya can you search other link for CM10 JB ROM for ST15i
 
and if they arn't, I am very good at hiding the bodies.
 
7:06 AM
@JourneymanGeek yup!
 
bah, lost the consecutive day streak on Meta Stack Overflow
 
I admit, i'm working a little more strategically than on the last contest.
(now that I got the t shirt ;p)
 
haha
well remember that lvl 2 onwards are a draw than guaranteed prize
 
@Sathya: and tiles.
 
yeah
the hardest tile has got to be the 1k view thing
 
7:10 AM
they really should make the tiles you have darker
donno, reddit? ;p
 
unless you get it on HN/reddit there's no frigging way to get it
 
yeah but I'm rarely on reddit
loathe it
 
0
Q: What happens if insufficient people reach a certain challenge level in the Windows 8 Challenge

Journeyman GeekI doubt it'll happen, but hypothetically, how would Stack Exchange deal with it if no one reaches a specific challenge level, or if there's fewer people at a challenge level than there are prizes?

one reason I asked this
 
saw that this morning when I was half asleep
0
Q: What am I looking for when reviewing low-quality marked posts?

DezPart of me wants to recommend incorrect or too short answers for deletion, but the community should take care of that part the other part of me says. So, when checking low-quality content answers/questions what am I looking for (besides spam) that I should recommend for deletion and what could b...

anyone wants to take a shot?
 
7:12 AM
included for tiles
 
0
Q: Windows 9 Release Preview to Windows 8 Pro on New Dell Laptop

Kumar PI bought Dell Laptop with Windows 7 last month, I applied for upgrade Windows 8 pro with offer prize. I have windows 8 Release Preview disk and i'm eager to install and use windows 8 on my laptop. In this case, Is it possible to buy Windows 8 with offer prize ? Is it possible to upgrade Wind...

we're on windows 9 already.
okay.
 
lol
HE's FROM THE FUTURE!
 
:D
 
I'm not sure that question is fixable.
 
already hinted that
another upgrade question
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Q: Upgrading to windows 8 from a dead windows xp machine

KhaleelI have a HP machine with a genuine Windows XP installation which is dead now. I don't think I could repair it and get it working. I have purchased a new machine without an OS. So my question is can I get a Windows 8 upgrade license and install it on another PC using through a fresh install and a...

 
7:19 AM
Sathya has made a change to the feeds posted into this room
Sathya has made a change to the feeds posted into this room
 
is that better?
 
a lot, yes
thanks!
 
would also be nice if tiles we've gotten looked different from the default non-active tiles
is MSU the right place for contest related questions? ;p
another meta qn. Someone in SE Corporate probably is gonna hate me ;p
 
@JourneymanGeek haha.
@JourneymanGeek yes, it's related to Super User & localized to us so
 
hello mates does toolbars linked with chrome cause screen resolution related issues?i have an google chrome browser with xp as os platform,when i browse my web application through chrome browser the webpage gets loaded with extra space at bottom is this browser's error or the toolbar which i have installed may cause this error?
 
7:33 AM
@vignesh4303: might also be the site
 
don't abuse bold formatting
 
@JourneymanGeek mate other pages were get viewed properly
but the particular webpage which i have been viewed at the screen cut cant load properly,but it can be viewed normally in other web browsers
toolbars can change the resolution of browser?
 
well, ya, but that isn't normal resolution adjustment behaviour
 
@JourneymanGeek mate i also viewed the browser at full screen also gets the extra space,i am confused whether the toolbars installed with chrome can change the resolution of chrome?
 
why not try the site in incognito mode?
 
Bob
7:40 AM
@vignesh4303 Triple onebox of doom...
 
@JourneymanGeek hmm sure mate i try and report you soon @Bob cant get you mate
 
@vignesh4303: you have a onebox in a onebox in a onebox.
box-ception
 
@JourneymanGeek ok then i post the screencut of only browser?
 
Bob
@vignesh4303 We're just joking around here :P
 
@vignesh4303: we do not take ourserves very seriously ;p
 
7:44 AM
@JourneymanGeek ok mates my question is one,whether toolbars which installed with chrome browser can change its natural resolution ?@Bob
 
@vignesh4303: I have no idea. You could ask on the main site tho
 
@JourneymanGeek sorry mate i have been banned for one year due to my mistakes at early stages,so i cant post there :(
 
o0
one year ban?
 
