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FINALLY got Vista x64 working.

fuzzybabybunny

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Vista was such a pain. Wow.

Now that I've gone through the 2-day straight ordeal of getting Vista all nice and running and with my most frequently used software installed, how do I avoid having to go through this all over again when Vista starts to accumulate crap like all of Microsoft's OSes and it needs to be reinstalled?

Get something like Acronis, make a disk image, and hide it away somewhere?

What about if I upgrade to a new motherboard? Is there a way to not have to reinstall everything if I upgrade motherboards? I know there was a way with XP.
 
I'm sorry to say that your journey of frustration with Vista 64 has only begun. Within 1 to 3 weeks you will be begging to go back to XP. I did. Vista is not ready yet.
 
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Vista was such a pain. Wow.

Now that I've gone through the 2-day straight ordeal of getting Vista all nice and running and with my most frequently used software installed, how do I avoid having to go through this all over again when Vista starts to accumulate crap like all of Microsoft's OSes and it needs to be reinstalled?

Get something like Acronis, make a disk image, and hide it away somewhere?

What about if I upgrade to a new motherboard? Is there a way to not have to reinstall everything if I upgrade motherboards? I know there was a way with XP.
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If it's Vista Business or Vista Ultimate, you can make a full system-image backup using the built-in backup feature. You will need to log on with an Admin-class account to do so, one of the few things you can't do from your Standard account. Another thing you can do is use Windows Easy Transfer, which is available on all versions of Vista (Start > type easy transfer in the Search box).


Within 1 to 3 weeks you will be begging to go back to XP. I did. Vista is not ready yet.
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Personally, my primary system dual-boots XP and Vista x64 since early this year, and I only boot to WinXP about once or twice a month (generally to help someone through a WinXP-specific issue). Vista's "ready enough" for me, and has significant security improvements. :thumbsup:


 
Keep an eye on printer drivers and other hardware - if it reinstalls itself, you're having the infamous Vista sleep-mode issue. It seems to have something to do with the way Vista uses RAM - not actually writing changes to files on the hard drive, so from time to time you'll install something, walk away only to come back and have to install it again. The only thing that seems to fix this is to install a piece of software or hardware and then turn off the computer completely - do not let it go to sleep!

Backing up your whole system after an installation is a great idea! You should be able to cram it onto 1 double layer DVD or maybe spanned across 2 of them if you have a lot of software installed. Or, you could keep an image in a seperate partition.

Norton Ghost should still be able to image your drive. You can also image the drive using a Knoppix (linux) live CD, repartition your drive, and stick the image on that partition. The good part about Knoppix is that there are some decent handbooks on it that you can buy - something to be said about computing with a book in one's hand!
 
I would not have agreed with you 3 weeks ago--Before I installed vista that is.

Bill Gates; I WANT MY $$ BACK!!

 
Originally posted by: Cygnus X1
I'm sorry to say that your journey of frustration with Vista 64 has only begun. Within 1 to 3 weeks you will be begging to go back to XP. I did. Vista is not ready yet.
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FUD,99% of people don't have serious issues with Vista ,FYI took me 20 minutes to install Vista x64 on my XP PC and that was via external USB DVD Lite-On burner.


Most users that upgrade to Vista x64 check they have the hardware drivers and also wise to check if you use any specialized software too,been using Vista x64 since Jan,oh and my XP pc is only used now for XP updates ,that's how stable my Vista x64 is.

Funny thing is if a XP user has install problems and I have seen a few posts ,nobody would say XP is not ready but because Vista is new they automatically blame Vista,double standards here.Remember some people unfortunately will get problems(just like some people get DOA parts or faulty harware) regardless of OS in question,its nature of PCs and anybody that has used a PC for awhile knows what I mean.



Here's my list of software/games that I have personally tried or currently installed on my Vista x64(all work fine).

Firefox (both 64 bit and 32 bit,however I'm using 32 bit version due to better web software support ie flash,java etc..Thunderbird 64 bit version
O&O Defrag 8.6 (64 bit version)
Avast free version
Quicktime
Foxit Reader
ADOBE 8 reader
Kaspersky 7
CCleaner
Spybot 1.4 and 1.5 version
SpywareBlaster
SuperAntiSpyware free version
Speedfan 4.32 version
Gainward ExperTool version 5.
Olympus Master 2 digital camera software
Printmaster 16
uTorrent
ALzip
ZipGenius
Nero 7 Ultra
Ashampoo 7
ColorVision Spyder2Express software.
Creative Alchemy (Universal free version)

GAMES

Archlord
Anarchy Online
9 dragons
Baldur's Gate + exp pack
Baldur's Gate 2 + exp pack
Icewind Dale 2
Starcraft+ exp pack
KOTOR
KOTOR2
Jedi Academy
Jedi outcast
Stalker
Bioshock
Prey
UFO-Afterlight
Silverfall
Two Worlds
Prey
UFO-EXtraterrestrials
Space Force Rogue Universe
Oblivion + Shivering Isles
WoW+ exp pack
SWG
NWN 1 + exp packs
NWN 2 + Mask of the Betrayer
Steam(CS,TFC,DoD etc...)
Space Rangers 2(without starforce copy protection)
LOTRO
Vanguard
UFO-Alien Invasion
Morrowind + exp packs
DarknLight
UT2004
XCOM-Enforcer
Might & Magic 8


My USB hardware list for Vista x64

USB Keyboard
USB Razer Diamondback mouse
USB Canon i865 printer
USB Belinea 10 20 35 w USB internal 4 ports
USB 7-port external self powered(NEC chipset)
USB Thrustmaster Firestorm gamepad
USB Trust Bluetooth BT-2100p (toshiba chipset)
USB lighted mouse pad
USB 4GB ReadyBoost drive(Peakhardware 200x)
USB 256mb Storage device
USB 4GB MP4/MP3 player
USB Lite-On External DVD burner.
USB Leadtek DTV Tuner.
USB Trust 56k modem(backup for my broadband)
USB port on my Olympus c-770 camera (for downloading pics)
USB on my LG KG810 phone for wired connection(can use bluetooth too) for transfer of MP3 files etc..
USB XD/ SD Smart card reader

Probably a few more that I have forgot,anyway gives you an idea of what works on my PC.
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Originally posted by: willbemcse
For some reason I cannot get nero 7.0 to work may be the new version is better
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Dowload latest version then use your nero 7 key,I can't remember which Nero 7 version Vista x64 started working fine ,but it was awhile back.

Anyway latest version will have improvements so always best to install that one.
 
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