-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Kyle ist just dis kinda guy j00 know?
On 10/25/06, Edward Luna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Was it something I said? :)~ > > -----Original Message----- > From: kyle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 9:14 AM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: RE: [hlds] IE7 and HTTP fast download issue > > > -- > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Please let this thread die already. I'm tired of getting posts that say > the > same damn thing but it in lamer ways then the last poster. Forum > troll's > all of you. STOPPPPPPPPPPP. > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Edward Luna > Date: 10/24/06 04:14:12 > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: RE: [hlds] IE7 and HTTP fast download issue > > Please don't take this the wrong way but you may have missed the > point. You > never want to be among the first people to install an update regardless of > what software you're using. It doesn't really matter if you do it to > yourself or you let your favorite software vendor do it to you... > installation of unproven (time tested) software updates carry the strong > likelihood of introducing problems you didn't have before the update. One > need only read through these lists to see the myriad of problems created > by > updates. It is irrelevant that the problems are ultimately explainable > and > perhaps not technically the fault of the update... from the end users > point > of view the result is the same... the update broke the system. In the > absense of a specific reason that you need some feature of an update, be > it > a new function or a fix for a known problem effecting your system, it is > always best to wait some period of time (6 months is a good stating point) > before allowing software updates to be installed on your "working" system. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Bass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 5:38 PM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: Re: [hlds] IE7 and HTTP fast download issue > > > While everyone is ranting against the autoupdate feature of Windows, My > auto updater just got in my face about some updates and none of them > included IE7. I still have IE6 installed (it's not my primary browser > anyways). If IE7 is getting installed on people's machine, it means they > are manually going out and installing it. They should simply be smacked > for using IE as their primary browser anyways. > > Edward Luna wrote: > > All things eventually come full circle. First there were "real" > computers > and every DP professional knew you never want to be the first person to > install an update... then Microsloth came along and made computers easy > enough for the "below" average DP brain to use (okay.. ignore the fact > that > Apple invented the GUI)... then Microsloth realized that the below average > DP brain was incapable of installing updates so they made computers update > themselves... soon all computer users will realize how right the old DP > professionals were (through repeated failure) that you never want to be > the > first person to install an update. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: kyle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 7:52 PM > > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > > Subject: Re: [hlds] IE7 and HTTP fast download issue > > > > > > -- > > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > If you cant,don't know how or feel that its too hard update your PC > manually > > then you shouldn't be running a PC in the first place. I do not > use > > auto update and never have used the feature and what is more I have also > > never used the System restore feature either. > > Get used to doing everything manually and things like this wont be so > > bothersome. > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: ShootMe > > Date: 10/22/06 09:20:26 > > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > > Subject: Re: [hlds] IE7 and HTTP fast download issue > > > > So you would like to explain a few million gamers how to disable > > auto-update from Windows and that they have to update their machines > > then manually every few weeks? ;-) > > > > The only working solution could be that fast-download works without any > > manual work from a gamer. I'm quiet sure that MS will not provide any > > fix through auto-update that it works again, so valve is responsible for > > a solution. > > > > Michael Jordan wrote: > > > >> Maybe we should just learn a lesson and not upgrade our Micro$oft > >> > > software? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Albiniak > >> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:38 AM > >> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] IE7 and HTTP fast download issue > >> > >> sah wheet. thanks. > >> > >> On 10/22/06, Father dougal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> -- > >>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] tut tut > >>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=489017 and from > >>> what i heard its nothing to do with valve its something micro wank has > >>> changed in IE7 maybe u should join the other hundred people who have > >>> reported this to both microsoft and valve and they keep pointing the > >>> finger at each other :) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 22/10/06, Matt Albiniak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> If anyone finds this alleged IE7 fix that's in the steam forums, can > >>>> you please share the link with the rest of us? > >>>> > >>>> On 10/22/06, ShootMe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> is it a client-based fix or a server-based fix? (search-function > >>>>> doesn't work in steamboard forums so i didn't find until now) > >>>>> > >>>>> if its a client-based fix you could forget it - and server-admins > >>>>> will have to decide if they would kill their servers with custom > >>>>> maps due removing fast-download or to loose players with IE7. > >>>>> > >>>>> A server-based fix (if possible) is mandatory or a client-based > >>>>> fix which could be provided with a regular steam-update that the > >>>>> user has no manual work to do. > >>>>> > >>>>> IE7 will be installed automatically through auto-update soon on > >>>>> WinXP Clients, so there should be a fix asap. > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> Thomas > >>>>> > >>>>> Father dougal wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] u should realy > >>>>>> look on steampowered.com forums as there is a fix for > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> this > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> allready :) and it is a fix as my other pc is running VISTA and > >>>>>> i had > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> to use > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> it ;) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 22/10/06, Saint K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Bug confermed, we're dealing with the same issue here :( > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Saint K. > >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>> From: "Roman Hatsiev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>> To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 2:56 PM > >>>>>>> Subject: [hlds] IE7 and HTTP fast download issue > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> This is something that is haunting IE7 users since first beta > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>> releases > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>> - if fast downloads are enabled on server sometimes an attempt > >>>>>>>> to download missing file via HTTP just crashes the game. > >>>>>>>> IE7 was released few days ago and now we are receiving > >>>>>>>> increasing number of complains about this issue. The only > >>>>>>>> workaround is to disable fast downloads but it is quite poor > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >> solution actually. > >> > >> > >>>>>>>> Dear Valve gurus, any plans to fix this issue? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Roman > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > -- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds