New OS, it's aggravating

Neshi · Mar 12, 2008, 06:52 PM

I hate it, when you do a fresh install of windows and you have to install all those little programs and nifty things you installed in the last few months. You can't remember the name of all, but you know it isn't in your new install, because something is missing...

I installed Vista tonight, as my memory arrived today (2x2gb, along with a new cooler for my gfx card) and I'm seriously considering never to install a new OS again.
Too much of a hassle for me..

mkk · Mar 12, 2008, 07:03 PM

I know the feeling. It can easily take a whole evening getting things right, and the next day there's still some small piece missing that hits you in the face. Preparing helps of course and some of my favorite programs can fortunately be copied pretty much straight over, or come with a backup/restore functionality. Then there are always those few programs or drivers that are a chore to install or set up...

It'll feel better when you can relax and enjoy the new stuff.

BlueMak · Mar 12, 2008, 07:06 PM

Whenever I build a new system or reformat, I always tells myself to be ready to not have any fun for a couple of days. I also always tell myself before I format an OS drive to have ready on DVD all the programs that I will need, so that I don't have to re download them.
Even then, half the time I forget to do it or decide to not do it for some strange reason that makes sense at the time.

Just accept you can't win, and keep doing it.

**Mousey** · Mar 13, 2008, 05:11 AM

I use an application called DriverMax, keeps all my drivers in one place (eg. memory stick) and installs them all at once so you can do away with CDs ect.
But yeah, installing applications is often a pain in the arse, that's why i keep a secondary HDD i don't format

Neshi · Mar 13, 2008, 06:09 AM

that's a very good idea Mousy.. I should do something like that!

**Mousey** · Mar 13, 2008, 11:23 AM

Np dude, i tend to keep the installers on the second HDD rather than actually install them, that way i can install stuff on my main drive easier

RoyBatty · Mar 13, 2008, 11:40 AM

The easiest way is to keep a copy of the entire system partition and restore it if needed

SFOSOK · Apr 17, 2008, 08:33 PM

Use a godd*mn flash drive, you don't need an extra program. Just DL everything beforehand.

Or you could use an Ipod

**Mousey** · Apr 18, 2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by SFOSOK

Use a godd*mn flash drive, you don't need an extra program. Just DL everything beforehand.

Or you could use an Ipod

Ewwww iPod

BlueMak · Apr 18, 2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SFOSOK

Or you could use an Ipod

Yeah! and hope it won't
burn/delete the files/hdd in it die/battery die/needs repairs.

SFOSOK · Apr 19, 2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

Yeah! and hope it won't
burn/delete the files/hdd in it die/battery die/needs repairs.

Psh, thats a load of crap

Judas · Apr 19, 2008, 03:18 PM

heres what'cha do..

you get a USB flash drive... download what you need... and think you need, or what you later find out what you needed, to it.

keep it on hand for reinstalls or other installs or new oses..

that way you have everything on hand... you know what it's called if you want to check for updates and the works..

I was really waisting time with CD-R/DVD-R discs...... pain in the ass overall.... took longer to burn then it did to hot transfer to the usb drives..

my 8gb ocz rally is a top performer.

SFOSOK · Apr 20, 2008, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

heres what'cha do..

you get a USB flash drive... download what you need... and think you need, or what you later find out what you needed, to it.

keep it on hand for reinstalls or other installs or new oses..

that way you have everything on hand... you know what it's called if you want to check for updates and the works..

I was really waisting time with CD-R/DVD-R discs...... pain in the ass overall.... took longer to burn then it did to hot transfer to the usb drives..

my 8gb ocz rally is a top performer.

Yay, same thing I said but with 5 lines.

Markius · Apr 20, 2008, 04:50 AM

why the fuck is this thread in the FWZ? ive seen not one flame.

the windows vista section wouldve been fine

SFOSOK · Apr 29, 2008, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markius

why the fuck is this thread in the FWZ? ive seen not one flame.

the windows vista section wouldve been fine

But then no one reads it.

Thats why most threads end up here or the off topic.

post count...

