Episode #154
i created 2 partitions on my computer hoping to install windows vista, but i dont think my computer had enough hardware to run vista because the installation was failing. i then installed windows xp on another partition. how do i delete the windows vista files on the other partition?
Achebe, Halifax, NS
Sean’s note: The Vista installation can fail for a few reasons, including simply not having enough hard drive space available for the install….if you have a small hard drive that could have been a good part of the problem.
To get rid of the files on the Vista partition you can simply reformat that partition if there’s nothing else on it and it’s not the boot drive. (If it’s the boot drive, don’t reformat it though!!! You’ll quite likely break your ability to boot to XP if you do.) If you want to simply delete the files but the system is telling you you don’t have permission, you can “take ownership” of the files in question and then delete them. There’s a Microsoft Support article telling you how to do this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
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Air Date: February 27, 2008
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Achebe, Halifax, NS
- Bronwyn, Hervey Bay, QLD
- John, Toronto, ON
- Ryan, Waterford
Yewell's Jewels
- Pivot Stickfigure Animatorwindows
Pivot Stickfigure Animator is a unique software, that allows you to create stick figure animations easily and without any artistic skills. You can move the sections of the sick figure and easily create a chain of animation frames that can be previewed as you go. You can use more than one stick-figure in the animation, and even create your own stick figures using an easy to use visual editor that lets you assemble objects out of lines and circles. In addition, you can optionally set animation size, speed and more. The result can be saved as animated GIF file. Fun and easy to use, surprisingly well featured.
Sean's Shinies
- Laptop Sound Booster
$90
There are a lot of new notebooks which are advertised as “gaming notebooks”, but while they’re pumped up in the graphics department, the audio is often pretty pathetic. Pyramat’s Laptop Sound Booster is designed to sit under your notebook, and provide higher-quality audio via USB connection…as well as a bit of cooling for the notebook. The wrist wrest makes it comfortable to use, but it must be said that it’s a pretty bulky solution to the problem—it’s not really a travel solution to poor audio. The other problem is it can use more power than your laptop may be able to comfortably provide, which could theoretically disable your USB ports until you reboot.
Shiny
- adds volume to your notebook sound
- wrist rest included
- features built-in cooling
- USB attachments for iPod included
Dull
- bulky
- may overpower your USB port
- iPod doesn’t sync to computer
- can’t use iPod and computer at same timeSound Booster
Pyramat
Kate’s Tips
- freerice.com
Free Rice is a cool vocabulary testing website that rewards you with free rice, which is then donated to the United Nations in order to help combat world hunger. For every question you get right, 20 grains of rice are given to charity.