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punky · 29-01-2007, 18:06

So... Installing Vista from clean, instead of just popping a CD in and verifying in a couple of seconds that you have a legit previous version.... You now have to spend the best part of 30 mins+ to install an OS you don't want, just so you can spend another God-knows-how-long installing Vista?

What geniuses.

The best thing that comes to mind is to have an image of a minimal XP install that can be auto-extracted from a bootable CD, which can then be authenticated with the Win32.Windows.Geniune.Advantage.A virus, so you can actually install the OS you really want. It'll save time, but still be a massive pain in the bum. Of course, this needs to be updated after every major hardware upgrade, unless you want to waste ages going through the Add New Hardware wizard every time.

29-01-2007, 18:06	#5
punky Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 45 Posts: 14,750	Re: Install Vista from an upgrade version... So... Installing Vista from clean, instead of just popping a CD in and verifying in a couple of seconds that you have a legit previous version.... You now have to spend the best part of 30 mins+ to install an OS you don't want, just so you can spend another God-knows-how-long installing Vista? What geniuses. The best thing that comes to mind is to have an image of a minimal XP install that can be auto-extracted from a bootable CD, which can then be authenticated with the Win32.Windows.Geniune.Advantage.A virus, so you can actually install the OS you really want. It'll save time, but still be a massive pain in the bum. Of course, this needs to be updated after every major hardware upgrade, unless you want to waste ages going through the Add New Hardware wizard every time.