Sig Rig is currently Vista Home Premium x64.
I have to get up to speed on a software application that I used to do consulting for back in the day. Only way to get this thing up and running is Windows XP x86. Plus it helps if it is on fast HDDs.
So I ordered 2 x WD Caviar Black 640GB HDDs which I will run in RAID 1. I also ordered 6 x Seagate 1.5TB HDDs to run in RAID 5 for backup and other stuff but that is another matter
I have just finished creating the slipstream for WinXP x86. I'll be doing the install as soon as the drives arrive via UPS in a couple of hours. I will NOT be touching the drive that I currently have Vista on.
I have BOINC for WCG grabbing a couple of days with of work (due to sometimes spotty internet connections). I will reinstall BOINC on the revised box. Will it redownload the work previously downloaded? Can I copy the work I have downloaded already to this new instance for it to work on?
Note: the name of the box (machine name) IS going to change. Will that have any effect on my decision making process?
I have to get up to speed on a software application that I used to do consulting for back in the day. Only way to get this thing up and running is Windows XP x86. Plus it helps if it is on fast HDDs.
So I ordered 2 x WD Caviar Black 640GB HDDs which I will run in RAID 1. I also ordered 6 x Seagate 1.5TB HDDs to run in RAID 5 for backup and other stuff but that is another matter
I have just finished creating the slipstream for WinXP x86. I'll be doing the install as soon as the drives arrive via UPS in a couple of hours. I will NOT be touching the drive that I currently have Vista on.
I have BOINC for WCG grabbing a couple of days with of work (due to sometimes spotty internet connections). I will reinstall BOINC on the revised box. Will it redownload the work previously downloaded? Can I copy the work I have downloaded already to this new instance for it to work on?
Note: the name of the box (machine name) IS going to change. Will that have any effect on my decision making process?