Old 05-13-2008, 12:48 PM   #481
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nah i think i figured it out
some of the cats aren't sitting
you got to pick the ones that are only sitting, not w/ legs out

these code-write in things are getting really absurd.
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Old 05-13-2008, 01:00 PM   #482
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Can't you see that 1, 3 and 5 is a dog? Trippy eh?

edit: now I noticed only 1 and 5 are dogs..

Yea, they've really gone over the edge with this download authorisation thing, but their servers are bloody fast and for free if you don't count in the frustration/stress.

I'm really sorry for the downloading troubles, and I can relate as I sometimes download porn from Rapidshare... it's more pain than gain . I got an offer from a friend to host it [not porn - WXPAO LOL], but he's kinda afraid to do it just yet. Probably later on when things calm down a bit.

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edit: jeez Tallisman what happened to your cool avatar? :P Is this hentai?

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Old 05-14-2008, 07:07 AM   #483
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I forgot to mention a few things:

1) I slipstreamed all most popular Intel, NVidia, AMD and even ViA and SiS SATA AHCI/RAID drivers in it, so you can probably throw your floppy disks out of the window for good.

2) There are some additional tools in Control Panel this time: BootVIS and StartUp CPL. Former is for optimising system boot times and the latter is for controlling what programs can or can't start up after the boot.

3) Don't change the password while installing as you won't be able to log in...

Username is: DAWUser
Password is: dawuser

If you want to change the user name, just do it from the control panel>users and then delete the DAWUser. And if you want to have autologon after you change it, you can set it up with TweakUI in control panel quite easily.

4) Don't forget to tweak the services according to your needs. If you're not using a printer - disable the Printer Spooler service as it's a real hog. If you don't use networking DNS and DHCP services are totally unnecessarily hogging the RAM. If you're not using a Scanner then disable Image Acquisition service.

5) Your friends:

1) Crap Cleaner [CCleaner] for cleaning out the garbage on your HD and Registry [free]
2) JKDefrag instead of poor Windows defragger [free]
3) NTRegOpt for optimising the registry [free]
4) TweakUI for tweaking Windows [free, look in Control Panel]
5) Opera browser for secure browsing, and it's sleek and small [free]
6) Spybot for cleaning the malware and blocking the BS while browsing [free]
7) McAfee SuperDAT commandline antivirus for cleaning viruses and malware [free]
8) Wordpad for doc/rtf's and Notepad [or Metapad-my choice] for texts instead of whole MS Office suite [Wordpad comes with Windows]

9) Reaper )
10) Plugins.

11) I forgot Foobar2000 for playing music, and Media Player classic for playing videos, but players are very subjective choice. Winamp is not bad [ Justin] for audio, and BS player and VLC are very good video players, too IMHO.

12) If you have problems with codecs, KL codec pack has'em all + Quicktime Alternative and Real Player alternative come in handy.

and that's all you need for making music and browsing. I've just described how and what I install on my and client's PC's. Except that there are many Cubase fans around these parts, so I often have to install Cubase, too.

Also don't forget that this version of Windows doesn't include many drivers except for mouses and keyboards, so download all the drivers you need for your particular PC before installing this version. Tip: Install in this order - chipset, VGA, network, soundcard...everything else. Actually, all that's important is that you install the chipset drivers first.

Cheers!

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Old 05-14-2008, 07:59 AM   #484
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excellent, excellent post.
yo haha i had to download those 4 rapidshare files from 4 different computers cuz of the download limit. good thing i was at work, mooching their resources.

then i get home and try to quickly build an external HD enclosure from the scraps of several i have laying around, only to find out that all 3 of the IDE HDs i had layin around are all toast

now, off to the computer store to score a new external HD...needed a reliable one anyway.

cannot wait to get this started. thanks for your help.
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Old 05-14-2008, 08:25 AM   #485
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sorry, been keeping this on my backburner but I know have my Alienware notebook I want to use as a ginea pig for this. Its a P IV HT i.e. 2 sim processors.

Where can I get Dux's ISO to install on my notebook ?

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Old 05-14-2008, 08:36 AM   #486
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Previous page Charles.

