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Originally posted by Edwin
The ****ed up OS is indefinatly the problem. it's just that my mom won't LET me install a new OS because that would mean rebuilding the computer AGAIN.

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rebuilding the computer just to install a new OS?!!!
Your actualy saing you have to put it appart to install a new OS??!! LMAO

LoooL how much do your mother know about PC's?????

FORMAT THE HARD DRIVE!!! then install a different OS, just make sure you save all your MOM's needed document files into any removable disk first.

DONT MAKE UP PROBLEMS WHERE THEY DO NOT EXIST!!!!!!!!!!

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my pc is loaded with stuff, The babylon project, Max Payne AVP2 etc and never once have I had a crash, my PC is a good little toy, lol even tho I need a better 3D card

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Originally posted by Mr. Fury
Hell, my computer's been running since Friday afternoon.
WinXP of course.

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WinXP takes up about 1 GB.
Well, I think it's enough if I say that I won't go back to W98 or W2k even if someone is pointing his Magnum .45 on my right temple.

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XP rulez ME drooles

i got XP too the fastest and most relaiable system ewer especciali if u got it running on NTFS not FAT32 u can actualy allocate CPU power either to programs or OS i got it on progs of course it starts like if u turn on the light that fast it RULEZ edwin just doo this


make a start up disk (save all the **** u need on removabe disks)

insert the start up disk and reboot your PC with it in

then there is a menu from the menu choose start PC with CD rom support then let it do the **** it does

so then the commands:

c: press enter
format c: press enter
then it asks yes or no press y
then it formats yada yada
then if u remembre what the CD drive letter was that DOS gave you (mine was E) so u do this
E: press enter
setup: press enter



and thats it u have the format done if u didnt know how to do it before

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Can you install XP over Windows ME/98 - i.e. As an upgrade, without having to reformat?

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Yes you can but it's recommended to reformat, you can do this in XP install. So, no need to do it before, reformatting before installing OS can be little tricky for person who don't know how to use dos.

Reformat is always better choice when installing new OS, you can get rid of all **** lying on you HD, of course better take documents to a disk or on other partition.

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Just a question really, I would normally reformat before upgrading my OS, and yes I have over 12 years of DOS experience (oh the good old days of configuring autoexec.bat and config.sys to try to get that extra 1KB of conventional memory needed to run your new game )

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Windows has detected OS stability for 5 hours please wait while Windows examins the cause of this... If the reason for the stability isnt detected Windows will by default activate a fatal error exception

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oh the good old days of configuring autoexec.bat and config.sys to try to get that extra 1KB of conventional memory needed to run your new game

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I remember that. WC: Privateer would just not work until three hours later when I finally got that extra KB of extended memory

Does Home Edition let you run in NTFS?

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Just a question really, I would normally reformat before upgrading my OS, and yes I have over 12 years of DOS experience (oh the good old days of configuring autoexec.bat and config.sys to try to get that extra 1KB of conventional memory needed to run your new game )

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Aaaaah nostalgy, I did that for wing commander 2 3 &4
strike commander, x-wing,Tornado, master of orion, falcon 3.0 , those were the times!!! people looked up to PC's to make dreams come true... fight those fights of star wars, beat aliens in space, fly F-16, something we spent wears imagining in our minds, and then 286 and 386 came along, it was a hapiness, and most game editors actualy had imagination...

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Win Me stinks... when I install Visual Studio on it -> crashes
When Visual Studio is installed -> at some point, explorer always crashes at start up. Until I remove Visual Studio from my computer.
when I surf in internet -> random lockups
I have many many reasons to switch my os to XP...
Does MS Visual Studio 6.0 work without problems in Win XP

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Originally posted by pera


No it doesn't work on MAC. Does your mom get offended if I say that she's being a bit too strict? "Rebuilding" the computer takes about 3-4 hours maximum.

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Originally posted by IceFire

WC: Privateer

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Hmm... looks like Edwin really doesn't know much about computers if he can't format and reinstall OS on his own, or use dos.

No offence meant Edwin, but perhaps it is about time to learn those things.

Privateer is pure dos game, it won't run under command prompt.
You can make a shortcut which boots automatically to dos when you click the shortcut, I can't remember exact settings because I haven't used W9x based OS in ages.

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Edwin, if you can get yourself to Teesside, England.. I will personally fix your machine for you.. provided you promise to quit bugging us about ur computer problems..

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I've been running XP (whistler beta) for nine months. I've had friend who have been running it for two years. It's definatly the best OS out there. I put the actual sale version (as opposed to whistler) on my new computer last week and I have to say I like Whistler better. Not as flashy but it just has a better feel to it. Seems more solid to, odd for a beta. Oh well, when you boil it down there's really no difference.

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Originally posted by Triggy
Just a question really, I would normally reformat before upgrading my OS, and yes I have over 12 years of DOS experience (oh the good old days of configuring autoexec.bat and config.sys to try to get that extra 1KB of conventional memory needed to run your new game )

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I get lucky.. my computer behaves.. i rarely have to reformat anymore.. but that's probably because i've fixed so many windows systems the knowledge of what causes the problems is so deeply ingrained that i subconsciously avoid them

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rebuilding the computer just to install a new OS?!!!
Your actualy saing you have to put it appart to install a new OS??!! LMAO

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