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11-23-2005, 10:35 AM
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Strange install....should I be worried?
I just updated my win2k pro to winxp pro via winxp pro corporate edition that i got from my dad.
The problem is I left it to install and came back about 3hrs later and it was still on a black screen with an hour glass. At the beginning they said the black screen was normal but 3hrs to upgrade a pc with pretty nice hardware? I figured something was wrong so i restarted. But to my surprise it boots right into xp pro and starts updating?? Everything seems cool now, I updated all the way up to sp2 and reinstalled some drivers and Ive even had a noticeable increase in fps(maybe due to enabling hyper-threading?). I dunno, im just concerned it may have missed something or had been installed improperly. Any suggestions? |
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11-23-2005, 11:20 AM
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Ahh the wonders of computers .. sometimes things that should work dont .. so dont be surprised with the corollary.
Make sure that you are legally allowed to install a corporate edition on your PC. And the next time create a slipstreamed SP2 CD for your installations. |
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11-25-2005, 10:03 PM
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11-27-2005, 08:02 PM
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"And the next time create a slipstreamed SP2 CD for your installations."
I keep seeing references to a slipstreamed CD, what is it and how does it work or what does it do for you? Is it some type of recovery disk? Sorry for the clueless questions but I truly am  An sorry for the hi-jack if this is concidered to be one, I did not intend it to be so.
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11-27-2005, 08:21 PM
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11-28-2005, 01:03 AM
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11-28-2005, 06:36 AM
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Panama, macko,
Thank you both...I had no idea that this could be done. |
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