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Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems Yesterday, 09:11 AM
Replies: 396
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Dual boot, Culbrelai, (both small partitions with...

Dual boot, Culbrelai, (both small partitions with large apps installed on a third partition), then image one OS from the other every month just before Windows update. Save a new image once a month to...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-20-13, 09:50 AM
Replies: 396
Views: 27,613
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Partitioning the SSD under Windows Vista/7/8 (not...

Partitioning the SSD under Windows Vista/7/8 (not partitioning under WinXP) then simply imaging WinXP and Win7 from mechanical to SSD is how I avoided reinstalling and doing what you did.
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-19-13, 03:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 179
Posted By c627627
1. Do not install Windows onto an overclocked...

1. Do not install Windows onto an overclocked system! Default settings only. Overclock later.


2. AHCI is faster than IDE, that's the basic difference, not writing. See your official motherboard...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-17-13, 10:58 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 222
Posted By c627627
If all else fails and you want to risk it, then...

If all else fails and you want to risk it, then reducing the drive size to around 300 GB then cloning to 320 GB will definitely work, if your BCD boot info is on the same drive as OS.
But doing that...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-17-13, 10:56 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 222
Posted By c627627
I used to complain about software which, even if...

I used to complain about software which, even if the drive is only half full and you make an image of it, you still need the same size drive or larger to restore the original image.

In other...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-17-13, 10:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 116
Posted By c627627
Yup. Gotta turn all those off individually with...

Yup. Gotta turn all those off individually with new install :(
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-16-13, 03:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 116
Posted By c627627
Windows 8: How to disable "Tap to see what happens every time you..."

When you do things for the first time under Windows 8, you get pop-ups asking you to, for example,

Tap to see what happens every time you open DVD etc.


How can these pop-ups be disabled in...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-15-13, 01:00 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 573
Posted By c627627
I even noticed increases in speeds "you can feel"...

I even noticed increases in speeds "you can feel" going from Generation 1 to Generation 3 SSD.

Let alone the stuff they have out now. I guess I am just surprised that people spend time looking at...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-15-13, 11:40 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 573
Posted By c627627
When I switched from mechanical to SSD, I also...

When I switched from mechanical to SSD, I also used a simple clone transfer like you (really any modern software can handle it) and other than making sure you don't have anything set up to defragment...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-14-13, 09:22 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 488
Posted By c627627
Yeah, you've just listed the major points of why...

Yeah, you've just listed the major points of why I would consider looking into these. If other programs can't do that, then what were their authors thinking, this is exactly what native Windows...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-14-13, 05:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 179
Posted By c627627
Summer temperatures pushing CPU temps over the...

Summer temperatures pushing CPU temps over the edge? Power Supply?


Probably a good idea to have your system specs in a txt file so you can copy-paste it when necessary, like when you're talking...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-14-13, 10:24 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 488
Posted By c627627
Does it take over right click copy/paste? Does...

Does it take over right click copy/paste?
Does it que up multiple copy/pastes so they are not executed at the same time?
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-13-13, 02:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 365
Posted By c627627
Then something is loading with Windows. Try...

Then something is loading with Windows.

Try unchecking third party startup progs to see if the problem is still there:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/what_run_in_startup.html
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-13-13, 02:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 488
Posted By c627627
OK so you would fire up a third party copy...

OK so you would fire up a third party copy utility if you need a faster copy-paste operation and if you wanted to que up files to be copied because if you've already started a copy-paste operation in...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-11-13, 07:33 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 573
Posted By c627627
I recently tested two on a new Windows 8 Laptop....

I recently tested two on a new Windows 8 Laptop. It had like four hidden partitions (!). So the one lone C: Drive on it was divided into five parts, four of which were hidden.


Norton Ghost most...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-11-13, 05:36 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 573
Posted By c627627
I guess the question is: which newer imaging...

I guess the question is: which newer imaging software would not align SSD when simply restoring an image onto an SSD formatted under Windows Vista/7/8?


I've only seen alignment problems on SSDs...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-11-13, 03:03 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 573
Posted By c627627
As far as I know, unless you format the drive...

As far as I know, unless you format the drive under Windows XP, it should be properly aligned if you format it under Windows Vista/7/8.

Then simply reimaging the drive should result in proper...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-11-13, 12:58 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 573
Posted By c627627
You can't clone a running OS. You would have...

You can't clone a running OS.
You would have to reboot into OS 2 to clone OS 1 and vice versa. Or of course boot from CD/USB.

Symantec System Recovery (it replaced Norton Ghost), Acronis,...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-11-13, 08:52 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 209
Posted By c627627
Turning indexing off is one of the first things I...

Turning indexing off is one of the first things I also do when installing Windows. I did not find Windows Searches taking excessively long even with indexing turned off.

Still, what is the...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-10-13, 10:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 209
Posted By c627627
Took a quick look but could not see, what are the...

Took a quick look but could not see, what are the advantages over using it instead of typing *.avi in Windows Search?
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-10-13, 11:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 488
Posted By c627627
I understood what the poster said, if you...

I understood what the poster said, if you Copy-Paste and it starts, then if you Copy-Paste something else after that while another Copy-Paste process is still in progress then a second Copy-Paste...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-10-13, 10:15 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 488
Posted By c627627
Yes. If a third-party solution cannot "que the...

Yes. If a third-party solution cannot "que the files instead of trying to copy all of them at the same time" like TeraCopy can, then that would be a deal-breaker.

As anyone who's tried to execute...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-10-13, 09:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 158
Posted By c627627
If 50%-60% lossless audio/video compression was...

If 50%-60% lossless audio/video compression was possible when it comes to all audio/video files, that would make front page news ;).


Compression depends on type of data, and sometimes on how...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-07-13, 08:18 PM
Replies: 301
Views: 5,382
Posted By c627627
I have just confirmed that shortcut ...

I have just confirmed that shortcut
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe /s /hybrid -t 0

does not work under Windows XP or Vista or Windows 7.
So it appears to be a Windows 8 only shortcut which...
Forum: Microsoft Operating Systems 05-07-13, 08:06 PM
Replies: 301
Views: 5,382
Posted By c627627
Download manual for motherboard and see which key...

Download manual for motherboard and see which key is used to enter BIOS.
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