Yes, but still, you were giving the false impression that it would all work.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip (Fiber)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 10:40 PM Subject: RE: [hlcoders] [OT] Compiling the SDk > Yeah, when I did a clean install of XP (during the Beta's) I only had to > re-install some programs, most worked fine straight off. > > -Philip > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lord Booga > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 4:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] [OT] Compiling the SDk > > Not true. Quite a few programs work perfectly even after having the > registry > wiped. > > Neat trick with Windows 2000 is to backup your user profile, delete and > reinstall windows, then copy your backed up profile OVER the new one... > you > get to keep all your settings, and the registry is intact! (most of it). > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Miguel Aleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 4:08 PM > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] [OT] Compiling the SDk > > > > It won't really matter if all of your programs are still installed, > your > > windows registry will be wiped and you will still have to re-install > all > of > > them. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "[DRP]Avatar-X" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 4:31 AM > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] [OT] Compiling the SDk > > > > > > > > > > Sigh... everyone and their windows advice... "REFORMAT! > REFORMAT!" > > > > > > > > First, get windows 2000. not XP, not 98, not ME. > > > > > > > > Second, CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, you DONT need to wipe your > whole > HD. > > > Just kill off > > > > the "Windows" folder, and re-install. All your apps will still be > there > > in > > > C:\program > > > > files > > > > > > > > -av > > > > > > > > Dynerman David M wrote: > > > > > > > > > I doubt you have Windows installed over the 11 partitions. > > > > > > > > > > In fact, your setup makes it EASIER to reformat. Just backup and > wipe > > > > > the windows partition, and leave the other ones alone. > > > > > > > > > > Now on the other hand, if you had one 80gb partition, then you'd > be > > > > > hosed because you'd have to reformat the entire thing. > > > > > > > > > > On a separate note, if you did need to backup 80 gigs, IMHO the > best > > > > > solution is to buy a 20 or 40 gig drive, backup the stuff you > need > and > > > > > then blast the 80 gig. Cheaper then 2,000 CD-R's, and faster > too. > > > > > > > > > > david > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Philip (Fiber) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 5:05 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: RE: [hlcoders] [OT] Compiling the SDk > > > > > > > > > > I am already aware of the MS demons inside my PC, but read my > last > > post. > > > > > > > > > > Good luck getting me to reformat, I got 80gigs (on 11 > partitions) of > > > > > stuff with the only back-up medium being CD-R's (how screwed I > am if > > > > > something trashes my HDD). Maybe I should get some sort of > backup > > > > > system, hmmmm, a DVD-RAM could double as a backup drive AND a > > > > > DVD-burner. ;) > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > botman > > > > > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:35 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] [OT] Compiling the SDk > > > > > > > > > > > Specifically the errors go like this - > > > > > > > > > > > > LINK : fatal error LNK2023: bad dll or entry point > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'msobj10.dll'!'?FCreateReader@IDebugSSectionReader@@SA_NPAEIPAPAV1@K@Z' > > > > > > Error executing link.exe. > > > > > > > > > > Dude! You've got demons or something inside your PC. :) > > > > > > > > > > Uninstall and reinstall MSVC or (even better), reformat your > hard > disk > > > > > and > > > > > reinstall Windows and all your apps again. > > > > > > > > > > Jeffrey "botman" Broome > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > -- > > > > --------- > > > > [DRP]Avatar-X > > > > SillyZone Homepage: www.thesillyzone.com > > > > SillyZone Forums: forum.thesillyzone.com > > > > My Homepage: www.cyberwyre.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
