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Apr 7, 2024 12:13 PM
mcoulter876
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Credit: Theodd1sout
Googlhupf
Task Manager programmer has an opinion on that video as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1_I_ZKd2JQ
NopeNopedyNopeNope
Had to edit a PDF today, adobe was like "Eh can't delete the pages you want since they are open". It wasn't open on those pages. So I google, find the adobe forum, they ask to log in before seeing the answer. Back to google, answer: "Yeah it's a bug, save, close, reopen and delete". That worked. But way too often I have to google why the suite isn't working properly to find out it's a "bug" with some dumb workaround.
VodkaReindeer
I think I went back to the earlier version of the UI for a reason like this
Showsni
RainierCamino
NullSeven
What's the sauce here?
ScourgeOfAges
I was gonna say I don't have a link but I did go and found the link https://youtube.com/shorts/s2ENhZPZBZg?si=hQgwN69C1iMQh1zY
It's by TheOdd1sOut on YouTube and other places
cousteau
@TheOdd1sOut among others (unfortunately inactive on this site since 2017)
frozencloud
Zega000
I got PDF24 once I realized adobe couldn't reformat pics for free... Like really? I can do this online for free, why do I use this stupid thing anyway? So now I don't.
FacelessAce
I love that Task Manager is the only one that does his job successfully. Maybe Adobe screws you over, maybe internet explorer isn't responding, maybe you're playing a horror game on your computer that is designed not to let you leave unless you make a brutal choice, maybe a virus has infected your computer with ransomware, maybe it was infected with a 10000 year old blood curse from a necromancer older than all memory, but you can bet on Task Manager to close anything, anytime, anywhere.
DunnowForgot
If for some reason ending the task is insufficient, go to the details tab and kill the entire process tree. That has gotten me out of so many hangups where programs were depending on one another...
OnePageMage
@OP did you perchance find this through Dave's Garage? đ
whatthefuck9999999
God I fucking hate Adobe. Affinity Designer is an excellent Illustrator-killer.
TheFastpaws
Honestly I feel the only reason we stick with Windows is just because so much depends on it due to how long it has been around. That making a true other option would mean giving up an extreme amount. Oh.. and sorry Linux users but even the best option of Linux still requires people to always be willing to fiddle with it in ways that someone knows IT. While Windows hate it or love it just works on that basic level. I am for another option though because Microsoft is getting worse each day.
KiwiGameDev
I remember buying âclip studio paintâ and being baffled that I just⌠owned the tool now. Then I realised how terrible a mental precedent that was, to be surprised buying a thing letâs you own the thing
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
""TASK MANAGER!!!!""
ninty9notout
In my opinion, Adobe peaked at Photoshop 7. Everything else after is a mistake. Coincidentally enough, 7 is the last version of standalone Photoshop before CC came about.
dashers
Periodically I go through and purge things from my startup keys in the registry. I used to know every single Windows service and what they did back in the day, but there's too much now. Still keep an eye on non-OS ones.
JustAnotherRabidToaster
ShutUp10 is your friend
KingDinosaurJimasaurusRex
Dot. Thanks!
Mydogatemycomments
Tell me about acrobat update. I disabled the service they still run... they created some hidden process that I see runnnin but cant find on the process menu
Cindex1337
You have to create your own service. Use process explorer and find it, find the name to kill it with taskkill, and make a batch file. Make the batch file run as the SYSTEM user at boot and have a simple loop.
:die
Timeout 10
Taskkill -im "adobeshit.exe" -f
Goto die
Fuck em.
Cindex1337
Oh, missed one thing, make it run at boot by making a task in tak scheduler to run as system. Make sure you go to advanced properties and disable the thing that makes it stop running after 3 days.
Xenarion
I was about to say instead of Ending Task, click End Task Tree, but then I double checked and realized it isn't a thing in Windows 10 anymore. Why the fuck did they remove that feature?
modus0
Because only the tech-literate would ever really use it, and it might possibly impact Microsoft's desire to dictate to people how they *should* be using the computer...
