howied
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is there any way to save my apps so I can easily install them when I go to Windows 7 in October for a clean install?
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- OS
- Windows 7
Save apps for a clean install?
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What ive been doing for the past few months is to install W7 from a SD card. Ive been using a bootable 16GB card and just replacing the windows folders with the latest leaked ones when ive got them (stopped at 7600 of course).
I also have a folder that i put my most used apps in. FF3, ESET, Newsleecher, my bookmarks, Lightroom 2, Office 2003 etc. I update the apps when new versions are released.
It works for me and its a lot quicker than installing form CD's/DVD's.
I even plan to do this when i get my HP copy in Oct.
I also have a folder that i put my most used apps in. FF3, ESET, Newsleecher, my bookmarks, Lightroom 2, Office 2003 etc. I update the apps when new versions are released.
It works for me and its a lot quicker than installing form CD's/DVD's.
I even plan to do this when i get my HP copy in Oct.
My Computer
- OS
- windows 7 HP 64bit
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus ATI Radeon EAH2600XT HTDP Silent 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual
- Sound Card
- M-Audio 24/96
- Monitor(s) Displays
- DELL 23" widescreen monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 3 x Samsung F1 Spinpoint
- Case
- Antec Quiet Mini Tower Case
- Keyboard
- Latest slim Apple keyboard
- Internet Speed
- 5MB/s (50mb/s virgin broadband)
Is that SD or SDHC ?
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Gateway GT5056
- OS
- XP_Pro, W7_7201, W7RC.vhd, SciLinux5.3, Fedora12, Fedora9_2x, OpenSolaris_09-06
- CPU
- AMD 64x2
- Motherboard
- Yes
- Memory
- 1 gig
- Graphics Card(s)
- Dunno
- Sound Card
- Realtek something
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung SyncMaster 940MW w/TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- 250 GB WD, USB Seagate Freedesk 1.5 T
- Internet Speed
- Cable modem
- Other Info
- 1 + 1 = 10b,
7 + 7 = 16o,
a + b = 15h.
If your using applications that are updated fairly regularly it would be better to reinstall them in October because there are bound to be further updates between now and then.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- self built
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
- CPU
- Intel E8400 3GHz
- Motherboard
- Intel DX48BT2
- Memory
- Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
- Sound Card
- Asus Xonar DG
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050 on two monitors
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
- PSU
- Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
- Case
- Thermaltake Armor
- Cooling
- Scythe Mugen II
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
- Mouse
- Razer Diamondback 3G
- Internet Speed
- 8128/443
SDHC class 6.
While i agree with swarfega, the fact that im using these apps now and downloading updates for them when updates become available i figured i might as well keep them all up to date on the SD card. That will save having to download updates in Oct.
My Computer
- OS
- windows 7 HP 64bit
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus ATI Radeon EAH2600XT HTDP Silent 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual
- Sound Card
- M-Audio 24/96
- Monitor(s) Displays
- DELL 23" widescreen monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 3 x Samsung F1 Spinpoint
- Case
- Antec Quiet Mini Tower Case
- Keyboard
- Latest slim Apple keyboard
- Internet Speed
- 5MB/s (50mb/s virgin broadband)
Not to be rude, but you should refer to it as SDHC, not SD.
I think I've read that SDHC cards are not compatible with SD card readers...
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Gateway GT5056
- OS
- XP_Pro, W7_7201, W7RC.vhd, SciLinux5.3, Fedora12, Fedora9_2x, OpenSolaris_09-06
- CPU
- AMD 64x2
- Motherboard
- Yes
- Memory
- 1 gig
- Graphics Card(s)
- Dunno
- Sound Card
- Realtek something
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung SyncMaster 940MW w/TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- 250 GB WD, USB Seagate Freedesk 1.5 T
- Internet Speed
- Cable modem
- Other Info
- 1 + 1 = 10b,
7 + 7 = 16o,
a + b = 15h.
What difference does it make if its on a SD or SDHC anyway? I used to have it all on a 2GB SD card but then ran out of room so got a bigger card. It still works the same way.
I take your point though but i guess im just too lazy
All my "SD" slots on all my PC's and Netbook are all compatible with SDHC, even though they dont have SDHC written on them.
I suppose technically if it reads a SDHC card then it must be a SDHC reader.
