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« on: September 28, 2008, 07:31:19 PM »

Update:
Box returned in working order. Check.
Put over-due essay on hold for immediate tinkering and installing session. Check.
Faster! Meaner! Cooler! Check.
Downloaded and installed EU. Check.
Installed something I should not have installed. Check.
Screwed up my new XP Pro installation. Check.
Frigged around in Safe Mode for hours trying to get box to do something, anything. Check.
Went back out to work with a heavy heart. Check.
Brainwave while working. Check.
Invoked System Restore from Safe Mode. Check.
Recovered functionality. Check.
System Restore screwed up my EU installation. Check.
Began reinstalling (and re-downloading) EU. Check.
Download limit for month approaching. Check.
Only 400MB left from my 5GB Peak allowance. Check.
Month-end tonight so aborted download till tomorrow. Check.
Need a new graphics card anyway. Check.
Crap weekend in cab, largely due to urgent and panicked time-wasting frigging with safe mode. Check.
Graphics card will have to wait til next week. Check.
Maybe I'll actually get my essay done in the meantime. Check.

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« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2008, 10:39:10 PM »

Awww, sounds like you're having a rough time there Ramster.

Take a deep breath, relax, and start over once you have all the pieces.  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2008, 05:25:58 AM »


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<cough>ahem<cough cough>

Excuse me.  Got a little carried away, but it should be pretty good. Just finalizing a direct X download and I shall find out.

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« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2008, 11:06:43 AM »

Ok, everyone missed me but TInker and Fang. Bad luck. See you in a few months.  Tounge

No, just joking. I'll be in there a little bit off and on from now on.

I globalled twice in the first 10 mins  Grin

The NVidia 9800 GT seems to work ok. Here are some shots. Nothing remarkable for those already with good graphics, but it was a small thrill for me.


Me waitng for Twin Mall to turn up underneath me (It never did):

New details include texture to my blond hair flakes, and mildly unflattering extra facial detail around the eyes.

Some armor gleam:

Not much apart from avatar appearance has changed with the new card. Clothes have more texture, and sometimes gleam a little. It's generally pleasing, and I hope it's good eough for CryEngine 2. There are all kinds of settings, like shader clock speed etc that I can adjust. Not really sure about all that yet.

For once in my life I exceed the optimal system requirements on something.  Clap

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« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2008, 02:44:59 PM »

Ok... Ram... No more excuses!!! just get your butt back in the game!!! Your law degree can wait and someone else will take those damn tourists to the Opera House!!!  Don't they realize that your EU life is more important...?  Angry
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