This company is unreal. They released yet another version of StreamFab only to advertise about another new module WOWOW instead of trying to fix Netflix. So sad. They obviously don't care. I don't even know what to say or think anymore. Everyone should just forget about this company and go to the competition (AnyStream) as they are actually trying to work on fixing their software and are making it better.

OK, no porn module? Too bad. They're tinkering with the website. The change log is no longer so prominent...They're selling the software weekly now :-)

OK, no porn module? Too bad. They're tinkering with the website. The change log is no longer so prominent...They're selling the software weekly now :-)Sebastian001Previously, they said they would fix the DRM MPD Downloader before May 31st, but I just tested 6179 and it still hasn't been fixed, so I think what the official said is all lies. When I asked them how long it will take and if it will take another four months, they said they don't know, haha!:rolleyes:

I just tested 6179 and it still hasn't been fixed, so I think what the official said is all lies. hizbfLies, you say? I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that you would insinuate such a thing. :rolleyes: /s

I'm on the same page with all of you. I have to say I'm quite disappointed. I've gone out of the way and defended this software against competitors and recruited others over the past few years. This software served me very well while it worked. It was my main go-to over all of the others, mainly anystream. Using anystream wasn't too often, but only in the rare case I had an issue with streamfab. It's like a big slap in the face to all of us. From the way they keep ignoring all the main modules that are still broke, to the complete disrespect and dismissal of Cats4U & jpp72. I too, am still flooded with almost daily spam to purchase DVDFab products to "download" from streaming sites. Each one I get makes me angrier as time passes, knowing they haven't been addressing important fixes but yet advertise a working product. I'm about to jump ship, but a little part of me is still holding on hoping for something soon. It's either shame on them or shame on me... we'll see over the coming weeks. Hopefully they come through for us.I know I'm not the only one here who has invested time in helping this company in one way or another. As a matter of fact, quite a few of you too, have gone above and beyond. I see you. I've seen you over the past few years. Just know that I appreciate all of you that have put in time helping these guys out only to seemingly now be slapped in the face.

I also have been pro StreamFab since the DRM change, told myself that the interim solution with screen recording is good, left my posts regarding this in the forum. But all the updates since, the introduction of new modules as well as not giving any hint about progress made in regard to DRM made me evaluate the the competitor's solution. Sure, SF is far more comfortable to use (provided it woud work) and I really do miss things like the free choice of the video bitrate to download, but I CAN stream record! even if it is "only" in the maximum possible quality. And YES, I got everything downloaded (not screen recorded) I wanted to download, and it worked 100% (can only speak for Amazon channels). I got my bitcoin wallet, which was very easy, and I got it stocked up, ready to buy my 2 year license from your competitor.

With this latest release with zero fixes for the major streamers and the added insult of yet another module I uninstalled ALL the versions of SF I had in stalled. It took me over an HOUR to remove all the little turds SF crapped all over the registry. I won't waste another minute on this garbage until the release notes indicate all DRM issues have been resolved. Pretty sure that is not going to happen so I damn sure won't be holding my breath. Just another Chibson on eBay.

With this latest release with zero fixes for the major streamers and the added insult of yet another module I uninstalled ALL the versions of SF I had in stalled. It took me over an HOUR to remove all the little turds SF crapped all over the registry. I won't waste another minute on this garbage until the release notes indicate all DRM issues have been resolved. Pretty sure that is not going to happen so I damn sure won't be holding my breath. Just another Chibson on eBay.NewMelleI just asked streamfab's customer service and he said, "I'm very sorry, only in version 6179 did we fix wowow (original MPD), and other websites are still being processed.". But in the update history of 6179, it is written as: New: Introduced the WOWOW Downloader module to download WOWOW videos as 720p with AAC 2.0 audio. Interestingly, a newly developed downloader is officially said to have just been fixed!:rolleyes:

I also gave up on StreamFab and went and purchased AnyStream+, it works great for all my primary download sites. The only thing I come back periodically (rarely) and use StreamFab for is something only available freely on Pluto! or Roku. I even stopped using DVDFab in favor of MakeMKV. I'm just not interested in supporting this company anymore.

I also gave up on StreamFab and went and purchased AnyStream+, it works great for all my primary download sites. The only thing I come back periodically (rarely) and use StreamFab for is something only available freely on Pluto! or Roku. I even stopped using DVDFab in favor of MakeMKV. I'm just not interested in supporting this company anymore.smithbradDoes AnyStream+ support Discovery+ and ESPN+?I used to love Streamfab, but I'm considering giving up on it. It's broken, and owners are more concerned about fast money-grab somewhere else than fixing the issues on the already existing Modules.