Thanks for all your hard work DuX.

Just downloading now.
Can't wait!

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Old 05-14-2008, 08:40 AM   #487
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It's another page already...

Here, direct link to post #476: http://www.cockos.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=476

I was gonna make a new thread, but still holding off until I hear some positive responses from the knowledgeable crowd here in this thread. I still don't consider it a big "badaboom" release with fanfare and all...

I was testing on two AMD's and Virtual PC - everything went fine. Didn't try on my old Intel this time around. Seems like this nLite version works nicely. I managed to catch a few buggies regarding my tweaks again [as in "they weren't applied"], but this time nothing serious. Firewall's working again... All in all, me satisfied.

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Old 05-14-2008, 11:00 AM   #488
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yo dux what do we do with the extra dlls that you included?
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Old 05-14-2008, 12:04 PM   #489
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You should unpack those extra dll's in Windows/system32 and install Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 from install files. I've included what/where/why in "duxinfo.txt" within the RAR. The problem is, I still think some dll's may be missing. Thanks to Tallisman we know that wmasf.dll, wmidx.dll and mscat32.dll are needed for some things.

If anyone have any missing dll problems, please report here so I could include those too.

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Old 05-14-2008, 01:57 PM   #490
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cool thanks, i didn't the txt.

workin great so far.
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Old 05-14-2008, 03:14 PM   #491
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this was the quickest, most painless windows install ever
with THE most benefit.

* a fresh install of Dux's XP build
* a quick install of all my drivers
* a quick install of "the system" - all the freeware/necessary apps that i use on my laptop (surfing/reaper route prototyping)
* an install of Aston, and a quick hotkey creation session

very speedy laptop, i'd say this old Dell D400 has many years of life left.

and this isn't even my DAW, at all.
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Old 05-14-2008, 03:17 PM   #492
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dux, did you get my pm
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Old 05-14-2008, 03:39 PM   #493
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Yep, got it and replied. Check it out.

Thanks Nym for positive feedback. i'm so glad there are no problems so far. I remembered one more thing: For those who use browsers to watch WMV videos, it will be necessary to install Windows Media Player codecs. I can upload it, but it's easily available from MS site and KL codec site, too.

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Old 05-14-2008, 04:34 PM   #494
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I have uploaded WXPSP3AO final btw...

It's a WinRAR self extracting file, so after downloading both files you just have to doubleclick the first file and it will extract by itself into the same folder.

first part: http://rapidshare.com/files/11459458...p3ao.part1.exe

second part: http://rapidshare.com/files/11460063...p3ao.part2.rar

Some additional dll's you're gonna need: http://rapidshare.com/files/114606036/adddlls.rar

and of course my nLite setup file so you can customise your WXP installation with nLite yourself if you want: http://rapidshare.com/files/114607298/LAST_SESSION.INI

I'm gonna make a new thread for this one.

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I can't see these damm cats , so I can't put in my pass key
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Old 05-14-2008, 06:20 PM   #495
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Dux,

the first part of the install went quickly and without any events, however when the installer rebooted to go into the typically interactive part of the Win XP install, my notebook screen just got into this loop where it would seemingly turn off i.e. black screen and then turn on , white screen. It did really look like a on/off thing i.e. re: screen. Anyhow, from there I was just hosed and had to go back to my trusty oem Win XP Sp1 CD but that for the first time failed with a corrupt file error, guess my CD is getting worn out perhaps.

I don't know how to proceed. Obviously, either something is missing or something was added that generates this behavior. What's odd is that I would think that the generic driver for the screen would suffice, so I don't buy the "something's missing" theory.

So what do I do? FYI, I have an Alienware Area 51 notebook , about 3.5 years old. It has a PIV HT 3.2 ghz, it has a 16.1 in screen.

Push comes to shove I guess I can buy the media from MS since I have a valid COA that came with the notebook.

thanks, any help is appreciated. My intention was to make it an FX Teleport host so I need to get it back on its feet.
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Charles, it sounds like one of those rare "reboot loops" some people got when they were trying to upgrade to SP3. As far as my memory serves me, I think there's a solution, I just have to google it out . What I remember is that on some PC's some driver[s] get stuck in a loop for some reason. Don't remember the details right now, but it is solvable, especially if you have one of those bootable CD's like Hiren's or BartPE.