Xenarion
Yeah, sounds about right.
jlist
This is why I lost $10,000 on Adobe stock this year?
undercoverles
You got $10k to dump in stock, youâve got 10k to lose. Itâs gambling except the House is corporate wealth, and only the top wins. FAFO
cjandstuff
We literally can't update. Corporate pencil pushers mandated we use nVidia Quattro graphics cards that are not even supported by Adobe. They need custom drivers for every update.
JustTryingToLiveLife
My adobe photoshop out of nowhere wont work properly, just keeps giving me error messages when i try to open it, sometimes saying ânot enough memoryâ in the error even though i got 32 gbs of ramâŚ..
ArizonaIceTea77
Sounds like your scratch disks are full. It's some sort of temporary storage that Photoshop utilizes. This might help - https://www.avast.com/c-clear-photoshop-scratch-disk-mac#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Cscratch%20disk%20full%E2%80%9D%20error%20usually%20happens%20because%20of%20a,the%20program%20from%20working%20properly.
Ekaris9
Thank you, Task manager. We love you.
MonsoonPoultryHospital
My IT Admin has disabled Task Manager and I am still mad about it.
maeta
What?! *LE GASP*
ChelChehalem
Today's lesson - Adobe turned Acrobat to shit along with the rest of their products. Use Foxit or another free/cheap PDF reader/editor. There are better art programs than PS too. Practically every Adobe product has a superior free or cheap version.
manulofdoom
Didn't foxit become full of ad bloat at some point? I recommend Sumatra, it's open source, too
ChelChehalem
thanks for the suggestion! I'll check it out.
IRSmrt
Who did this? I like the cut of their jib
Zetor
I don't miss this. And AFAIK, it's only getting worse.
CrushBug
Sumatra PDF for life!
sadurdaynight
I was an avid fan, but web browsers do a "good enough" job of showing PDF's that I uninstalled it. I'll probably regret it at some point.
Mithi
frenofafren
Windows XP tho.
OhIfIMust
I liked XPâŚ
xizar
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-driver-blocks-software-from-changing-default-web-browser/ XP is better.
svon1
still using it from time to time .... its heaven compared to the modern trash they call modern operating systems ....
RainierCamino
Last company I worked for still had a bunch of industrial machinery running off XP. Easy, simple, shit just worked with no issues. Now I'm dealing with a couple dozen HMI's that for some reason are connected to the internet and run off Windows 10. Every fucking update they push fucks our shit up.
Cindex1337
So take them off of the internet. There's a way.
Alternatively, run a VM that only has a shared folder to the host instead of internet (for if you need some sort of downloads or updates) so it's not exposed.
There's always a way.
RainierCamino
Oh man, that's a decision way above my paygrade unfortunately. The machine/conveyor/sorter supplier has a contract requiring them to meet certain numbers for fuck, the next several years I think. So they wanted live access to all their equipment. The manager who signed off on this of course got promoted and probably makes 2-3x what I get to keep it running
Ryebread91
Even just as a home user I loved xp. Like you said everything just worked and felt so intuitive and simple to figure out.
RainierCamino
Right? It makes me feel like an old man but that was the peak OS.
Nykidemus
Microsoft realized that XP had basically all the features anyone would ever need in an OS, so now instead they compete via adware.
AyrA
To be fair, Windows 7 was a decent successor
svon1
yeah because Vista was such a disaster that Bill Gates came back and made a WinXP 2.0 this time with spyware and that was called 7 .....
Cindex1337
You just be too young for it, 2000 was vastly superior. Windows 7 is a bloated XP (we're skipping Vista). Windows XP is a bloated Windows 2000. Seriously, it was absolutely insane trying to run XP on a 2000 PC, and it did the exact same shit. Same fuckin kernel too. The only reason people had to move is because Microsoft forced them to.
