lol, yeah, on limited resource no doubt that XP is the best choice, but also undoubtly i choose linux rather that XP, i already spend too much time in XP...:P
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Espionage724 <[email protected]>wrote: > Lol I still can't give up XP on some of my computers (resources are > limited), but eventually I will (or go to linux) > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 7:22 AM, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > lol, congrats on the upgrade..reminds me when i first drcided to give up > XP > > for good...same case, i have a small HD...80GB isnt fun u know ^^ > > and if all goes well, i do believe u will have a great time using win7 ^^ > > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:45 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Do come back and bring news of your success :) > >> Good luck ;) > >> > >> On 15 Nov, 10:44, 0_0face <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > So i could partition my hdd, install a new os and join them together > >> > again! > >> > Why didn't i think of that! thanks! i'll try if i can get it to work. > >> > if i never comment again, > >> > it means that i was successful. THANKS! > >> > > >> > On Nov 15, 5:11 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Bandwidth is plentiful thesedays, meaning video collections aren't > >> > > small, so uploading makes no sense unless someone uses heavily the > >> > > cloud, which I reckon not to be the case. Espionage is right, > >> > > encrypting it would be better. Compressing already compressed > content > >> > > is pointless and time consuming. > >> > > >> > > As long as you have enough free space on your hdd, just partition > it. > >> > > You could also tell your dad which files are needed to be backed up, > >> > > and he would do it since he wants to be the only one with access to > >> > > that external hdd. > >> > > >> > > On 15 Nov, 09:07, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > > tell ur dad to put all teh porn in 1 folder and encrypt it or > >> > > > something :p > >> > > >> > > > Either that, or you could use some burnable disc media, but if > thats > >> > > > not at all possible, then maybe u can upload it to a site like > >> > > > mediafire (or rapidshare ONLY if you have a premium account) but > >> > > > only > >> > > > if its not like hundreds upon hundreds of MB. > >> > > >> > > > Theres even some program out there that I heard could compress GB > >> > > > into > >> > > > a few MB and even KB but compression/decompressing takes a good > >> > > > amount > >> > > > of time (a recommended overnight thing), but still sounds quite > nice > >> > > > (idk the name of it though, UHA or something) > >> > > >> > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 3:18 AM, tribaljet <[email protected] > > > >> > > > wrote: > >> > > > > Like I told you, in the event that you only have a single hdd > >> > > > > available, partition it and store the data you want to backup > >> > > > > there, > >> > > > > then format the system drive and clean install windows 7. After > >> > > > > that > >> > > > > it's just a matter of joining the partitions or just leaving it > >> > > > > like > >> > > > > that, as you should have more than one partition to begin with. > >> > > > > When > >> > > > > backups are just documents, audio, video and images, it's of no > >> > > > > concern, just store them on a different partition and you're all > >> > > > > clear > >> > > > > to format and install a new OS. > >> > > >> > > > > On 15 Nov, 08:13, 0_0face <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > > >> after persuading my brother and sister on what windows 7 has to > >> > > > >> offer, > >> > > > >> they decided to > >> > > > >> allow me to install win7. but in one condition, every files and > >> > > > >> documents saved in current OS(XP) needs to > >> > > > >> be backup-ed to be accessible and saved in the new OS(win7). > >> > > > >> that's my > >> > > > >> current problem and to make thing's worse, > >> > > > >> i don't have any external hard drives, my dad has one but he > >> > > > >> won't let > >> > > > >> me use it because of all the p*rn that are saved there > >> > > > >> that i am not allowed to see. > >> > > >> > > > >> On Nov 15, 2:21 am, lolattheotherguy < > [email protected]> > >> > > > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > i have to agree with tribaljet here, with a small hdd like > that > >> > > > >> > you > >> > > > >> > could have only a few games installed at a time anyway, with > >> > > > >> > dualboot. > >> > > > >> > I'd go for a clean install of win7 with that machine. > >> > > >> > > > >> > On Nov 14, 7:08 am, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > Since you're hdd is small, I wouldn't dual boot, I would > >> > > > >> > > install > >> > > > >> > > windows 7. > >> > > > >> > > Only some games that are installed on an OS can be run from > a > >> > > > >> > > different one. > >> > > >> > > > >> > > On 14 Nov, 03:40, 0_0face <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > So, the best option is dual boot? > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > Can i play games that i downloaded in the Hard drive of > xp > >> > > > >> > > > on the hard > >> > > > >> > > > drive of 7? > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > On Nov 14, 9:52 am, MAD_BEAST <[email protected]> > >> > > > >> > > > wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > GO FOR DUAL BOOT > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > XP - WIN 7 > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > Some games will run better under XP, others will run > >> > > > >> > > > > better under 7. > >> > > >> > > > > -- > >> > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > >> > > >> > > > -- > >> > > > Acer TravelMate 2480 > >> > > > GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 > >> > > > 333Mhz > >> > > > HDD: Samsung 120GB 5400RPM SATA > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > > -- > > Laptop: > > Acer Aspire > > Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz > > Intel GMA 950 IGP > > Intel 945 Chipset > > 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 > > 80GB standard PATA HDD > > Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 > > > > -- > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > -- > Acer TravelMate 2480 > GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 333Mhz > HDD: Samsung 120GB 5400RPM SATA > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- Laptop: Acer Aspire Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz Intel GMA 950 IGP Intel 945 Chipset 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 80GB standard PATA HDD Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
