Chain of Fools: Windows Upgrades
Posted: 02 Mar 2011, 23:27
Can't believe someone did this! I had a similar idea years ago. Anyway, quite awesome.
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Chain of Fools: Windows Upgrades
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Posted: 03 Mar 2011, 13:37
Nice!
Posted: 03 Mar 2011, 14:20
What, no Windows ME? No NT 3.51 or 4?
Posted: 03 Mar 2011, 15:46
I don't think anyone would be so mean as to install Windows ME onto anything ever again.
Posted: 03 Mar 2011, 15:48
True. I think that's how the US was trying to get answers out of detainees at GITMO: installing ME on their PCs.
Posted: 03 Mar 2011, 17:56
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Deskthority.net. MW doesn't appear to be posting at Geekhack any more.
Posted: 03 Mar 2011, 17:57
He hasn't posted here, either.
Re: Chain of Fools: Windows Upgrades
Posted: 03 Mar 2011, 18:54
Someone should contact the morgues.
Posted: 04 Mar 2011, 16:33
He had to choose between upgrading to ME or 2000.itlnstln wrote:What, no Windows ME? No NT 3.51 or 4?
Posted: 04 Mar 2011, 16:42
i wonder how long it took that guy to make all those upgrades 
Posted: 04 Mar 2011, 17:51
Hmm, pretty intresting setup...
And unbelivable legacy support for old software... Vista and 7 ended this?
And unbelivable legacy support for old software... Vista and 7 ended this?
Posted: 04 Mar 2011, 22:05
I liked the narration. That was pretty cool.
Posted: 09 Mar 2011, 15:28
I'm not a big fan of upgrading an OS, but kudos to MS nonetheless.
Now who is going to try this for our fruity friends?
Now who is going to try this for our fruity friends?
Posted: 09 Mar 2011, 16:09
It isn't possible due to the architecture changes over the years. (PPC chips to Intel etc.)
Posted: 09 Mar 2011, 19:38
I want my damn reversi on Windows 7.
Posted: 09 Mar 2011, 20:47
It was fantastic to see that all but the newest windows' would keep all the settings from the old installations. Some really cool things were left on that upgraded Win 7.
Posted: 09 Mar 2011, 21:34
Laboratory fiction based on clean installs.
Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 04:26
Dammit now me, usenet, and a VM are going to have to sit down for an evening and see if it really works.webwit wrote:Laboratory fiction based on clean installs.
Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 04:33
Amazingly, I put up with Windows ME for 2 of my 4 years of college. It SUCKED.
Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 04:34
No, you have to use the actual Window versions for over a month while installing new software and such. Get back to us in 6 months and tell us how it worked out.
Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 04:36
Speaking about laboratory conditions, do you think Cherry factors in dust and tacos when they state their switches last for at least 50M operations?
Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 05:21
Most likely not for Cherry since dust goes into everything, but should be one factor. As for tacos, well I don't think Cherry would factor that unless you spilled beer or soda on the keyboard.
Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 13:01
You still have to give some credit to M$. Even in laboratory conditions this is pretty impressive.webwit wrote:Laboratory fiction based on clean installs.
Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 19:48
Aww I can's see nothing, just a dark black box.