Whats the first thing you install once built a new system?!
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must try that sometime, but didn't it take a while ?? 
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Avast, Updates, Office, Steam, Notepad++, Putty/Winscp, VLC etc...
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Your telling me that none of of you have a slipstreamed XP/Vista install disk?? My current XP install Disk is a little ove 3.4GB in size at themoment but that does include EVERY update from microsoft and all chipset drivers along with over 40 apps that auto install. Its completely unattended i just stick in the dvd and walk away come back in 45 - 60 mins and jobs done 
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Your telling me that none of of you have a slipstreamed XP/Vista install disk?? My current XP install Disk is a little ove 3.4GB in size at themoment but that does include EVERY update from microsoft and all chipset drivers along with over 40 apps that auto install. Its completely unattended i just stick in the dvd and walk away come back in 45 - 60 mins and jobs done
Please explain in more detail.
How do you deal with entering serial numbers etc?
Anti-Virus (then update)
MS Update
MS Office
Firefox
Thunderbird
RealVNC (Free Edition)
MSN
Skype
Winamp
Then other apps that I use, but not everyday.
You enter the serial numbers in the nLite slipstreaming process.
http://www.nliteos.com/
MS Update
MS Office
Firefox
Thunderbird
RealVNC (Free Edition)
MSN
Skype
Winamp
Then other apps that I use, but not everyday.
You enter the serial numbers in the nLite slipstreaming process.
http://www.nliteos.com/
Norton ... I'm a good boy
The simple fact that you install Norton makes your comment questionable.
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All the updates/hotfixes first after os/drivers. Then applications.
Norton ... I'm a good boy
Then you have to format the computer again because its slowed right down again and you cant uninstall the piece of pish.
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Then you have to format the computer again because its slowed right down again and you cant uninstall the piece of pish.
that was way back in the days lol now its perfectly fine lol alough when theres a free version out there that does the same then why buy one!
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Drivers, Windows updates, security software then everything else.
My list of apps is normally as below but making sure I start with Anti-Virus first followed by updates and drivers then the rest in any order but commonly Opera after drivers and updates to make sure I get all my bookmarks and speedials from Opera link.
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Flash
- CCleaner
- Goldwave
- Irfanview
- Netbeans
- Kaspersky Internet Security
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Virtual PC
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Opera
- Paint.Net
- Navicat MySQL
- Ultramon
- Wamp Server
- Live Messenger
- win Rar
- uTorrent
- Notepad++
- Safari
- DVD Shrink
- K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
- Logitech Set Point
- Sync Back
- HDD Sentinel
- Photosynth
- uTorrent
- SUPER
- Marine Aquarium
- Skype
- 4OD
- FTP Client
- Google Chrome
- Google Earth
- E-Bay Turbo Lister
- Blue J
- .NET Compact Framwork
- .NET Framework
- Primo PDF Creator
- Tom Tom Home Software
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I just may have to owe you a virtual pint.
I have to do a lot of photo editing at work but my bosses won't buy me Photoshop or even Adobe Elements.
I can't install stuff so I have to use it straight out of the directory and GIMP fitted what I wanted.
However I find GIMP quite difficult to use even on the simplest tasks.
I've just installed Paint.net and immediately I'm at home because I've used Photoshop since it was a baby.
I then deleted every parameter to do with Paint.net out of the Registry, moved the Paint.net folder to another hard drive and its running straight out of the folder
This program will now save me a lot of time because I often upload photos to my server and work on them from home.
Big thanks