Useful Programs - Requests, Questions and Discussions - Page 41

**Oswald** · December 10th, 2022, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazz67

does that not just change the 'system busy' mouse pointer to something else, without actually clearing the 'system busy' issue?
Reading this, main.cpl is the mouse pointer applet, and reading your instructions would suggest that you're just changing the whirly 'system busy' for an arrow pointer (or whatever is top of the list), without clearing the issue that's causing the whirly?

Re: blue swirling circle next to mouse pointer.

I did eventually find out what the problem was. It was from Windows with a suggested upgrade/reconfiguration from Windows 10 to Windows 11. I declined as I'm happy with my current configuration with Windows 10.

**Oswald** · December 10th, 2022, 12:51 PM

Question.

Who can recommend a free data recovery software/tool?

I have 'lost' data on a USB drive. I know there's data there, but whenever I plug in my USB stick drive I get a message saying that I need to format the USB. Of course formatting the USB will erase everything that's on it and the data will be lost.

**astrax** · December 13th, 2022, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Oswald

Question.

Who can recommend a free data recovery software/tool?

You could try Recuva.

**tallpaul11** · May 8th, 2023, 07:21 AM

Anyone recently found a good image downloader for Mac. Downthemall seems so complicated? Thanks

forfucksake · May 8th, 2023, 08:05 AM

What AI software are people using to make those awesome images that have been cropping up lately?

**deepsepia** · May 8th, 2023, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by forfucksake

What AI software are people using to make those awesome images that have been cropping up lately?

you can see a detailed description on the thread devoted to AI creations

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho....php?p=6702430

Short form:

this very simplest -- and least interesting -- is Pornpen. Its based on Stable Diffusion, but a very, very limited implementation of SD -- basically just "tick the boxes and you get a naked girl". Its fun for people to play with for five minutes, but basically what comes out isn't very interesting, all is kinda the same.

Essentially all NSFW AI images are being created by Stable Diffusion. You can either run it locally, on your own machine, if you have a good graphics card (Nvidia RTX, 8GB of VRAM and up). You can sorta run it on a high end M1 mac, but its slow.

Or you can run it on one of the cloud servers that runs Stable diffusion remotely -- HappyAccidents [dot] AI and Pirate Diffusion are two examples

So really, pretty much everything you're seeing is coming from Stable Diffusion, in one flavor or another.

I do post some things from Midjourney, which produces beautiful output, but they don't permit NSFW, so you can only get to pinup style, basically. Dalle, the third of the AI technologies, also doesn't permit NSFW.

So Stable Diffusion, in one for or another, is pretty much the only game in town for NSFW AI image generation

**Baresfan** · May 8th, 2023, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tallpaul11

Anyone recently found a good image downloader for Mac. Downthemall seems so complicated? Thanks

Imageding for Firefox seems to be the best free one I've found.

solarbear · September 10th, 2023, 03:59 AM

Revo uninstaller was once a nice program for really getting remnants of a program uninstall from the registry. Last time i used it, there was a free version and a pro version. It seemed like it invoked the programs uninstaller then went and found those pesky registry remains that can sometimes haunt an uninstall. Anyone use it recently?

**Motorboater** · September 10th, 2023, 08:04 AM

I have a picture of Lynda Carter Id like to upload if it' isn't already on. The thread is 99 pages.

Is there a way to check?

Sam Spade · September 10th, 2023, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorboater

I have a picture of Lynda Carter Id like to upload if it' isn't already on. The thread is 99 pages.

Is there a way to check?

You can narrow it down a little if you know when the image was taken (if it's from a known event that will make it easier as you can search the thread for the name of the event, such as Oscars, Emmys, etc)

Even if it has already been posted your image might be of better quality.

If you don't know when the image as taken just scroll through the final 5 - 6 pages and if it's not there, please post it.

May 8th, 2023, 07:21 AM	#404
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September 10th, 2023, 03:59 AM	#408
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December 10th, 2022, 12:51 PM	#402
Oswald Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,115 Thanks: 51,076 Thanked 282,674 Times in 13,805 Posts	Question. Who can recommend a free data recovery software/tool? I have 'lost' data on a USB drive. I know there's data there, but whenever I plug in my USB stick drive I get a message saying that I need to format the USB. Of course formatting the USB will erase everything that's on it and the data will be lost.

May 8th, 2023, 08:05 AM	#405
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September 10th, 2023, 08:04 AM	#409
Motorboater Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,336 Thanks: 41,573 Thanked 38,549 Times in 4,310 Posts	I have a picture of Lynda Carter Id like to upload if it' isn't already on. The thread is 99 pages. Is there a way to check?