@JourneymanGeek i answered questions by plagarizing contents so get banned
 
pfft
ya, that would do it
 
7:47 AM
plagiarism, vote fraud, sockpuppets
getting around 2 suspensions
 
@Sathya yes i agree my mistakes what can i do for reducing my ban periods
i made mistakes
 
those weren't mistakes
you'd been warned three times before the first suspension came in
 
Bob
Well, if we wanna be pedantic they were mistakes, just not accidents
 
you willfully ignored them.
 
7:48 AM
@Sathya ok mate what can i do to reduce it
 
nothing.
 
@Sathya i have posted answers from websites is it comes under plagarizing?
 
you didn;t "post" answers.
you copy+pasted verbatim without any attribution.
yes that is plagiarism.
 
1
A: Error 0x800703F1 while starting Windows 7 Backup utility

vignesh4303It's an error code generated while your last backup fails, refer here to know more about this. Per Microsoft users community, you can retry to run the backup with an administrator account.

for eg consider this answer
i have posted the answer the answer from other website is to come under plagarisim?
 
there are 15+ deleted answers on your profile.
back later.
 
7:51 AM
@Sathya does my answer for the above mentioned question comes under plagarising contents?
 
@vignesh4303 no. but that's a bad answer. You're lucky it survives.
 
@Sathya then i have been warned at first mail regarding this question
 
not really sure what you're trying to prove here...
 
i am not trying to prove myself ,i made mistakes i agree ,now what can i do to reduce my suspension periods
 
I told you. Your suspension period won't be reduced. Live with it. Deal with it.
you didn't change your behavior after the first suspension, there's no reason why I should believe reducing it now will have an effect otherwise.
should be going. 'laters
 
7:55 AM
then how can i dealt with the above mentioned questions like "toolbars affect the screen resolution",i got first suspension regarding plagarising contents
 
@Sathya: superuser.com/questions/490957/… I can't for the life of me remember what's a crore
never mind, I am an idiot
heya @slhck
 
Heh, I remember people on MSO bitching about it
hey there @JourneymanGeek
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek I thought you were being sarcastic until then :\
 
@Bob: about crores?
I totally missed the other convo that went on ;p
 
0
Q: PXE:E61 Media test failure error while starting up windows 7

vignesh4303The following problem occurs when i try to start my friend's windows 7 system when the system starts he gets the following error : PXE:E61 Media test failure ,check cables press any key to continue when i pressed "Esc" or any other key it repeats the error; when i Google the error there were...

can anyone help me with this question here?
i checked the harddisk by attaching with other system
it worked fine
now i m getting stucked how to solve the issue
 
8:09 AM
@vignesh4303: chat isn't a surrogate for the site.
 
@JourneymanGeek ok mate since i am banned there i cant comment on the answer provided there,so i posted here,i wont repeat in future,sorry for my post
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek Yea, about crore
 
superuser.com/questions/490893/… am SO tempted to snipe this
@Bob: I confused it with lakh ;p
 
Bob
Though I originally read it as 'cores' :\
 
lol
THAT would have been sacasm
 
Bob
8:12 AM
Hey, it's a tech related site.
I've never heard of 'crores' :\
 
lakh = one hundred thousand. crore - ten million
 
Bob
yea
(what would I do without Wikipedia...)
 
well seems you've a handle on that now
btw - is this the right site for FF Metro? ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-elm
> Elm is the experimental repository where most of our Metro development work has been happening.
okay so I guess it is
 
Bob
I hope the Metro version isn't the complete disaster the original Android Firefox was.
The new Android Firefox works quite well, if a little memory heavy
 
repcapped again o0
 
8:16 AM
woohoo
 
Its too early in the afternoon for repcappage
 
so much for that, it opened in desktop ;/
 
@Sathya: right version, worth a SU question ;p
 
You guys get so much rep with the contest :p
 
@slhck in my defense, it's the only way I can get -.-
hm, the news ticker still hasn't kicked in, has it
 
8:33 AM
@slhck: about half my rep seems to be non win8
but its more than my usual residual
@Sathya: no, not yet
 
yeah I made a mistake in the URL, just corrected it
the feed was set to "http://NewWindows8Questions"
don't ask me how I did that :|
 
lol
MAGIC!
actually, can we do an RSS feed to a tag?
 
@JourneymanGeek there's a feed for every tag
that's how it comes to chat
hey @OliverSalzburg
 
8:55 AM
Greetings
 

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