UO Speed Guide

**Silverfoot** · 24th October 2007, 08:21 AM

Interesting thread on configuring your computer for UO use.

UO Speed Guide thread

**Solidchrome** · 24th October 2007, 10:04 AM

I wouldnt recommend duel booting as any gains you get are not worth the trouble involved.

For example..If you have a Vista machine and want to duel boot with XP and you have a SATA drive and an IDE drive, the Vista bootloader will default to disk0 and that will be your IDE drive. So if you have XP on the IDE drive it will never boot (unless you keep the Vista disk in the cd drive as there is a bootloader on the disk).

Thats just one example. Even if you want to partition a single drive..it is not straight foward as it first seems.

I'll be quiet now

**Silverfoot** · 24th October 2007, 11:42 AM

Indeed, I wouldn't do a dual-boot. Really should be no need. Looking forward to see what else is added.

**Adam** · 24th October 2007, 11:44 AM

Yea, it's odd advice to give
Especially modifying the boot.ini file, a simple mistake in that file can render the pc unbootable, assuming the person who does it, is new at such things

**Tabbitha** · 24th October 2007, 05:24 PM

eeeks I wouldnt dare touch such things.

In the wrong hands [ namely mine !!!! ] this could be very dangerous information

**Adam** · 24th October 2007, 09:24 PM

Unstickied, as the author has removed the information from the original thread.

Nevaeh · 24th October 2007, 09:55 PM

*wounders what i missed in this thread*:eusa_think:

F'Nor · 25th October 2007, 05:33 AM

Hell, my own UO Tech info is better then dual booting. (Where is that page Adam?)

It's like !!!!fire man, if people ask, I'll give the advise.

I can just about make any machine "close" to the min specs, do it and then some!

24th October 2007, 08:21 AM	#1
Silverfoot Mith'quessir Join Date: Mar 2005 Shard: Chesepeake Posts: 2,352 Gold: 8,918 My Mood: Blog Entries: 8 Thanks: 214 Thanked 153 Times in 93 Posts	UO Speed Guide - Introduction, Concepts and Duel Booting. Interesting thread on configuring your computer for UO use. UO Speed Guide thread "Careful what you wish for, You just might get it all.... And then some you don't want"

24th October 2007, 10:04 AM	#2
Solidchrome † Virtual hero- real life geek † Join Date: Jul 2007 Shard: europa Posts: 1,044 Gold: 56 My Mood: Thanks: 64 Thanked 76 Times in 41 Posts	Re: UO Speed Guide - Introduction, Concepts and Duel Booting. I wouldnt recommend duel booting as any gains you get are not worth the trouble involved. For example..If you have a Vista machine and want to duel boot with XP and you have a SATA drive and an IDE drive, the Vista bootloader will default to disk0 and that will be your IDE drive. So if you have XP on the IDE drive it will never boot (unless you keep the Vista disk in the cd drive as there is a bootloader on the disk). Thats just one example. Even if you want to partition a single drive..it is not straight foward as it first seems. I'll be quiet now Tovladian Soltyr- "..then I saw it was Solid and I was like "Ah ok" because we all know he's not the most complete box of crayons.." UOForums Need Your Donations- Click Here

24th October 2007, 11:42 AM	#3
Silverfoot Mith'quessir Join Date: Mar 2005 Shard: Chesepeake Posts: 2,352 Gold: 8,918 My Mood: Blog Entries: 8 Thanks: 214 Thanked 153 Times in 93 Posts	Re: UO Speed Guide - Introduction, Concepts and Duel Booting. Indeed, I wouldn't do a dual-boot. Really should be no need. Looking forward to see what else is added. "Careful what you wish for, You just might get it all.... And then some you don't want"

24th October 2007, 11:44 AM	#4
Adam Lead Administrator Owner Join Date: Oct 1990 Posts: 6,428 Gold: 150,619 Thanks: 60 Thanked 948 Times in 312 Posts	Re: UO Speed Guide - Introduction, Concepts and Duel Booting. Yea, it's odd advice to give Especially modifying the boot.ini file, a simple mistake in that file can render the pc unbootable, assuming the person who does it, is new at such things Get your own personal forum Like these ones - Personal forum listing Bored @ work? Play in our arcade! Useful Tips on how to use UOForums Open your own blog

24th October 2007, 05:24 PM	#5
Tabbitha Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Europa/Snowbourn Posts: 6,100 Gold: 71,556 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 243 Thanked 349 Times in 214 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: UO Speed Guide - Introduction, Concepts and Duel Booting. eeeks I wouldnt dare touch such things. In the wrong hands [ namely mine !!!! ] this could be very dangerous information

24th October 2007, 09:24 PM	#6
Adam Lead Administrator Owner Join Date: Oct 1990 Posts: 6,428 Gold: 150,619 Thanks: 60 Thanked 948 Times in 312 Posts	Re: UO Speed Guide - Introduction, Concepts and Duel Booting. Unstickied, as the author has removed the information from the original thread. Get your own personal forum Like these ones - Personal forum listing Bored @ work? Play in our arcade! Useful Tips on how to use UOForums Open your own blog

24th October 2007, 09:55 PM	#7
Nevaeh Musical Courtesan Join Date: Jun 2006 Shard: Catskills Posts: 966 Gold: 960 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: UO Speed Guide - Introduction, Concepts and Duel Booting. wounders what i missed in this thread:eusa_think: One Nation.....Under Snugs!!

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