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Post Date: 2008-10-20
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    Posted: 20 Oct 2008 at 10:06pm
Hi Gang!
 
I purchased a new DS system today and I'm a new forum member. 
 
I chose the OS option of XP/Vista64 and I'm new to dual booting.  Probably a dumb question, but here goes:  Will I need to download separate drivers for XP and Vista (such as printer drivers, graphic drivers, anti-virus etc.) and install them under each OS? 
 
Any help would be appreciated.  Ouch
 
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Thanks for the advice, Harley!  Hopefully, the OS will pick up on my devices. 
 
I've been downloading drivers for both OS's just in case.  Thank goodness for broadband!
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which ever OS you want to use your printers, and such you will need to install the drivers for it in that OS.

GPU drivers and such, you will need to install for both OSs.

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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Out of curiosity, how much disk space will XP and Vista 64 eat up on my HD?  Here are my system specs:
 

System Configuration:

Chassis: Digital Storm 950Si

Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Power Supply: 1000W PC Power & Cooling (Turbo-Cool Edition) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9650 3.00GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)

Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 1TB Western Digital (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB) (Includes PhysX Technology) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite Dual Loop System for CPU & Dual Video Cards Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)

Modifications: - No Thanks

CPU Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Windows Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Dual Boot (Windows XP Professional & Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)

Protection: - No Thanks

Office: - No Thanks

Benchmarking: - No Thanks

Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks

LCD Display: - No Thanks

Surge Shield: - No Thanks

Speakers: - No Thanks

Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 3.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)

Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse External Storage: - No Thanks

Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
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I would say xp is like maybe 2 to 4GB

vista about 15GB to 18GB

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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Thanks for the info DST!  I'll let you know how the new system works out when I get it!
 
 
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don't forget stats and picks

I'm a little confused you got dual loop LC for CPU and GPU but no OC?

man with that setup if you oc the cpu you will have a pc that would be running 3.8GHz or higher

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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