Samota · May 13, 2008, 01:54 PM

Omg,it really sucks when you have to upgrade to a new OS when its crappy but recommended to use certain applications.Makes me just want to kick "BG" in the ballz for that.hopefuly they'll optimize the thing!I had Vista on my computer and it sucked up half of my RAM lol

OmegaRED · May 13, 2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Samota

Omg,it really sucks when you have to upgrade to a new OS when its crappy but recommended to use certain applications.Makes me just want to kick "BG" in the ballz for that.hopefuly they'll optimize the thing!I had Vista on my computer and it sucked up half of my RAM lol

What did you expect with those system specs? You're barely able to run XP

**Mousey** · May 13, 2008, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samota

Omg,it really sucks when you have to upgrade to a new OS when its crappy but recommended to use certain applications.Makes me just want to kick "BG" in the ballz for that.hopefuly they'll optimize the thing!I had Vista on my computer and it sucked up half of my RAM lol

it's sucking up your ram for intelligent pre-caching so everything else gets faster.. Do your research for christ's sake

OldBuzzard · May 13, 2008, 05:16 PM

And, if he had Vista on the system in his specs, he's 'light' on RAM anyway. 1.5GB just won't cut it.

Of course he could have used a RAM Drive in READYBOOST, but then he probably didn't know that either.

Hell, I have 8GB, and Superfetch uses almost 1/2 of it. That's a good thing, as it really makes the OS a lot snappier when it comes to loading the stuff I use a lot.

"OMG, Vista Sucks!"...the mantra of the OS illiterate

Customgamer1 · Jun 2, 2008, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by OldBuzzard

And, if he had Vista on the system in his specs, he's 'light' on RAM anyway. 1.5GB just won't cut it.

Of course he could have used a RAM Drive in READYBOOST, but then he probably didn't know that either.

Hell, I have 8GB, and Superfetch uses almost 1/2 of it. That's a good thing, as it really makes the OS a lot snappier when it comes to loading the stuff I use a lot.

"OMG, Vista Sucks!"...the mantra of the OS illiterate

LOL I like how you put that! But the thing is people want a easy to use and understand OS because most people are clueless.

Mar 12, 2008, 06:52 PM	#1
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: at home Posts: 1,860 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	New OS, it's aggravating I hate it, when you do a fresh install of windows and you have to install all those little programs and nifty things you installed in the last few months. You can't remember the name of all, but you know it isn't in your new install, because something is missing... I installed Vista tonight, as my memory arrived today (2x2gb, along with a new cooler for my gfx card) and I'm seriously considering never to install a new OS again. Too much of a hassle for me.. __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? The only guarantee in life is failure, to achieve success you have to take risks.

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BlueMak DH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 8,253 Rep Power: 118 System Specs	Whenever I build a new system or reformat, I always tells myself to be ready to not have any fun for a couple of days. I also always tell myself before I format an OS drive to have ready on DVD all the programs that I will need, so that I don't have to re download them. Even then, half the time I forget to do it or decide to not do it for some strange reason that makes sense at the time. Just accept you can't win, and keep doing it. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

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Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: at home Posts: 1,860 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	that's a very good idea Mousy.. I should do something like that! __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? The only guarantee in life is failure, to achieve success you have to take risks.

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Mousey Bang. Bang. Bang. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 5,421 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	Np dude, i tend to keep the installers on the second HDD rather than actually install them, that way i can install stuff on my main drive easier __________________ Visit hardWIRED - Back up and running, The Wiki is back Who we are, is but a stepping stone to what we can become.

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mkk cheap philanthropist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 3,700 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	I know the feeling. It can easily take a whole evening getting things right, and the next day there's still some small piece missing that hits you in the face. Preparing helps of course and some of my favorite programs can fortunately be copied pretty much straight over, or come with a backup/restore functionality. Then there are always those few programs or drivers that are a chore to install or set up... It'll feel better when you can relax and enjoy the new stuff.

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RoyBatty DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,670 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	The easiest way is to keep a copy of the entire system partition and restore it if needed

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SFOSOK -Thread Ender- Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Riverside, CA (right next to the f*ckin train) Posts: 6,873 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	Use a goddmn flash drive, you don't need an extra program. Just DL everything beforehand. Or you could use an Ipod __________________ Warning* - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

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Samota DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Omg,it really sucks when you have to upgrade to a new OS when its crappy but recommended to use certain applications.Makes me just want to kick "BG" in the ballz for that.hopefuly they'll optimize the thing!I had Vista on my computer and it sucked up half of my RAM lol

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OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek? Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 2,225 Rep Power: 83 System Specs	And, if he had Vista on the system in his specs, he's 'light' on RAM anyway. 1.5GB just won't cut it. Of course he could have used a RAM Drive in READYBOOST, but then he probably didn't know that either. Hell, I have 8GB, and Superfetch uses almost 1/2 of it. That's a good thing, as it really makes the OS a lot snappier when it comes to loading the stuff I use a lot. "OMG, Vista Sucks!"...the mantra of the OS illiterate __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY