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

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?

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.

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 .

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.

SteveDallas · 10-28-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

On all our XP machines, we chose to go with a clean OEM install of 7 on new partitions or harddrives. The one Vista laptop was 'upgraded', though I think we will wipe it and do a clean install as well.

Even as far back as moving from Winblows 3.1 to 95, I've found it's often asking for trouble to upgrade Windows in place. I always recommend staring from scratch whenever possible.

Bruce, one option is to buy a new hard drive and install the new OS on it. It's especially attractive if you've been thinking you could use the extra space anyway. But once you're up and running, you can copy all your files off your old disk (install it in the computer as a second drive, or buy an external enclosure for it). This gives some peace of mind for people who are scared to just wipe out everything on their computer.

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).

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.

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

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?

10-27-2009, 03:38 PM	#31
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	#32
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	#35
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	#37
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	#39
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.

10-28-2009, 08:24 AM	#34
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	#41
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	#42
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	#43
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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