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Old 05-15-2008, 04:42 AM   #497
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Fantastic work dux! You have made a lot of people happy with your efforts and kindness. Just got a quick query which i hope is not to dumb! If you dont want to use the integrated drivers for the mobo, chipset, raid, etc. then what needs to be done? Can the iso be used without installing the drivers, or would i need to use the nlite profile and then get rid/disable them myself?
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If you dont want to use the integrated drivers for the mobo, chipset, raid, etc. then what needs to be done?
Nothing . They won't install by themselves. Windows by default install a bunch of generic drivers, just in order to barely work, so you could install the proper ones. So, you have to install most of the drivers yourself [except mouse and keyboard usually], which thankfully is an easy procedure these days [next, ok, next, ok...], especially with Intel chipset based motherboards.

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Can the iso be used without installing the drivers?
No. As in "Windows work, but not properly and nearly as fast as they could". Neither any Windows installation can work properly without installing any drivers. Some people just tend to think that Windows work properly without installing any drivers, but that's simply not true. Drivers for chipset and VGA should be installed, at least, always. This ISO differs in one regard that you won't like - there are even less integrated drivers like for older soundcards and network, so you should also be prepared to install these. What I left in are mostly drivers that are hard to find - for laptops, for instance, but even when Windows install those drivers, it's always a better idea to install the newest drivers from the manufacturers website.

Except for the keyboard and mouse, of course .

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or would i need to use the nlite profile and then get rid/disable them myself?
I've done that for you already, no worries .

Cheers Max!

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Charles, it sounds like one of those rare "reboot loops" some people got when they were trying to upgrade to SP3. As far as my memory serves me, I think there's a solution, I just have to google it out . What I remember is that on some PC's some driver[s] get stuck in a loop for some reason. Don't remember the details right now, but it is solvable, especially if you have one of those bootable CD's like Hiren's or BartPE.

Cheers!
Dux, it turns out that I got passed that. After shutting down the machine and making sure the CD was removed, it booted into the final phase of the install. I actually gave up and got my dinner and then re-attempted the start up and found it getting past the loop.

Anyhow, my problem now is that the Product Key on the COA on the back of the Alienware is not valid for the install but I found this:

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You have to modify the contents of the xp pro cd's setupp.ini file, located in the i386 directory. make an exact copy of the cd on the hdd, in iso format, extract the file mentioned above, and modify it so that it's first segment's last three characters are OEM, and not the numbers. replace that file, using poweriso, to create a OEM cd image, in iso form. burn that iso. install with that cd, and your serial works.
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on a TechRepublic forum.

What do you think ?
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I think you're great .

Thankfully, the first part solved by itself [Windows...MS... shrug]. However, some users did report such problems after installing SP3 and were, what else, quite angry at MS and "bloody" SP3.

Second part - yes, that should work when you have an OEM license. I knew there were gonna be some problems with the keys... arrgh.

Big thanks for posting your findings. Big, BIG thanks . This is such a great and knowledgeable community/forum. I can only compare it to Gearslutz as far as audio forums go.

Cheers!

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Old 05-15-2008, 12:53 PM   #501
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Hi DUX!

Very fine work here!
I have a spare WIN XP PRO key and I'm thinking about installing your nice .iso
Do you think it'll work with such key?

Thanks.

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Very fine work here!
I have a spare WIN XP PRO key and I'm thinking about installing your nice .iso
Do you think it'll work with such key?

Thanks.

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So far we know that OEM keys don't work, but Charles Monteiro was so kind to provide the solution for those, too.

I know that XP Pro SP1 keys don't work. At least they didn't work with the beta release. So you have to find out which XP Pro version you've got the key for.

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Old 05-15-2008, 01:12 PM   #503
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though i HAVE a working serial for XP PRO, it didn't work
so i did the honorable (and more importantly, convenient) thing and found a keygen for XP pro

the hell with it
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LOL

I agree with your last sentence. It's MS' problem... I mean why wouldn't SP1 key work with SP3? wtf? Stupid corporatoids.