This Company and their software

NewMelle

Holy shit i forgot about OS/2! I am so old. I actually liked OS/2 Warp :)

What truly makes me feel old is when i moved last time, i found a hole puncher for 3.5" Floppy Disks. It would turn a 720k Floppy into a 1.44MB and i was so excited!
10 CLS
20 PRINT "I am so smart!"
30 GOTO 20
jpp72

Let's not forget "Hello World!"

Did the same with 5-1/4" floppies myself for the Commodore. I just gave it away in January when we moved along with the original monitor, 1200 baud modem, floppy drive, single button joystick and about 500 disks. It was with that very system I first surfed the web dialing into a friend's Amiga tied to UMSL.

load $
load term
ATDT
etc.

Old fart, guilty as charged. :) I really liked DESQView and I used it for a two line BBS as well.

I remember a day long before this Plug-N-Play when you had to set the IRQ, DMA and base address for an adapter with a multitude of jumpers in a complex array and no IRQ, DMA or base address could be shared among adapters. Same with motherboards that supported more than one CPU. Jumper city. AND you had to configure the text files autoexec.bat and config.sys (with LOADHIGH). Kids these days slap a PC together in an hour and think "I'm so tech savvy!" :rolleyes:

Streaky

We lived in the same world. You're an old fart, too, I see. Those were the days. Windows was useless until Windows 386. DESQView was the way to go. I used it briefly for a multi-line BBS until I switched to TBBS which was natively multi-line. Windows 95 was a joke compared to OS/2. I never went beyond OS/2 Warp 3. I switched to Windows NT and have been with them pretty much every alternate version since. I'm running Win10. Screw Windows 11. When Windows 12 comes out, I'll wait a year and then think about getting it.

Cats4U

I still look back on DOS with a great deal of affection...

slottedpig

Let's not forget "Hello World!"

Did the same with 5-1/4" floppies myself for the Commodore. I just gave it away in January when we moved along with the original monitor, 1200 baud modem, floppy drive, single button joystick and about 500 disks. It was with that very system I first surfed the web dialing into a friend's Amiga tied to UMSL.

load $
load term
ATDT
etc.

Old fart, guilty as charged. :) I really liked DESQView and I used it for a two line BBS as well.

I remember a day long before this Plug-N-Play when you had to set the IRQ, DMA and base address for an adapter with a multitude of jumpers in a complex array and no IRQ, DMA or base address could be shared among adapters. Same with motherboards that supported more than one CPU. Jumper city. AND you had to configure the text files autoexec.bat and config.sys (with LOADHIGH). Kids these days slap a PC together in an hour and think "I'm so tech savvy!" :rolleyes:
NewMelle

I might be second generation IT but i remember the IRQ days as well, and trying to find drivers for stuff that didnt have one was like pulling teeth. You had to install the driver first and then shutdown, install the hardware, set the irq in the cmos, and then boot into windows. Those were the days for me though. The kids these days dont know how easy they have it, single button click instant gratification. Anyone remember logowriter on the apple II gs? The turtle draws a circle and then essentially craps the color of your choosing into it, did more then that but thats my fondest memory of it using it in school. Good times.

travelar

I might be second generation IT but i remember the IRQ days as well, and trying to find drivers for stuff that didnt have one was like pulling teeth. You had to install the driver first and then shutdown, install the hardware, set the irq in the cmos, and then boot into windows. Those were the days for me though. The kids these days dont know how easy they have it, single button click instant gratification. Anyone remember logowriter on the apple II gs? The turtle draws a circle and then essentially craps the color of your choosing into it, did more then that but thats my fondest memory of it using it in school. Good times.
slottedpig

You've brought back so much trauma. Don't forget, the internet wasn't a thing. There was no Google to help you. I do however have a fondness for Logo the turtle. Thanks for bringing some joy to my day.

jpp72

You've brought back so much trauma. Don't forget, the internet wasn't a thing. There was no Google to help you. I do however have a fondness for Logo the turtle. Thanks for bringing some joy to my day.
travelar

Alta Vista? Lycos? Excite? Ask Jeeves? My go to was Northern Light. I thought it was so good! :cool:

artsunlimited

We lived in the same world. You're an old fart, too, I see. Those were the days. Windows was useless until Windows 386. DESQView was the way to go. I used it briefly for a multi-line BBS until I switched to TBBS which was natively multi-line. Windows 95 was a joke compared to OS/2. I never went beyond OS/2 Warp 3. I switched to Windows NT and have been with them pretty much every alternate version since. I'm running Win10. Screw Windows 11. When Windows 12 comes out, I'll wait a year and then think about getting it.

