Microsoft wants you to have a Windows 7 launch party - Page 3

glatt · 10-27-2009, 03:23 PM

I had Photoshop 3.0 for Mac years ago. Paid full price for a legal copy of that bad boy. Three computers and operating systems later, I switched to GIMP and am loving it. It's got different controls, and takes a while to get used to the new interface, but it has basically all the same things Photoshop had. Very powerful, and free.

Pie · 10-27-2009, 03:38 PM

Yeah, I like The Gimp. My father had a full license for PS and DW, so I'm mostly keeping them out of a sense of continuity.

Somehow, I couldn't hold on to the really important things -- like where is the original artwork for the site logo? Sucks that the only version I can manipulate is a moderate resolution jpeg.
And. . . I couldn't hold on to him. For the first few months it seemed like the bizarrest thing that I couldn't just send him an email when I had a question about his site.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-28-2009, 12:01 AM

How do I go about doing a "clean install", rather than an upgrade or repair?

Beest · 10-28-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

How do I go about doing a "clean install", rather than an upgrade or repair?

So, I'm still not seeing why I or anyone would need to sidegrade to windows 7, even from XP .

Perry Winkle · 10-28-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Beest

So, I'm still not seeing why I or anyone would need to sidegrade to windows 7, even from XP .

There isn't any reason for most people.

Some people that got stuck with Vista get free upgrades to Windows 7. In that case it is worth it.

ZenGum · 10-28-2009, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Pie

Yeah, I like The Gimp.

User title?

Undertoad · 10-28-2009, 08:24 AM

xoB, it's pretty much just boot the install CD and follow the instructions, but here is the best page that explains the steps. The only tricky bit, I think, is the partitioning bit, but (I happen to know) since you are reinstalling, you can select NTFS Quick format and get good results. It will delete everything and start fresh.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-28-2009, 10:15 AM

Yeah, on Barb's PC hopefully it can repair or replace.
But when mine puked awhile ago, it wouldn't repair and ended up with a new set up on a partitioned C drive. That takes up room and slows the start up, plus when AVG or Malwarebytes is doing a C scan, it takes a lot longer scanning a lot of unused crap. Because I don't know jack shit, I'm leery of going to the C drive and deleting stuff.

Pie · 10-28-2009, 02:17 PM

Well, it seems a lot faster. It's certainly prettier. There are a lot of built-in gizmos to smooth the user experience.

Oh, and Windows XP will cease to be supported by Microsoft on June 30, 2010.

glatt · 11-04-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

Oh, and Windows XP will cease to be supported by Microsoft on June 30, 2010.

I just saw this. Those fuckers. That's only 9 months from now, and XP is still by far the number one operating system in the world. It's not like they are getting rid of some old unused system.

Flint · 11-04-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

Oh, and Windows XP will cease to be supported by Microsoft on June 30, 2010.

I don't believe these announcements. Remember when they said they were going to stop selling XP in June, 2008?

Pie · 10-28-2009, 02:45 PM

The only reason I'm reluctant to do a full wipe of that laptop is that it was my Dad's, the one he was using during his transplant last year. I keep expecting to stumble upon one last document, or an email, or something that will give me two more minutes of his time...

We do have a doubly-redundant full bare-metal backup of the laptop, so I know I'm being silly. The other option would be to buy a $70 hdd and cache the old one (as SD suggests).

Cicero · 10-28-2009, 11:20 PM

This video finally talked me into a mac.

dar512 · 11-03-2009, 09:03 AM

This made me chuckle:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/10/30/

Sundae · 11-03-2009, 09:52 AM

Oh, guys?
After all this it turns out Windows 7 was a British invention. Yay! Up the Brits!
Sorry if you don't like it (the invention) but then maybe Microsoft shouldn't have listened to a bird in the back of a taxi.

Crystal? Not a common name here.
Still, I'm impressed at her perspicacity. And tenacity! After all, even getting through to the helpdesk is tricky.

Although a little worried she's not been more universally acknowledged. OMG! You don't think they've killed her to protect the patent?! Well, either that or they're LYING in the advert!

Either way I am changing my view of Uncle Gates

10-27-2009, 03:38 PM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Yeah, I like The Gimp. My father had a full license for PS and DW, so I'm mostly keeping them out of a sense of continuity. Somehow, I couldn't hold on to the really important things -- like where is the original artwork for the site logo? Sucks that the only version I can manipulate is a moderate resolution jpeg. And. . . I couldn't hold on to him. For the first few months it seemed like the bizarrest thing that I couldn't just send him an email when I had a question about his site. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-28-2009, 12:01 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How do I go about doing a "clean install", rather than an upgrade or repair? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-28-2009, 10:15 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, on Barb's PC hopefully it can repair or replace. But when mine puked awhile ago, it wouldn't repair and ended up with a new set up on a partitioned C drive. That takes up room and slows the start up, plus when AVG or Malwarebytes is doing a C scan, it takes a lot longer scanning a lot of unused crap. Because I don't know jack shit, I'm leery of going to the C drive and deleting stuff. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-28-2009, 02:17 PM	#9
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Well, it seems a lot faster. It's certainly prettier. There are a lot of built-in gizmos to smooth the user experience. Oh, and Windows XP will cease to be supported by Microsoft on June 30, 2010. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-28-2009, 02:45 PM	#12
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	The only reason I'm reluctant to do a full wipe of that laptop is that it was my Dad's, the one he was using during his transplant last year. I keep expecting to stumble upon one last document, or an email, or something that will give me two more minutes of his time... We do have a doubly-redundant full bare-metal backup of the laptop, so I know I'm being silly. The other option would be to buy a $70 hdd and cache the old one (as SD suggests). __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-27-2009, 03:23 PM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I had Photoshop 3.0 for Mac years ago. Paid full price for a legal copy of that bad boy. Three computers and operating systems later, I switched to GIMP and am loving it. It's got different controls, and takes a while to get used to the new interface, but it has basically all the same things Photoshop had. Very powerful, and free.

10-28-2009, 08:24 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	xoB, it's pretty much just boot the install CD and follow the instructions, but here is the best page that explains the steps. The only tricky bit, I think, is the partitioning bit, but (I happen to know) since you are reinstalling, you can select NTFS Quick format and get good results. It will delete everything and start fresh.

10-28-2009, 11:20 PM	#13
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	This video finally talked me into a mac. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

11-03-2009, 09:03 AM	#14
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	This made me chuckle: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/10/30/ __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-03-2009, 09:52 AM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh, guys? After all this it turns out Windows 7 was a British invention. Yay! Up the Brits! Sorry if you don't like it (the invention) but then maybe Microsoft shouldn't have listened to a bird in the back of a taxi. Crystal? Not a common name here. Still, I'm impressed at her perspicacity. And tenacity! After all, even getting through to the helpdesk is tricky. Although a little worried she's not been more universally acknowledged. OMG! You don't think they've killed her to protect the patent?! Well, either that or they're LYING in the advert! Either way I am changing my view of Uncle Gates __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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