2000 > XP > 98SE > 95 > 7 > 10 > 11 > Vista/8/ME.
Did you know the majority of Microsoft servers run Linux? Even they know they suck!
Ryebread91
God. I boot my of and it's just constant "hey, check this out" "hey, what about this" "hey!". I miss when consoles and PCs were just individual machines for the user instead of just force-feeding ads and programs at us.
Nykidemus
yeah. You can make 10/11 tolerable if you get into the registry and start ripping that shit out at the root, but it requires a fair bit of know-how. It's very very gross. If I could get more games that supported linux I'd be running that.There are more than there used to be, but it's still pretty patchy
Ryebread91
I know just enough PC stuff to end up fucking it up. But it just sucks that we have to have that know how to do it. I give it a few years before cars start giving us ads.
OozingRabbit
The only way I can close/quit Indesign and Illustrator, is by force quitting them. Don't know what it is, but even after getting a brand new macbook pro, the issue persist. At least I don't have the same problem with Photoshop and After effects...for now.
Tursur
and dont forget to turn off the new adobe ai features :D
https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1avpv2x/adobe_acrobat_generative_ai_how_to_permanently/
cousteau
The only reason I have Adobe Reader installed is to sign documents with a digital certificate, otherwise I'd use a browser or get Evince or the like. In fact, I wonder if Evince can sign documents...
FlareYes
Haven't tried it myself, but my Firefox literally popped up a week ago saying it now has that ability.
cousteau
Oh? I need to check that. (Although Firefox has some bugs with PDF forms; last I tried it wouldn't let me fill in the year in a form because it had to be "< 0")
Brainzaps
I really hated the CC suite.. it is a real bitch for managed mass deployment installations/updates⌠even when you use adobes official admin management tools.. Error-handling was mostly running adobe cc cleaner in background, deleting specific registry entries which wouldnât be âcleanedâ be the cleaner tool, deleting files and âfreshlyâ install the CC suite but now the updated version. Pain in the ass to write a automation script considering all the error possibilities, such a waste of time..
HungaJungaESQ
Man. Glad I'm not the only one. We have around 4k machines using various tools within CC Suite, and every time there's an update it becomes a full time job to get them all on track. Not to mention dev cycles being locked to versions some times so we can't update _all_ machines. We just kind of end meetings with "And of course Adobe is vulnerable" and everyone groans and bitches.
RaspK
The Amen of all people using modern Adobe software. I remember that everybody who is using Premiere is invariably certain there will be an X number of times it will crash while they are editing a video.
Uskaanax
Chocolatey for the win.
Bridgiebird
Is that what I was experiencing? I was making a catalog for someone and using a script to resize and rename files quickly and suddenly, I had no more memory to run scripts anymore. And when I tried to figure out how to clean out space adobe was not helpful at all in helping me figure out my issue
Z0op
The way that cc suite hogs resources for html-based help screens everywhere that wasnt asked for, and also tends to hang a lot
*photoshop is not responding* âtask manager!â -âyes boss?â - âthat one!â -> cephtmlengine
*photoshop responds again*
thank you
Richarmeleon
Sounds like you need a working image in a discard-all-changes sandbox.
Brainzaps
Oh I had my VM sandboxes for test and scripting purposes. First getting reports about the different versions installed on the managed clients then testing update cycles based on this given versions. CC suite was just the buggiest software I have ever worked with for deployment scenarios⌠even *ukkh* McAfee EPO Client for encryption & Antivirus wasnât that trashyâŚ
Isorikk
They've had an enterprise MSI installer that you can distribute with active directory for at least a decade...
