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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.

Yah looks like it was a really stupid idea...
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,

Jules

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....

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.

BTW have you heard about the new Windows? It's called "Windows CEMeNT":
http://www.blimptv.net/mostpopularV1.html

Many don't and my Graphics cards are also DX10 compatible, but it's Crisys, I NEEDED TO PLAY WITH DX10
I'm sorry
Jules

I just watched your video, quite funny "Ce Me NT"
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 )
Jules

suthers wrote:Oh and by the way, there's nothing wrong with OSes for girls

You've got some issues then.

Anyways did you try 3DMark06 at default settings, 1280x1024 with your graphics card? If so, can you post your results?

No problems, I'll do it right this moment, but I don't have 3Dsmark installed on vista (for obvious reasons )
I'll install it, do a restart (Haven't restarted in ages and I want it to be at it's best ), then do the test and post the results...
Oh and sexist
Jules

edit: spellings and sexism comment

It might take sometime (I don't remember 3dsmark being nearly 600mb), will take about 15mins to download...
Jules

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...
Jules

suthers wrote: but e even has a PSOD (Pink screen of death

represent

=)

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... =)

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
Jules

Some more results, still working on getting best overclock:
http://service.futuremark.com/home.acti ... 5B860BDF2C
Jules

In fact I think I'll change my SOD to a PSOD if it isn't copyrighted? (and you don't mind obviously...)
Jules

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...
Jules

lol, I doubt I'm the first person to think of the PSOD, but if so, have at it. =)