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Tim S · 1st Mar 2007, 10:43

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/03..._installation/

DougEdey · 1st Mar 2007, 10:47

Price on those Corsairs Tim. Do your DepEd job :P

r4tch3t · 1st Mar 2007, 10:50

Thats a good idea. XP takes forever to install, I haven't tried Vista yet.
Maybe the next OS we get will be on a USB drive from the start.
Hmmm, when flash memory becomes cheaper, we could be seeing games distributed this way. I hate lengthy installs

Skill3d · 1st Mar 2007, 11:00

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Maybe the next OS we get will be on a USB drive from the start.
Hmmm, when flash memory becomes cheaper, we could be seeing games distributed this way. I hate lengthy installs

yes all solid state stuff instead of DVD's and Cd's, away with blu-ray an hddvd formats, USB-drives all the way!

bubsterboo · 1st Mar 2007, 11:02

Hm... i might just have to get one of those so i can boot my own os's at school.

1e8o · 1st Mar 2007, 11:07

I have XP on my system in about 30 minutes...no way it's longer than 1 - 1,5 hours

Mother-Goose · 1st Mar 2007, 11:11

Thats pretty good, but how do you get the install info off the dvd to the usb pen, litterally copy it across?!

David_Fitzy · 1st Mar 2007, 11:16

with Cheap/Fast Flash Memory delivering vista (or it's successor) by thumb drive would be quite clever maybe using an internal USB connector you could use the installation drive as a software licencing dongle.

Krikkit · 1st Mar 2007, 11:17

Good stuff, the only real problem is that those Corsair Voyager GT's are a bit scarce on the ground atm...

Mother-Goose · 1st Mar 2007, 11:22

the standard voyager would still probably be better than the DVD surely?! This implications for ready-boost are pretty good.

r4tch3t · 1st Mar 2007, 11:46

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Originally Posted by David_Fitzy

with Cheap/Fast Flash Memory delivering vista (or it's successor) by thumb drive would be quite clever maybe using an internal USB connector you could use the installation drive as a software licencing dongle.

Great idea there. and if you make the drive in some queer format that won't work on normal drives, the issue with piracy would be lessened.

Lazlow · 1st Mar 2007, 11:47

Vista installs a lot quicker than any other previous Microsoft Operating System - and I like the fact that you don't have to sit by it, entering in information every 5 minutes. This method would be very useful in Business/Corporate environments.

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Originally Posted by David_Fitzy

with Cheap/Fast Flash Memory delivering vista (or it's successor) by thumb drive would be quite clever maybe using an internal USB connector you could use the installation drive as a software licencing dongle.

I'm 99% sure that in the Vista manual it says that it doesn't support dongles anymore.

DougEdey · 1st Mar 2007, 11:51

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Originally Posted by Mother-Gooser

Thats pretty good, but how do you get the install info off the dvd to the usb pen, litterally copy it across?!

Did you read the links laddie?

Mother-Goose · 1st Mar 2007, 11:55

I missed one doug

EDIT: bugger me that is simple, voyager GT = GET

BioSniper · 1st Mar 2007, 11:58

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Due to the nature of XP in particular, a full install can be quite a tedious, lengthy task. We've noted that Vista installs considerably quicker (roughly 30 minutes instead of 1-1.5 hours)

What has this man been smoking?
I can install XP in under 15 mins on my ageing xp2800 system where as Vista is the opposite taking around an hour.
Either someone has got their brain in backwards today or has been smoking something pretty funky :P

Fod · 1st Mar 2007, 12:06

"for all you server junkies, Longhorn will do the same"

um.... vista... IS.... longhorn...

Lazlow · 1st Mar 2007, 12:30

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Originally Posted by Fod

"for all you server junkies, Longhorn will do the same"

um.... vista... IS.... longhorn...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...n/default.mspx

And the next Windows Server is known as Longhorn.

Dr. Strangelove · 1st Mar 2007, 12:40

Does anyone know if there is a reason why this would not work with XP as well??

I would love to try it, but will not move to Vista before I see a good reason for it (which has yet to show it self)

DougEdey · 1st Mar 2007, 12:41

XP doesn't support USB keys at all.

perplekks45 · 1st Mar 2007, 12:50

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Originally Posted by Lazlow

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...n/default.mspx

And the next Windows Server is known as Longhorn.

I like that ideas by MS... naming a new product Longhorn even though Vista was Longhorn for quite some time. Not that it's confusing.

I still remember some alpha of Longhorn running fast and stable as hell on my trusty XP 2600+... the next revision kept trying to throw me to death with BSODs...

Anyways, back to topic:

I love the idea of installing Vista in under 10 minutes. I did my install in less than 30 minutes anyways but it would be nice to have it that fast especially for gamers or enthusiasts that appear to do a fresh install of the OS every 3-6 months. And as I already thought about some USB key >5 GB... perfect!

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