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Reply to Update on RedneckDude in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Sorry to hear of your medical problems. So glad to hear you are doing better. Will keep you in my prayers.

Reply to UEFI, Windows 8.1, and Backup Images in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh290675(v=WS.10).aspx. This is a article that tells how to make a CD to boot into UEFI and other topics. Hope it helps.

Reply to UEFI, Windows 8.1, and Backup Images in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Good. I've read Win 7 64 can be installed in UEFI mode also so by using 2 drives there should be a way to get it to work that way. More research. HP has a history of special drivers for their laptops and not being fast about updating them. I have one too.

Reply to UEFI, Windows 8.1, and Backup Images in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Glad you got it going. It was verry late and I was reading trying to get tired enough to fall asleep.The article said the guy had to take out his video card and hook up to vga to get his system to boot also. So when I get to build my new rig looks like I have to do lots of research before I decide what to install and how to install it. As a side question. Can you install operating systems on separate drives and still get them both to boot? Everything I've read talks of duel boots on

Reply to UEFI, Windows 8.1, and Backup Images in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

From what I read UEFI Partitions the hard drive with 4 partitions automatically in GPT mode and then installs windows.That means there is no MBR and you can't reparation and do a duel boot.The article also said you have to have a specially formatted DVD to boot up from CD drive. But didn't say how to make it. Might want to research that more,I didn't have time. It also said to boot from a thumb drive it has to formatted with fat32 to work.

Reply to UEFI, Windows 8.1, and Backup Images in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="the_Monk" reply="10" id="3443323"]ToDo Workstation which has no issues with GPT partitions etc. and the task was completed painlessly.[/quote] Sounds like a good option, I'll give it a try.

Reply to UEFI, Windows 8.1, and Backup Images in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="6" id="3443311"]All the unallocated partitions and crap loses me...[/quote] I gave up on partitioning drives. I have a Huge old Raidmax case with 3 BR drives. a Vantech hot swap bay, floppy drive and 4 internal drives. Also have 4 Roswell external bays hooked up in eSATA. I use Ghost to back up images on a separate 3TB drive. Don't know why you cant install your operating system on separate drives for a dual boot then edit the MBR using easybdc to d

Reply to UEFI, Windows 8.1, and Backup Images in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="7" id="3443312"]My main rig has a UEFI BIOS but the Windows 8.1 OS on it wasn't installed in UEFI mode. So it doesn't have all these problems. I can restore a disk image backup on it fine.[/quote] It looks like you can use windows to do a Image backup with Powershell. Here is a link http://www.howtogeek.com/167984/how-to-create-and-resto

Reply to UEFI, Windows 8.1, and Backup Images in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

It may be a POS idea but all the high end motherboards are now using UEFI so looks like were kinda stuck with it.

Reply to UEFI, Windows 8.1, and Backup Images in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

On any drive over 2.2 TB you have to format them in GPT. So that means it can't be used as a boot drive. Just tried to install a 4 TB DeckStar HD on Win 7 and ended up taking about 3 hours of research and formatting to get it to work. You're making me think twice about upgrading to Win 8. Does that mean you can't even use Windows own Image program?

Reply to So I've Started On a New Build in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Rig looks great. Sorry to hear your having so many problems. Hope your better soon. Jafo, I got 2 of the Vantec enclosures. They are sweet. I had never even heard of them till you mentioned them here earlier.

Reply to For Sir Dave Bax in Community WinCustomize Forums

Nice to see there are still some good people around. [e digicons]5*[/e] [e digicons]5*[/e] [e digicons]5*[/e] [e digicons]5*[/e]

Reply to New rig: your advice sought in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Absolutely a SSD drive with a minimum of 250 Gigs. And at this moment in time I wouldn't touch AMD anything(that's just a personal preference)

Reply to So I've Started On a New Build in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="JuniorCrooks" reply="28" id="3439471"]I am also thinking about doing a build. I want to make my own case out of wood. I kind of like this [/quote] Falzone's cases are cool but would take more time and skill than I have. Good luck

Reply to So I've Started On a New Build in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Looks like a KILLER build. I'm sure you have it all scoped out but for anyone interested there is a site called PCPartPicker where you build your Rig on site and it lists if the parts you want are compatible, how much power you'll need and gives total cost of rig and where you can get the parts for the cheapest price. http://pcpartpicker.com/ Would love to see pictures of the finished product.

Reply to Under Construction in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

On my Normal Rig now and got to the site no problem. Looks promising. Can't waite to see it when your done. Jim that XP Rig is a Alienware and was 4K brand new. Don't have the heart to change it.

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I Went to the link and IE poped up a window advising me to close the page because scripting was running to slow and could make IE unresponsive. So I'm running XP but I don't think that could cause a problem unless it's IE 8 causing the problem.

Reply to Favorite Skin of 2013? in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I have to add my thanks to RedNeck Dude (Jim) for all his widgets and Gadgets too.Also to all the Skinners who have the tallent and time to share their work with us.

Reply to A Question About Wired Networking. in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Cheaper is always a better solution as long as it works. [e digicons]:beer:[/e] [e digicons]:beer:[/e]

Reply to A Question About Wired Networking. in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Get a WD Livewire setup, same as Powerline. Amazon has it for 60USD. Hook it up to your main router and plug it into the wall electric socket. Hook the second unit (it comes with 2)into the plug and run up to 4 eithernet cables to whatever you want to hook up. I've got 3 sets of these in my house and they work great. No set up, just plug it in.

Reply to Windows 7 update broke some deskscapes yesterday in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

Should have said I'm runnung Win 7 pro 64bit. Not win 8.

Reply to Windows 7 update broke some deskscapes yesterday in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

I also have this problem. It seems that half of MasterBaron's dreams won't run. No problems with all the other dreams I have.

Reply to DeskScapes Gallery Updated for DeskScapes 8 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I gota say so far as a user I really like the interface.

Reply to Add Windows Media Center to Windows 8 Pro (free offer expires January 31) in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Thanks for the info ID

Reply to Okay, So Who Else Hordes Old PC Parts? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="18" id="3213567"]So, does wifey refuse to enter the parts room... handing you all the cleaning equipment to do it yourself? I got that until I put it all neatly into containers and drawers, etc. I still get the vaccy and mop foisted upon me some days, but not as often now.[/quote] You got it. THAT IS JUST HOW IT WORKS.