Brainzaps
Yes. And some neat settings in this MSI you could activate via Orca Transform file, it would had been glorious if adobe official settings like ânon-privileged auto update clientâ, would have worked like mentioned in the admin guides. Only the option ânon-privileged adobe package installationâ worked, meaning that when the CC Suite was installed, the User could install all the programs for his subscription themselves without needing admin⌠the pain *was* the update cycle management of the suite
RaspK
The best part about the CC suite is that it gives you all the options: CS4, CS3, just pick one, any OTHER SUITE, as long it's not CC!!
motherfluffer
Dude my work recently got this, Acrobat signed me out⌠and I didnât realize it, then instead of asking me to sign in again it just said my subscription had expired and I needed to buy a new one.
Brainzaps
Yeah, happened a lot in my old company. I *believe* deleting Adobe CC files in %appdata% and %localappdata% was a workaround. This deletes user based settings aka account history and so on and recreates a âfreshâ CC login scenario. It had cashed your expired subscription without updating information about new subscription and wonât let you in⌠even though given account had assigned subscription/licenses in Adobe Admin Center.. funny to work with: issues & errors totally absurd
motherfluffer
Oooooh I might try that!
AsocialOddDuck
Had to work with AUSST for awhile... I feel your pain đ
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PriscillaTheMoonDaemon
dont blame autism for the problems neurotypicals created
shuttlecockinakumquat
We just didn't even bother trying. If you needed to use it, you better know how to manage it yourself. Just wasn't worth the hassle to try to deal with it and it was just easier to have "gurus" in departments that used it.
Brainzaps
Security and ISO compliance prohibits widespread admin privilege .. my company removed every admin privilege outside the IT and even restricted domain admin usage.. no primary account had admin, and you only had selected privilege for your specific environment.. and I was the software deployment management guy trying to bypass restrictions if needed on the pc clients, like file/folder access or background update service privilege dependencies if that gave âmeâ the possibility to autoupdate..
ZachariasWolfe
..I fucking wish our IT department had that mindset with our CAD software. Before we got bought out I had top level admin privileges. After months of work they figured out how to set up a deployment on Software Center so us peons without even local admin rights could install software without them. Since then, two major patches have come out, the first of which is literally required for me to do my job. But the updates aren't on Software Center, so we have to get IT for those anyway.
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MADchemEE
theduckening
pirated it when I was a student. When I finally reached a point to buy a copy legit... oh look it's a subscription model now. So things didn't change.
teberoth
I need a clip of just the "task manager!" To the shotgun blast..for reasons...
LegoDarthVaderInAnUglySweater
I need â force quitâ engraved on the side of a 20 pound sledgehammer!
SPQAAE
When you try to end a process that keeps moving in the list
bROkeNsHIfT
Pro tip: Hold down the CTRL key. It will stop the moving around.
CarlBassett
Since we're talking about Windows...... You can save the video by right clicking on it. Then if you open it with the Windows Photos app there is a button that lets you trim the video to any start and end point you want and save it.
VodkaReindeer
You mean I didn't have to use microsoft clipchamp for this :(
StormCrowMith
For a little while when i was playing a game (cyberpunk) and it froze, i discovered that opening the task manager "fixed" the freeze on the game, i started keeping it open so i could play peacefully for a while. This is how i imagined task manager to be.
RadiDaddy
Here ya go.
BenderSaysNeat
teberoth
Perfect
Akurei00
*Yoink*
Donoiw
KarateCanine
/a/24XrlnY
darren535
Whydidichoosethisname
PlaceHolderTitle
WanPannnnnnnnnnnnch
RicheTheBuddha
You, sir, a scholar and a gentleman
lncorrectGrammerNazi
OmnesMundiLardum
I need the "nuke it" bit as well
Fn0rd
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
Can you make a "MODS!!" version?
RadiDaddy
Sorry for the delay. Enjoy.
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
Awesome. Thank you.
b00sk0r
JohnThatcher
Yoink!
dorenavant
You da real MVP!
