What have I done?

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Re: What have I done?

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but on top of everything from XP...
Probably wasn't a great idea, especially if the XP install was on NTFS. As you said (and frank provided a solution for), the file owner is one in your XP install, and the permissions musn't be set right.
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Yah looks like it was a really stupid idea... :oops:
But at least it's allowed me to finally get round to actually installing linux instead of constantly putting it off...
Thanks for the tip frank, I hadn't reallised all this stuff about ownership (there's loads of new confusing security stuff....).
Well I'll probably also install GRUB so that my XP can work again, so that I can do both....
I think what it did is it wrote a "data only" MBR onto all other disks that didn't have the vista OS on it..., so I can no longer use XP, but I'm sure grub will fix that....
Also, does anybody know off a linux live disk that will allow you to natively install on an NTFS partition?
Thanks for all the help,

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P.S. finally irony: the only reason I installed this was to play Crysis under DX10, to see if my PC could take it with max graphics, but for some reason I can't get it to work....
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There are only few games supporting DX10 and it isn't a big deal too. I've chosen to stay on XP - my graphics card supports DX10 but upgrade to Vista to that? My sister has Vista on laptop and no thank you. Vista is for computer newbies and girls. ;) "A 32 million color in amazing 3-D" operating system that has stability as a dish on a 10 foot pole, is no use to me... but yeah everybody makes mistakes.

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Many don't and my Graphics cards are also DX10 compatible, but it's Crisys, I NEEDED TO PLAY WITH DX10 :cry:
I'm sorry :lol:
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I just watched your video, quite funny :lol: "Ce Me NT" :lol:
When they showed the vista boxes, there was a pink one, never seen it before, does it really exist?
Oh and by the way, there's nothing wrong with OSes for girls, not only do we have a few girls on this forum (a very very very very few), but e even has a PSOD (Pink screen of death :lol: )
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suthers wrote:Oh and by the way, there's nothing wrong with OSes for girls
You've got some issues then. :twisted:

Anyways did you try 3DMark06 at default settings, 1280x1024 with your graphics card? If so, can you post your results? :)
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No problems, I'll do it right this moment, but I don't have 3Dsmark installed on vista (for obvious reasons :lol: )
I'll install it, do a restart (Haven't restarted in ages and I want it to be at it's best :D ), then do the test and post the results...
Oh and sexist [-X :lol:
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It might take sometime (I don't remember 3dsmark being nearly 600mb), will take about 15mins to download...
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Here are some base results, were I messed up the overclocking a bit...:
http://service.futuremark.com/home.acti ... AC372ADF8D
I'll get it overclocked properly like it is normally (I recently had to do a BIOS reset...) and then post some more results...
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suthers wrote: but e even has a PSOD (Pink screen of death :lol:
\:D/ represent \:D/

=)

and I completely support chick OS's. I personally find computer literate girls more mentally attractive, therefore I am all for getting more girls into devving/gaming/etc... =)
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01000101 wrote:and I completely support chick OS's. I personally find computer literate girls more mentally attractive, therefore I am all for getting more girls into devving/gaming/etc... =)
Damn straight, I've never agreed with anybody more, not even with myself :lol:
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Some more results, still working on getting best overclock:
http://service.futuremark.com/home.acti ... 5B860BDF2C
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In fact I think I'll change my SOD to a PSOD if it isn't copyrighted? :lol: (and you don't mind obviously...)
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Damn it, the links only work for a few minutes after the results are submited, I'll so another test and paste the results in instead...
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lol, I doubt I'm the first person to think of the PSOD, but if so, have at it. =)
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