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Old 05-16-2008, 04:33 PM   #505
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evening everyone
day 3 hear, and the only trouble has been reconfiguring my plugins so that my songs load/play right.

other than that no troubles.

on the reaper side, i realiased my outputs
saved a couple track templates
set up most the settings in reaper i liked
and just started to rethink my hotkeys

takes a while to get this rig where i want it to be again, but it's getting there
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Cheers to you all, it's friday night after all.

burp.

edit: I had a nice time last night... a bit too nice, so I posted this stupidity .

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Old 05-17-2008, 01:52 PM   #507
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Hi DuX,
First off thanks a million for all your hard work in making this release,

Its quite simply awsome!

I've got a problem though at the moment,
this latest version seems to have broken my wireless network
-It installs fine, but i can't seem to find any connections when i refresh the list, evnt though im about 1 metre away from the hub?!

It doesnt seem to be a driver issue,

I've installed the older version (without firewall release) which seems to work a treat.

I've had a look at the .INI files for both release and they seem slightly different.

What do you reckon could be causing this? Have more components been removed that i may be dependant on, or is it simply a matter of tweaking some services to get things running?

If I was to make my own nlite installation, could I just use the old .INI with nlite to generate a updated version?
If so, is there any changes to the INI that you would recomend that I make, ie, to get the firewall included (im a total nline noob btw!)


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Hi Dux!

Turns out my XP PRO key was retail and it did go in fine! Yeah!

Had a few quirks with installers but all's good now since I got hold of the additional .dll pack you posted. So everythings peachy peach and super fast!!! It boots incredibly fast and shuts down even faster! Superb stuff!

One thing though (and it may well be my ignorance) I'm running it in dual boot along with my other XP which is C: . The thing is trying to copy data from the C drive when I'm logged in D: (which is where I set up your mod) gets me sometimes "can't copy" errors. I just can't seem to copy some files. But it all seems a bit arbitrary. For instance, trying to copy Xenakio's .dll gives me an error and I couldn't copy it, whereas all other contents of the Reaper folder copied without a problem, even other .dll. Next, trying to copy some stuff out of my C drive Documents and Settings\Application Data gives me same error...any clue as to what might be?

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yeah the boot up shut down speed is really something else.
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Well,

I've been following this thread, as best I could, and it sort of sounds like something that would be important to me. BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WTF YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT.

I assume Dux came up with some kind stripped-down system, which theoretically allows Reaper (or any DAW) to do its thing more efficiently. Coolness, I'm in.

Now what? can someone write a big yellow book titled "Dux for Dummies" ???

I mean, start to finish, step-by-step instructions, including explanations of what each step is doing? I understand the basic workings of a PC and Windows, but nLite, WXPSP3AO, additional Dll's, this is Martian to me.

I also can't for the life of me see where Dux actually listed a dowload, yet you're all raving about it.

I must be the dumbest guy on the internet.
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Next, trying to copy some stuff out of my C drive Documents and Settings\Application Data gives me same error...any clue as to what might be?
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The catch is: Permissions. You are an administrator in either system, however while you're in first, you don't have permissions to access many files on the other. My educated guess. I don't use dual boot Windows systems so I'm not 100%, though. This is the first thing I'd check - file permissions. You can take a look at permissions for a file by looking at file's properties. When 2 computers are networked, it's easy to bypass permissions by creating two cross-user accounts, maybe this would help in dual boot systems, too?

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Hi DuX,
this latest version seems to have broken my wireless network
-It installs fine, but i can't seem to find any connections when i refresh the list, evnt though im about 1 metre away from the hub?!

It doesnt seem to be a driver issue,

I've installed the older version (without firewall release) which seems to work a treat.

I've had a look at the .INI files for both release and they seem slightly different.

