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    New Alien Autopsy

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by paradigm, May 25, 2013.

  1. paradigm

    paradigm Notebook Deity

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    Fellow NBR users from the AW clan

    has anyone noticed the new Alien AUtopsy interface,
    ?bleh maybe or a blatant win8 tile interface

    you be the judge

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  2. IKAS V

    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    Man I hope you can still or Win Vista on this next gen, not a fan of Win 8.
     
  3. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    Wait, OMG, PLEASE not more white background crap! Why?

    So, what you are telling me is if I answer "yes" to this update (see screen shot in spoiler) I am going to have a crappy white Mac-ish UI when it is done updating? And no fancy alien head? That really sucks.

    I actually like my tweaked Windows 8 better than Windows 7, but the default UI and color schemes that it ships with are simply horrid... looks like trash by default. What on earth are these people from Redmond with a lousy flare for aesthetics doing messing up our stuff? Somebody fire them, please. Put some intelligent folks in charge of driving new PC trends.

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    Edit: just answered my own question. NAY!!! This is no bueno. And, there is no way to change the color scheme of the UI. Somebody needs to talk to the person that approved this. We need another update to put it back the way it was before. (Or, add for user customization of the color scheme for it.)
    YUCK! [​IMG]

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    I suppose we can expect a similar nasty UI update for AlienRespawn unless someone gets a clue. For now, mine is still the sleek looking black with alien head.

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  4. MrProdigy

    MrProdigy Notebook Consultant

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    I absolutely hate the new look...the white background is just revolting.
     
  5. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Looks like someone over at AW has a Windows 8 obsession....bad move guys. Just plain bad....there are SOME users who still prefer Windows 7 over the "hip and trendy" (cough, cough ;)) Win 8 GUI.
     
  6. Blossom81

    Blossom81 Notebook Consultant

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    My latest AlienAutopsy has stopped working. It won't even open when I double click now I've not changed anything stupid thing

    EDIT: Nevermind its working now :confused:
     
  7. DumbDumb

    DumbDumb Alienware !Wish money wasn't the problem.

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    got one for windows 7? I need a link lol and not white crap
     
  8. vortex127

    vortex127 Notebook Consultant

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  9. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    No, that's the only choice. I uninstalled it because I didn't like the white Windows 8 Metro themed look the new version was sporting. It was too ugly to tolerate.
     
  10. DumbDumb

    DumbDumb Alienware !Wish money wasn't the problem.

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    the new killer driver is the same way.. but it is at least not as ugly..
     
  11. FrozenSolid

    FrozenSolid Notebook Evangelist

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    At the risk of pointing out to everyone what a noob I am ........... What is Alien Autopsy?
     
  12. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    It is a handy Alienware-branded version of PC-Doctor, with some added functionality. It does a nice job of testing things and it is a nifty if not seldom needed utility. On Dell systems it is called Dell PC Checkup.

    In addition to diagnostic tools, the interface shows your service tag and warranty information, has links to the drivers and downloads, owner's manual, etc.

    Link: Alien Autopsy | Dell US
     
  13. FrozenSolid

    FrozenSolid Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks Mr. Fox. I couldn't find any reference to it on the Dell Australia site and all my installations disks are in Russian :) It might be there but I wouldn't know :D
     
  14. paradigm

    paradigm Notebook Deity

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    Yeh mate, if you go on the link there you might get an option to download for the Asia pacific region and Australia, though there is no difference between either of the sites
     
  15. FrozenSolid

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    Downloaded it from the link provided by Mr Fox. Thanks guys and / or girls :)