Cats4U

I fell so much better now - I thought I was alone in the "every alternate version of Windows is to be avoided at all costs" assessment. I despise Windows 11 and will keep running 10 as long as humanly possible.

travelar

Alta Vista? Lycos? Excite? Ask Jeeves? My go to was Northern Light. I thought it was so good! :cool:
jpp72

Astalavista was where it was at. Followed by my four binders of Microsoft Technet CDs.

From Wikipedia:
astalavista.box.sk was founded in 1994 as one of the first for information. In practice it turned out to be used as a search engine for , software for , and different and .

KidJoe

Holy shit i forgot about OS/2! I am so old. I actually liked OS/2 Warp :)

What truly makes me feel old is when i moved last time, i found a hole puncher for 3.5" Floppy Disks. It would turn a 720k Floppy into a 1.44MB and i was so excited!
10 CLS
20 PRINT "I am so smart!"
30 GOTO 20
jpp72

I was working for IBM when OS/2 2.0 was in Beta. We used to download the internal betas as they dropped and installed them on our home PCs. I still have some of those 3.5" floppies in the basement. I also have my OS/2 Warp copy that IBM gave employees for home use when that came out. :cool: Fun times!!

I used to run it, 95%, only flipping to Windows when I needed to use my HP Scanner because there were no OS/2 drivers for it. :mad:

jpp72

I fell so much better now - I thought I was alone in the "every alternate version of Windows is to be avoided at all costs" assessment. I despise Windows 11 and will keep running 10 as long as humanly possible.
artsunlimited

Windows 95 OSR2 :)
Windows 98 :confused:
Windows 98 SE :)
Windows Me :(
Windows XP SP2 :)
Windows Vista :(
Windows 7 :D
Windows 8/8.1 :(
Windows 10 :D

Now like you guys, i despised Windows 11 at first. But now, i prefer it over Windows 10 :eek::eek::eek::eek:

I never thought i'd say that but here i am. To be fair, i didn't like Windows 10 when it first came out and i was still on Windows 7 for ages after that.

I currently have it on all my PCs and Laptops but am still on Windows 10 for my 4 servers. They don't have the TPM (well 1 does) but there are ways of installing Windows 11 without the TPM. I will still keep Win10 on the servers until the motherboards die and by that time, Win10 security updates will no longer be available so we'll see what OS i prefer.

Two of my laptops are 2-in-1 so installing WSABuilds on them is a must for me. I also tell all my friends to do so. You don't need a 2-in-1 or even Win11 for it (Although i like it better on Win11 than Win10) but having a Windows laptop that becomes a 14+ inch Android tablet is amazing. I've actually had people on the plane ask me WTF this sorcery is :D

KidJoe

We lived in the same world. You're an old fart, too, I see. Those were the days. Windows was useless until Windows 386. DESQView was the way to go. I used it briefly for a multi-line BBS until I switched to TBBS which was natively multi-line. Windows 95 was a joke compared to OS/2. I never went beyond OS/2 Warp 3. I switched to Windows NT and have been with them pretty much every alternate version since. I'm running Win10. Screw Windows 11. When Windows 12 comes out, I'll wait a year and then think about getting it.

Cats4U

Ahhh DesqView. QEmm386.sys. Its why I upgraded from a 286 to a 386sx so I could use QEMM to use the memory above 640k, and multi task, rather than task switch. Did you ever try DesqViewX? I played with it a little, but never really got comfortable with it.

BBS? Most of the ones I called used Wildcat. Fun times. Man i racked up phone bills for those long distances calls to BBS's back in the day!

I did use Compuserve, Genie and Prodigy.

And I did get started on a TRS-80 Mod 1... My first home computer was a Kaypro II that ran CP/M!! Ahh hex editing Wordstar config files to add the escape P commands for my Star Micronics and Epson dot matrix printers so I could print in bold, italics, double high, double wide, super script, subscript, etc.

Swapping EPROM chips to do a "bios upgrade"... yeah, no flash bios on my Adaptec 1520 ISA SCSI adapters :D

Those were the days...

NewMelle

I fell so much better now - I thought I was alone in the "every alternate version of Windows is to be avoided at all costs" assessment. I despise Windows 11 and will keep running 10 as long as humanly possible.
artsunlimited

Win 1.02 bluescreen before there were bluescreens, Win 2.x a.k.a. 286 a.k.a. 386 better, Win 3.xx this is new it works, Win 3.11 for Workgroups rock solid, Win95 even better, Win98 SE same song different dance, Win ME vomit, Win XP rock solid, Win 2000 great for business, Win NT 3.5 server/workstation built like a tank, Win NT 4.0 server/workstation built like two tanks, Win Vista more vomit, Win 7 what XP should have been so I forgive you for Vista, Win8 WTF!?!?, Win8.1 not helping, Win10 gimme all your data in a flat pastel world and I'm still pissed about 8.x, Win11 macintrash.

I know I missed a few but those stick out in my mind.

jpp72

BBS? Most of the ones I called used Wildcat. Fun times. Man i racked up phone bills for those long distances calls to BBS's back in the day!
KidJoe

My screen:

Welcome to the USA/Fairlight BBS. We are running Telegard but will switch to Renegade next month. We will be ÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙ æãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæã ïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïù ĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂó ĆöáØåßÈí

My mom:

Jack!!! There's a weird noise on the phone!

Me:

MOOOOOOM! I TOLD YOU I'm using the phone for my computer!

artsunlimited

Win 1.02 bluescreen before there were bluescreens, Win 2.x a.k.a. 286 a.k.a. 386 better, Win 3.xx this is new it works, Win 3.11 for Workgroups rock solid, Win95 even better, Win98 SE same song different dance, Win ME vomit, Win XP rock solid, Win 2000 great for business, Win NT 3.5 server/workstation built like a tank, Win NT 4.0 server/workstation built like two tanks, Win Vista more vomit, Win 7 what XP should have been so I forgive you for Vista, Win8 WTF!?!?, Win8.1 not helping, Win10 gimme all your data in a flat pastel world and I'm still pissed about 8.x, Win11 macintrash.

I know I missed a few but those stick out in my mind.
NewMelle

LOL, I knew you'd give us the best, most humorous breakdown possible, since you were referring to Win11 as "McIntrash" (and it is) when you started posting here. This is spot on, apart from slagging Win10, which I really like and didn't abandon Win 7 for until I was forced to in 2020. No need for Google reviews or Yelp while you're around!

NewMelle

My screen:

Welcome to the USA/Fairlight BBS. We are running Telegard but will switch to Renegade next month. We will be ÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙ æãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæã ïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæã ïù ĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæãïùĂóĆöáØåßÈíÂÙæã ïùĂó ĆöáØåßÈí

My mom:

Jack!!! There's a weird noise on the phone!

Me:

MOOOOOOM! I TOLD YOU I'm using the phone for my computer!
jpp72

LMAO!!! I broke up with a gal for doing that. 95% downloaded and BAM, dropped! Not once, but twice!

NewMelle

LOL, I knew you'd give us the best, most humorous breakdown possible, since you were referring to Win11 as "McIntrash" (and it is) when you started posting here. This is spot on, apart from slagging Win10, which I really like and didn't abandon Win 7 for until I was forced to in 2020. No need for Google reviews or Yelp while you're around!
artsunlimited

I'd probably like Win10 if it wasn't so butt ugly and all the techy tweaks are buried 10 dialogs deep. They made it much easier for the average user but for power users it takes a lot of work to trim down and tweak. What can I say, I like Aero. Win10 to me looks like someone stuck Post-It notes and animated GIFs all over my screen and they keep changing color and flashing. God mode works still so that's a plus.

I had it where I used to work and trimmed it down and installed OpenShell and it was pretty darn stable after that.

Jaynator495

You guys are making me feel young, which isn't something I expected to happen. Lol

Sebastian001

I'd probably like Win10 if it wasn't so butt ugly and all the techy tweaks are buried 10 dialogs deep. They made it much easier for the average user but for power users it takes a lot of work to trim down and tweak. What can I say, I like Aero. Win10 to me looks like someone stuck Post-It notes and animated GIFs all over my screen and they keep changing color and flashing. God mode works still so that's a plus.

I had it where I used to work and trimmed it down and installed OpenShell and it was pretty darn stable after that.
NewMelle

You should update to Windows 11. Then you're in. :p

slottedpig

I have to be honest, chatting on this message board is bringing back as many memories as we are talking about. Absolutely one of the best internet conversations ive been involved in for years. Kudos. Heres a question, full disclosure im going to nerd out right here, does anyone have a running copy of each windows version from 3.11 through windows 10 in a VM with working sound and network? Asking for a friend :). Also unpopular opinion but windows ME one of my favorite OSes even though it ran like absolute dog crap and was broken more then it was working.

Cats4U

LMAO!!! I broke up with a gal for doing that. 95% downloaded and BAM, dropped! Not once, but twice!
NewMelle

You should have been using Zmodem. It allowed you to pick up where the communication ended. Ymodem might have done that as well, I forget, too long ago.

NewMelle

It wasn't that I couldn't resume. It was trying to get an open line, sometimes took days.

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