What do you reckon could be causing this? Have more components been removed that i may be dependant on, or is it simply a matter of tweaking some services to get things running?
The problem with finding the wireless network is somewhat familiar... it's nothing to do with nLite but with Windows XP. I dealt with the problem by creating the wireless link manually at one client's PC. Took a long time to solve that and I'm still not sure why it happens on some systems. Wireless networks are often dodgy in XP IME and use a lot of resources, and interfere with speakers and all electronic equipment, therefore I never recommend them. I always say "use the friggin cable" .

What's strange actually - I left more stuff in than before - from drivers to services.

By making a wireless connection manually, I mean this: http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windo...indows-XP.html

You have to use utilities that came with your wireless card and you have to "tell" Windows *not* to manage your wireless connection. I hope this will help.

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If I was to make my own nlite installation, could I just use the old .INI with nlite to generate a updated version?
If so, is there any changes to the INI that you would recomend that I make, ie, to get the firewall included (im a total nline noob btw!)
You guessed it right - it would work and all you have to do is check if firewall service and application layer gateway service are present. Both are used by Windows firewall. You don't need security center, though - it's just a nagging app which tells you when firewall/antivirus is not turned on.

Let us know how it all went.

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I've been following this thread, as best I could, and it sort of sounds like something that would be important to me. BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WTF YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT.
LOL, We have a saying here: "If you admit it [a mistake/lie/being wrong or lazy] - half is forgiven"

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Now what? can someone write a big yellow book titled "Dux for Dummies" ???

I mean, start to finish, step-by-step instructions, including explanations of what each step is doing? I understand the basic workings of a PC and Windows, but nLite, WXPSP3AO, additional Dll's, this is Martian to me.
I can't see the difference between this installation and the usual, except this one is way faster and tweaked for audio from the get go . If you know how to install a "normal" XP, then you know how to install this one, too. But if you don't know how to install Windows, why don't you call someone who knows and let him/her help you?

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I also can't for the life of me see where Dux actually listed a dowload, yet you're all raving about it.
Just take a look at post #476 [ http://www.cockos.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=476 ]

I will make a new thread with the download links in 1st post, when we become sure everything's working perfectly.

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I must be the dumbest guy on the internet.
Maybe a bit lazy to learn things, but not dumb, I think . In my view, everybody can learn anything if [s]he's persistent and keen enough.

Cheers!

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Old 05-18-2008, 02:18 PM   #514
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Thanks, Dux, for the very thoughtful & detailed reply.


You must understand, though, that I STILL don't know how to proceed. This is not the kind of thing one wants to screw up.

I'm no dummy, I was kidding, of course. I'm a Mac expert. I'm also running two Q6600 pc's liquid-cooled to 3.5 Ghz (took them to 3.7 and 3.8, Prime stable, then backed-down for reliability) I know all the standard ways to optimize a pc for audio. I'm a Digidesign beta-tester, for friggin' sake, and believe me when I say this: I still don't understand this thread.

When you write the "Dux For Dummies" primer, you have to put yourself in the position of someone who doesn't understand the terminology. This thread is like a badly-translated Japanese manual. (to me)
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Here's a few specifics, hopefully this will help (help not just me, but the countless hordes of reaperers LIKE me)

1: Before I even try this, what will this accomplish? Will it just free up more ram, or actually kill unneccesary threads / cpu cycles? My task-manager shows no other apps running while I do audio, except "system idle processes" is at 99, with 368 threads when I first boot. I imagine that knocking that down would help, yes? Does this proceedure do that? (I assume so)

Any actual benchmarks yet, for real-world DAW performance?
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2: What does one do FIRST? Install SP3? Re-format the drive?

If a re-format, then is your thingamajig a stand-alone installer? (it doesn't seem to be a disk image, so how would that work?) or does one re-install the standard OS first? I looked at post #476, and this was the first thing that hit my brain.
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3: Extra Dll's? (remember, I'm mostly a Mac guy) To me, Dll's are audio plugins. When would I even PUT OS Dll's?


4, 5, 6, 7.... etc etc etc


20: When all is done, how does one tweak the system?

