Windows installation(s)

1 Using ie to download chrome/firefox
2 drivers
3 winrar,putty,dbedit

Thankfully I left the dark side long ago and moved to Linux.

There are some essentials such as Antivirus and anti spyware, I use Microsoft security essentials, and Spybot Search and destroy - drivers for my devices - Firefox - and of course I need the tools for this hobby, like WinSCP, CsStudio, DYNupdater and Dreambox Edit. FTP client filezilla - I also need a decent editor like notepad++, the windows live stuff. As a musician I need to install audacity and asio drivers, as well as sequencing software. For video viewing and editing I install the codec packs, windows media player classic and vlc, Anysoft Video Converter - compression tools like winrar and 7-zip, etc etc etc - could be here all day but I need lots of stuff !!! - there are many things I would pick up on the go as I need like easeus partition master, ext2fsd, word processing stuff, teamviewer, image editors - to name but a few. Everything I download is usually freeware - I don't generally use anything that is cracked or pirated, as there is usually a free alternative to a paid app.

Luckily I haven't needed to do a fresh install for a long time.

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Thankfully I left the dark side long ago and moved to Linux.

same same _
although i still use a notepad with xp for Dream Edit to make channel lists - i couldn't get dream Edit to work properly with wine properly thus far ?

:rikjaard1:

I fresh install win about 10 times a week for pple, I would install win followed by open office program, vlc, manycam,firefox,and pdf reader.
the rest is up to the customer.

I always start by downloading uptodate drivers and win7 sp1 to my usb pen, then I would boot into Partedmagic and secure erase my ssd.
Once win7 is installed, I would first install sp1, then the chipset drivers followed by my Graphics/network card drivers and other's.
Then I would set win7 to how i like it, and start to download the updates, once all my updates are done, I would then install the programs I like to use and the ones I need.

Ha good post, some interesting info...

For me, a windows reinstall is like an ordered ritual..

1.. AVG
2.. ccleaner
3.. Tune up utilities
4.. TeamViewer
5.. Firefox
6.. I use Intel® Driver Update Utility to update all intel drivers
7.. I use DriverPackSolution to update all system Drivers
8.. VLC Player
9.. WinRAR
10.. MagicDisc
11.. Open command Prompt here for Right click menu
12.. Take ownership for Right click menu

Then all the boring stuff...

Hello Banny,

I think it's a good idea.
A "universal windows" as an image if I understand.
For drivers, there are so many different materials.

Just install wine and wine tricks, put dbedit on desktop and open a terminal

cd ~/Desktop

wine dbedit.exe

thats it.

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same same _
although i still use a notepad with xp for Dream Edit to make channel lists - i couldn't get dream Edit to work properly with wine properly thus far ?

:rikjaard1:

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Hello Banny,

I think it's a good idea.
A "universal windows" as an image if I understand.
For drivers, there are so many different materials.

Yep, if you were to make it universal so It would work straight off on any machine, your talking about 5GB compressed for drivers alone... As much as I love it and can't live without it, I HATE Windows...

I came across a few programs that can make a windows Installer DVD with all the updates incorporated. I also Downloaded a 32 in 1 USB installer with all versions & 32Bit/64Bit of 2000, XP, Vista & Win 7 on the one USB installer.. It was Huge though, about 10GB..

I would suggest having a look at Microsoft's wim image format, imagex and sysprep to get you going with that :)

If you have a wsus server or access to one you can pump the updates into the image too !!!

Iain

ps there are gui's for imagex that make it far more palatable :)

pps you can install windows 8 to a usb key and it will run from that and load drivers in automatically for different systems it works for i.e. portable os ... very impressive !