My Computer
- OS
- windows 7 HP 64bit
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus ATI Radeon EAH2600XT HTDP Silent 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual
- Sound Card
- M-Audio 24/96
- Monitor(s) Displays
- DELL 23" widescreen monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 3 x Samsung F1 Spinpoint
- Case
- Antec Quiet Mini Tower Case
- Keyboard
- Latest slim Apple keyboard
- Internet Speed
- 5MB/s (50mb/s virgin broadband)
Thanks for the info everybody! I have an extra drive that has 190GB...can I save apps there...if so how do I do it most easily...and then move them over in October after clean install?
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7
Ah, no, that's not what im saying.
You cant move them over AFAIK. My posts were about having all the installers for the programs handy.
With a clean install you will have to re install them all again.
My Computer
- OS
- windows 7 HP 64bit
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus ATI Radeon EAH2600XT HTDP Silent 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual
- Sound Card
- M-Audio 24/96
- Monitor(s) Displays
- DELL 23" widescreen monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 3 x Samsung F1 Spinpoint
- Case
- Antec Quiet Mini Tower Case
- Keyboard
- Latest slim Apple keyboard
- Internet Speed
- 5MB/s (50mb/s virgin broadband)
I've been doing the same thing as the "SDHC" guy. I use an 8GB flash drive. It's very nice. You can install and get all your apps running in 20 min.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Keeps changing - (Custom)
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional x64
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 860
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
- Memory
- 4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
- Sound Card
- Onboard realtek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900)
- Hard Drives
- Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives
- PSU
- Corsair 750 HX Modular
- Case
- Lancool PC-K62
- Cooling
- Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case
- Keyboard
- Gigabyte USB keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
- Internet Speed
- 7 Mb down 1.5 up
- Other Info
- System #2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Freezer 7 Pro cooler) - Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H - WD 500GB Black - 9500GT (1GB) 500W OCZ modular PSU - Antec 200 case. System #3 (LapTop) Core 2 Duo T6670 - 320GB 7200RPM HD - 4GB DDR3 RAM.
20 min...sounds great...can you give me the details of how to do it? Can I use my external hard drive in place of a flash drive?
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7
Some are, depending on age, firmware versions, ect...
I have a 16Gb U3 I use to install Windows...
It's nice =)
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Built, RsPC!{Ltd.}
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & OSX 10.6
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 12MB 2.86 @ 5.09GHz, 1.3Vcore@87
- Motherboard
- ASUS P5E3 Deluxe w/ Intel X58 Chipset BIOS 0304
- Memory
- 8Gb (4x2Gb) *Serial Sequential* Corsair XMS2 DDR-800 1.8v
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GTX 470 @865MHz Core, 1730MHz Shader, 1855MHz Mem, >43C
- Sound Card
- MOTU 192HD+424+3x2408Mk3, D8B, ASUS X-Fi 24, only 96kHz :(
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Asus VK278Q 27" 2ms HD LED Backlit LCD Monitors
- Screen Resolution
- 2x 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 2x OCZ 60GB SSDs RAID0 - OS, (100+ GB Part-Page file)
5x Samsung SATAII 1TB RAID5 - Music,
6x WD RE2 SATAII 1Tb RAID1+0 - Storage,
4x WD Dual 64MB 2TB RAID5 - Backup
3x WD Velociraptor 600GB RAID5 - Audio Production
- PSU
- 2x Corsair 850w, Compaq R3000 UPS Backup
- Case
- Built Steel/Dynamat/Neopreme Shock Mount 6U Silent Rack Case
- Cooling
- iXrema+2x12cm Magmas 3x20cm Case Fans 4x14cm Exhaust Fans
- Keyboard
- Cherry 6316 Mechanical, IBM Model M, Das Keyboard, 10key USB
- Mouse
- 2x Logitec G500... Yes 2 :)
- Internet Speed
- Fiber, Dual 85Mb/s up 105 Mb/s Down
- Other Info
- Audio system =
Dynaudio BM6A Near Fields + BM10 Sub for Reference & monitoring
Klipschorns & Servodrive Sub for Music Playback...
Mackie D8B converted into 24ch Automated DAW controller/MIDI interface, MOTU Rig for AD/DA I/O & Professional Recording, ASUS Sound Card for Music Playback (needs upgrade!)
Boot up Time = ~30sec from Dead off Init RAID, then ~9.877-12.454sec for windows, as per B