21: How can one know that his system is now safe, and not going to crash or have incompatability problems later, at the worst possible moment? (like on a gig, or in front of a major client)

22: If one DOES encounter problems, what thingamabobs should be kept on a handy cd, to re-install, and how is that done?
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I suppose one answer would be to say: "If you really want to optimize your system, then you have to first become a PC expert. Hit the library."

-But I don't have time for that. I'm kind of hoping there's an easier solution. (that big yellow book....)

Heck, I'll PAY for this information. I'll even pay someone to come over & optimize my rigs for me. (though I'd rather learn to do it myself)

NYC area.
Any takers?

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Old 05-18-2008, 03:32 PM   #515
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cableaddict: while i am not bright enough to actually give you help, i CAN tell you that i think you're thinking this is more work than it actually is!

in short, you download the files that dux provided, unzip them, burn the ISO onto a cd, and boom, you have a windows xp pro install cd. install it, drop the DLLs in your c:/windows/system32/ folder, and your installation is done.

at this point, it's just a fantastically light XP install. from very large removals of unneeded gunk to small details (i noticed that by default "DETAIL" view occurs in all folders, by default nice) this os comes "pre-tweaked" to an extent.

dux has also included some nice additional stuff in the Control Panel - do some tweaking right there to your specification (easy enough for me to do, and i'm hardly an expert)

he also listed a bundle of programs that are handy as well.

i found that the biggest issue was reinstalling all my apps afterwards - not because i ran into OS trouble but instead because of the sheer number of stuff i had to install.
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Hey thanks Nym, (and Dux!)
I too have been following this thread, and was wondering about the broad overview and you seem to have nailed it!
One more thing, does one do the same validation or serial number of one's existing install to activate the install?
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you can use an XP pro key.
i had one, but mine didn't work for some reason so i just got a keygen. if i had to pay anyone for this, i'd pay dux.
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so... what exactly are you missing from this release?
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in short, you download the files that dux provided, unzip them, burn the ISO onto a cd, and boom, you have a windows xp pro install cd. install it, drop the DLLs in your c:/windows/system32/ folder, and your installation is done.
Thanks, Nym. I had no idea, from reading this thread, that it was an ISO file. -Nor what to do with the DLL's.

-But I have a nagging suspiscion that this isn't all the info I need:

1: Dux gave a dowload for an nLite setup file, and you do not mention it.
I understand that this is optional, but since it's for further tweaking, to tailor the system to your specific needs, it's probably a good thing to do. I have no idea whatsoever how to use it,

2: Dux mentions installing various drivers, direct from MS.
Is this now all included in the ISO file? He says that the chipset driver has to be installed first. Fine, I know where to get it, I've upgraded my chipsets before, but Does this OS installer install NO chipset drivers? Is that why he says t install the chipset driver first? -But then how does the OS even work after first loading it, if there's NO chipset driver?

What about other drivers? I don't know what I need. I don't have time to find out. - And I definitely don't want to end up with a system that doesn't work.

3: Look at the rest of Dux's post #485. I don't understand a thing in it. He mentions a number of proceedures that you do not. So, are these not important, or did you just fail to mention them?

4: Well, anything else I haven't been told, and don't know enough to ask about?


5: How about this one: Once the Dux version is running, or a personally-tweaked version (using nLite???) then what, if any, MS updates should be allowed in the future? For instance, is Sp3 already included in Dux's install? What about protection updates and the like? Of course, I keep "auto-update" disabled, but SOME updates are rpobably a good thing, so how will we know which to allow?

This is not a proceedure to go into lightly, or without full knowledge. I don't see how I'm "overthinking it." I appreciate the help, but I need a COMPLETE set of instructions, not bits & pieces from various posts, combine with a prayer and Aztec moon-dance to the Gods that everything will somehow turn out OK.

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you can use an XP pro key.
i had one, but mine didn't work for some reason so i just got a keygen. if i had to pay anyone for this, i'd pay dux.
I use XP home, not pro, and I have no idea how to get or use a key generator.

Can I get a key generator? (I'm not a "warez" kinda' guy. I believe in supporting small companies. MS, on the other hand....)

Will Dux's installer not work with my XP home ser #?

If not, should I buy XP pro? (is this tweak really worth it?)

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