Fuckweasel
Agatsu74
You the real MVP
ChazzK
dinosaurzoologist
Malkozaine
That is amazing
powerrangerpl
Yoink! +1
gregthewalrus
You are a gentleman and a scholar. Have a blessed day
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
PineappleLoopsBrOether
Jamerperson
RadiDaddy
Thatâs why I donât try to put my name or a watermark on stuff I make. I just enjoy a warm glow of satisfaction when I see them used in the wild.
Dogman1227
There's a difference if it's something you did for fun, and the others are using it for free and not making money off it. When someone is profiting off your work is when it's wrong, especially when it's your livelihood.
PineappleLoopsBrOether
This is the way
squishybaker
This is why I refuse to pay for adobe products. It's shit but somehow has everyone by the balls.
miskatonichiker
My employer has me using nitro pro. Itâs ok.
flavivsaetivs
PDF X-Change editor. IIRC you donate like 15 dollars once and that's it, and you can OCR pagers.
montyman185
They patented a bunch of features so no one can properly compete
JimFromMarketing
PDF-X change? Foxit? Sumatra?
You might be talking about boutique features but for 99% of people Acrobat is completely unnecessary. Old people use it, that's about it
montyman185
Adobe, not acrobat specifically, though they probably have patents for something there as well
Rhythmaster
Isnt this most of our tech though? I fuckin hate Microsoft but I'm not gonna use linux or macs OS, I'm stuck with windows. Now it has a giant ads and news "what's trending" page that is triggered by a mouse rollover, RIGHT NEXT TO THE START BUTTON and search bar. That shit always popping up and I will never ever need it. Can it be disabled? Fuck no.
Cindex1337
O&O Shutup10/11. Yes, you can kill it all.
Fuck Macs, no argument.
Linux can be a pain sometimes, but it's come SO far that most of the time it's just as easy. Give it another 5 years and it'll blow Windows out of the water. I mean it already does in most areas, but between the community and Valve improving things it won't be long before it's a simple replacement.
Rhythmaster
All my friends, events, buy and sell, text messaging is on garbage Facebook, but what else is there? A few friends are on signal, some are on WhatsApp, few more on telegram but almost everyone is on facebook, so that's way more convenient but holy shit is that platform garbage now, 78% sponsored and "suggested for you" nazi comics and anti science conspiracies. If I want to argue and link to a science or news article, I'm not allowed to??? Like it blocks news sites now. Its fucked.
Rhythmaster
"Its shit but has everyone by the balls" is like... most commonly used programs/platforms these days
toddthewraith
Oracle, Citrix, Adobe, and ESRI seem to have a stranglehold on shit products that cause chaos in the office.
Cindex1337
I'm not very familiar with ESRI (after googling them, not in my customers' wheelhouse in general) but the other three... Dear God.
Oracle runs on hate, the only reason they're alive is because of idiots doing idiot things.
Citrix is this random hodgepodge of "it'll work for 20 years" and "it'll work for 20 minutes". They have no product better than competitors either. Just, how?
Adobe is like a psychic. You really think you need them, but any asshole could do the same thing for free.
itstzarina
We wanted Canva pro for our teaching uses. They got us the adobe knock off :/
itstzarina
I guess it's better than nothing but I'm still mad
MelfsAcidArrow
Canva just bought Serif/Affinity so itâs going to get a lot of new stuff in the future, I bet.
MelfsAcidArrow
Canva Pro is free for teachers (according to my wife, a teacher)
itstzarina
I'll have to look into that. Thanks!
VonBallsHausen
Look up the term âlocker boxingâ on urban dictionary
TELunus
How about... no
PandAnomoly
...why?
diagno
So he can appear knowledgeable but pass off the work to you.
Crowlands
Bugger that: It means boxing done by hockey players in the locker room, while wearing some of their pads. A lot of shots to the head, meaning it's also known as "Buckets" or "Helmet fight".
What in the everliving fuck that has to do with the first comment, I have no idea.
VonBallsHausen
If you had looked up the term youâd see itâs a balls joke