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I have a Sony Vaio laptop running Vista 32-bit. I'd like to get it to a clean installation of Vista for the purposes of selling it (i.e. rid it of any data). I do not have a Windows installation disc (thanks, Sony!), and the computer does not have a recovery...
Started by tnorthcutt on
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by 5 people.
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I do not have a Windows installation disc (thanks, Sony!)
don't blame Sony, you went and bought this computer without....
You may be better off they want.
There is no way to get a "clean" installation without wiping and reinstalling Windows.
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For a given software, which type of installation you prefer and why?
Started by pramodc84 on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Upgrade and patch is the easiest way to do it, but I've sometimes had a lot of... .
However, it also means wasting a lot of time reconfiguring everything and making them work like before .
Doing a fresh install usually gives you the best performance.
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Why does Chrome always get installed in C drive. It never provides us with an option to change the installation path.
Also, if I do one installation of Chrome, does it ensure that all users of the PC have access to Chrome? I do not think so...can someone...
Started by Kanini on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Blog on some main points on chromes installation procedures & preference for User Profile Directory.
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When I try to install Vista SP2, it fails and gives me the error:
error_smi_primitive_installer_failed(0x8007371c)
It happens if I try it through Windows Update or with the standalone installation.
Does anybody know how to fix this?
Started by Jim on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
This problem seems to be deeply rooted.
Installation DVD to either do a repair or a reinstallation.
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A plug-in that I want to install provides an update site for installation. However, the Eclipse installation that I want to install it to is on a machine that is not connected to the Internet. Is there a way for me to access the site (HTTP, FTP, etc.)...
Started by Chry Cheng on
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by 4 people.
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PS: This method is a bit hackish, but it is based off .
Available at the update site, into the plugins and features directories of the Eclipse installation in the Eclipse installation where they need to be placed.
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Ok, here is my problem. I have centos5.8 installed; with the following partitions:
/
swap
/usr
I have installed many packages from modified source, and have created two essential users under /usr directory. I want to know, how can I create a install DVD...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at centos):
I have the tarballs on the installation DVD; and simply execute the script at single user on the hard drive and extract the necessary tar....
Nonetheless, I currently tarball my UNIX installation balls.
I am still in my UNIX thinking.
As '/'.
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Ok, here is my problem. I have centos5.8 installed; with the following partitions:
/
swap
/usr
I have installed many packages from modified source, and have created two essential users under /usr directory. I want to know, how can I create a install DVD...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at centos):
I have the tarballs on the installation DVD; and simply execute the script at single user on the hard drive and extract the necessary tar....
Nonetheless, I currently tarball my UNIX installation balls.
I am still in my UNIX thinking.
As '/'.
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Ok, here is my problem. I have centos5.8 installed; with the following partitions:
/
swap
/usr
I have installed many packages from modified source, and have created two essential users under /usr directory. I want to know, how can I create a install DVD...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at centos):
I have the tarballs on the installation DVD; and simply execute the script at single user on the hard drive and extract the necessary tar....
Nonetheless, I currently tarball my UNIX installation balls.
I am still in my UNIX thinking.
As '/'.
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I have a Django installation at /home/masi/mySite.
How can you set that the files at the folder */home/masi/public_html/mySite* uses the Django installation?
Started by Masi on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Have you read the documentation? Since you've completed the installation, this is the next step.
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Hi all
I made a stupid mistake by running a Linux installation (OpenSuse) over my XP Installation. Now I want to know if it possible to restore files from the previous XP installation somehow (Outlook Express especially).
Started by elhombre on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Note: if you're using Davory, you'll have to make it portable: either copy the installation folder.
Most important: turn off the computer to avoid any further .
installation, it's going to be tricky.
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