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Rodan
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Drives were wiped. Now the fun part, reinstalling everything.
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Cheers


I hear ya man, I been working on re doing all these interiors and finding data files... I'm pretty close to being finished but its been a lot of work

I did finally make copies Check and hide them well :D


Glad your back up
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Rodan
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Wasted Wasted

Cheers Cheers

I'm glad those lousy trojans are now far, far deleted my friend.
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Hallelujah! Dancing Banana This has been affecting you for quite some time, hasn't it?
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Re-installing's never fun, but I find it to be a good opportunity to re-organize my file structures. Entertaining any day of the week :lmao:

Glad to hear you've dealt with the Trojans, sometimes you've just got to slap your computer until it realizes it's place.
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Rodan
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Slapped it hard Rocking Banana

Have to watch it with the reinstalls. Spooked it with Dusty with Vampire: The Redemption. Eek 1 He did not take it with the music well
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I also did go against the poll. I'm using Vista 32. I was tired of calling Microsoft for a new code for XP. But Vista is not that bad. Just have to get used to it.
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I use Vista 32 as well, without a problem.
All works fine. :)

Make sure you install MW/Oblivion in e.g. C:\Games\Oblivion.
If you install the game in the 'program files folder' you'll get a lot of problems because of the new safety features related to this Vista folder.
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Rodan
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Good to know. I was using the e drive for all the games but have not been playing anything yet.
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ShadowDancer
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I use Vista 32 as well, without a problem.
All works fine. :)

Make sure you install MW/Oblivion in e.g. C:\Games\Oblivion.
If you install the game in the 'program files folder' you'll get a lot of problems because of the new safety features related to this Vista folder.


That's because Vista is a nightmare. :lmao: Actually, its an ok OS as soon as you turn off all the things that either aren't necessary or are unneccessarily restrictive (from my point of view as an IT person). I really don't like that it chews up 726 MB of memory just when idling after start-up straight from MS. In my opinion, its a bit excessive on the memory use, but fine other than that.
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Zurke
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When XP came out I returned it after they told me I had to call to use something I just bought. I have been using 2000 pro ever since. I can usually find all files I need to install programs dlls etc. My wife has vista on her laptop.

So you dont have to activate Windows Vista?

I guess when I can no longer use 2000 I will 'upgrade' (if that is a accuarate term). Till then I am using 2 gig of mem and it runs great.

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quote:
Originally posted by sandor
I use Vista 32 as well, without a problem.
All works fine. :)

Make sure you install MW/Oblivion in e.g. C:\Games\Oblivion.
If you install the game in the 'program files folder' you'll get a lot of problems because of the new safety features related to this Vista folder.


That's because Vista is a nightmare. :lmao: Actually, its an ok OS as soon as you turn off all the things that either aren't necessary or are unneccessarily restrictive (from my point of view as an IT person). I really don't like that it chews up 726 MB of memory just when idling after start-up straight from MS. In my opinion, its a bit excessive on the memory use, but fine other than that.


Yeah I agree with shadowdancer, vista itself is a video cruncher. With the hud of vista all animated and such.
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ShadowDancer
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quote:
Originally posted by Zurke
When XP came out I returned it after they told me I had to call to use something I just bought. I have been using 2000 pro ever since. I can usually find all files I need to install programs dlls etc. My wife has vista on her laptop.

So you dont have to activate Windows Vista?

I guess when I can no longer use 2000 I will 'upgrade' (if that is a accuarate term). Till then I am using 2 gig of mem and it runs great.


I am afraid I am the bearer of bad news then: you still need to activate Vista, either over the phone or online. The likely difference with her laptop is that it was probably activated before she received it. If you go to the store and buy a disk to install it, it needs to be activated same as XP. Nowadays, computer manufacturers usually activate them when they load the OS.

The whole idea of course was to cut down on the pirated versions of windows out there. I can't really blame them for it since people are stealing the OS, but it is annoying when issues come up and you have to call them up in order to reactivate on a properly licensed copy because of computer upgrades (i.e. motherboard & CPU changed when upgrading computer).

@ Buster - Thats why the first thing I did with my Vista machine was to turn off all the bells and whistles that I didn't need. That and to turn off that stupid "Are you sure you want to do that.....are you really sure????" software. Even my XP is set up as classic with minimal fluff.
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@ Buster - Thats why the first thing I did with my Vista machine was to turn off all the bells and whistles that I didn't need. That and to turn off that stupid "Are you sure you want to do that.....are you really sure????" software. Even my XP is set up as classic with minimal fluff.


Ya know, it wouldn't be appropriate here Up North, but SD, could you start a thread in General Modding about "Settings Used to Make Vista Behave?" It's a stretch even in that forum, but as more of us are boxed into Vista, it'd sure be helpful.

Thanks,
Steve
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Zurke
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Originally posted by ShadowDancer

I am afraid I am the bearer of bad news then: you still need to activate Vista, either over the phone or online. The likely difference with her laptop is that it was probably activated before she received it. If you go to the store and buy a disk to install it, it needs to be activated same as XP. Nowadays, computer manufacturers usually activate them when they load the OS.

The whole idea of course was to cut down on the pirated versions of windows out there. I can't really blame them for it since people are stealing the OS, but it is annoying when issues come up and you have to call them up in order to reactivate on a properly licensed copy because of computer upgrades (i.e. motherboard & CPU changed when upgrading computer).


I think bundled OS don't need activation because you can't use them on other PCs.

While I feel for any person/company wanting to preserve profits I cannot sympathize with a company that frosts over greed with protection and impedes a users use of a product that person should own. There are obvious pirates selling the product.

Who knows maybe fedora core or another GPL will find ways to run the programs designed for windows. I see a need for a US Supreme Court decision :) .

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ShadowDancer
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Originally posted by ShadowDancer

I am afraid I am the bearer of bad news then: you still need to activate Vista, either over the phone or online. The likely difference with her laptop is that it was probably activated before she received it. If you go to the store and buy a disk to install it, it needs to be activated same as XP. Nowadays, computer manufacturers usually activate them when they load the OS.

The whole idea of course was to cut down on the pirated versions of windows out there. I can't really blame them for it since people are stealing the OS, but it is annoying when issues come up and you have to call them up in order to reactivate on a properly licensed copy because of computer upgrades (i.e. motherboard & CPU changed when upgrading computer).


I think bundled OS don't need activation because you can't use them on other PCs.

While I feel for any person/company wanting to preserve profits I cannot sympathize with a company that frosts over greed with protection and impedes a users use of a product that person should own. There are obvious pirates selling the product.

Who knows maybe fedora core or another GPL will find ways to run the programs designed for windows. I see a need for a US Supreme Court decision :) .


They may not need to be activated initially when you get them bundled, but you do have to go through the same activation procedure if enough changes on the PC. Windows creates a hash from certain components in the computer and if the change in that value is big enough, and it pretty much always happens in regards to changing motherboards, windows goes into product activation mode.

As for the U.S. Supreme Court, I think they need to make a number of decisions. :) But I won't get into the MS situation as it helps pay my rent. :D Though it would be cool to see more options out there that were user friendly enough for the average consumer.

@ SACarrow: I will see what I can do about coming up with some tips and tricks for Vista. Its going to be on most people's computers eventually. I need to do a refresher course though because my PC that had Vista got sold to one of my friends when his died.
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Rodan
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Thanks for all the info. :)

My copy is legit. I'm still installing apps and games but have to work sometimes. Yes I did get a little present yesterday, my car which my brother no longer needs.
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