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10-17-2009, 03:35 PM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | Doesn't a clean install feel just great?
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I upgraded my HDD on my studio PC and had a few issues cloning the old drive, mainly because Dell had made some stupid hidden partition on the original drive for their totally useless "Home Media" thing.
So, clean install time. It took a few hours, but everything is up and working just tickety-boo. I'm actually glad I was forced into doing this, as what I have now is way better than just a clone of all the crap on the original drive.
Aaaah.... 
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10-17-2009, 03:45 PM
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Maker of HPF-Pre upright bass preamp | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | Yes, a clean install... of Linux.
Re-installing Windows is a PITA IMHO. It took hours of sitting through endless downloads of Windows updates, re-installing drivers, the whole nine yards. And my installer loads up my system with all sorts of adware that I then have to delete. |
10-17-2009, 03:48 PM
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10-17-2009, 03:50 PM
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Unofficialy endorsing EBMM, Avatar Speakers | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle (ish), WA | | | I ran Vista for two years without "needing" to reinstall for any reason.
I've been on 7 since Beta, and only re-installed when they release the RTM version to us on TechNet. |
10-17-2009, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray Salamon I ran Vista for two years without "needing" to reinstall for any reason.
I've been on 7 since Beta, and only re-installed when they release the RTM version to us on TechNet. | I have heard good things about 7. In your option how does it compare to XP? |
10-17-2009, 04:59 PM
|  | I fling carrots | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Make a left at the Taco Bell | | | I've been running 7 since April or so. I was the ultimate XP Pro fanboi... Now I'm the 7 fanboi. Assuming, of course, M$ doesn't screw it up for the retail release!!! |
10-17-2009, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RWP I have heard good things about 7. In your option how does it compare to XP? | No comparison. I didn't have any issues at all with Vista myself, so I never even think about XP myself anymore.
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Originally Posted by Eric Perry I've been running 7 since April or so. I was the ultimate XP Pro fanboi... Now I'm the 7 fanboi. Assuming, of course, M$ doesn't screw it up for the retail release!!! | They didn't  . |
10-17-2009, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric Perry I've been running 7 since April or so. I was the ultimate XP Pro fanboi... Now I'm the 7 fanboi. Assuming, of course, M$ doesn't screw it up for the retail release!!! | Cool, I'm in.  |
10-17-2009, 05:43 PM
| | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | On my main laptop, I've got Vista and it seems mostly just fine. Got an upgrade to W7 coming, though, mainly on the basis that if I don't do it now, I'll only need to do it later.
Having said that, on my other PC, used for music/recording/home studio purposes, it's still XP all the way, until I absolutely have to change. In that setup, the less resources the OS uses, the better, imo.
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10-17-2009, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by bassybill Having said that, on my other PC, used for music/recording/home studio purposes, it's still XP all the way, until I absolutely have to change. In that setup, the less resources the OS uses, the better, imo. | On this basis, 7 is supposed to be better than XP. I don't know how significant this will be. Plus, XP still works great today
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10-17-2009, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by fdeck Yes, a clean install... of Linux. | 
I have been running Windows 7 since April on my home PC.. Reinstalled multiple times (did a massive upgrade) and I have to say I am impressed.
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10-19-2009, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray Salamon They didn't . | Egggcellent!!! 
I just ordered my $30 copy of 7 Pro, courtesy of Microsoft's student discount thing. it was worth taking a post-grad class now just to snag the bargain! |
10-19-2009, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric Perry Egggcellent!!!
I just ordered my $30 copy of 7 Pro, courtesy of Microsoft's student discount thing. it was worth taking a post-grad class now just to snag the bargain! | Student? Are you Billy Madison now? 
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10-19-2009, 01:09 PM
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10-19-2009, 01:25 PM
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10-19-2009, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by GregC Student? Are you Billy Madison now? | I just passed 7th grade... Wish me luck!!!  |
10-19-2009, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by fdeck Yes, a clean install... of Linux.
Re-installing Windows is a PITA IMHO. It took hours of sitting through endless downloads of Windows updates, re-installing drivers, the whole nine yards. And my installer loads up my system with all sorts of adware that I then have to delete. | That's what you get for running XP, silly boy! XP owes you 7 years of updates, which it dutifully fetches.
I've been running Windows 7 since Januari, and the only issues I've had were with installs that insisted on checking the Windows or Internet Explorer version. Retail is pretty much without issues, except for Sony's strange way of implementing the special buttons on the keyboard. Had that working in the RC1, but I forgot what I installed, so now I'm SOL for the moment. I'm pretty confident that will work out once Sony releases W7-aware drivers.
I carry a bootable 32GB USB stick with W7 and all the apps I use. Clean install takes about two hours. Nothing much to it. But I'm the consummate geek, and I've got more laptops than reasonable... 
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10-19-2009, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bassybill ... just tickety-boo. | I had never heard this term until I began to deal with a company rep who's a british expat living in Toronto. Still makes me giggle every time he says it. |
10-19-2009, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by fdeck Re-installing Windows is a PITA IMHO. It took hours of sitting through endless downloads of Windows updates, re-installing drivers, the whole nine yards. And my installer loads up my system with all sorts of adware that I then have to delete. | Were you on dial-up using a PIII 266Mhz system?
I can reload the XP Pro OS on my laptop in about 90 minutes start to finish.
When I blew away the Vista on this new Gateway and installed the Windows 7 64 bit RTM (thank you Ray), it took maybe an hour tops.
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10-19-2009, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by MJ5150 Were you on dial-up using a PIII 266Mhz system?
I can reload the XP Pro OS on my laptop in about 90 minutes start to finish.
When I blew away the Vista on this new Gateway and installed the Windows 7 64 bit RTM (thank you Ray), it took maybe an hour tops.
-Mike | 90 minutes? What a slacker I can have it done in ~ 45 at tops.
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