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Ugh, really?

Started by Lord Method Man, Dec 17 2012 05:13

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#1 Lord Method Man

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 05:13

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#2 Dushmany

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 05:14

Huh?
Restart PC after a game install?
Since When?

#3 Nothing Here

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 05:18

Lol! Isn't that one of those torrent specials? LMAO!

#4 z0phi3l

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 05:21

Like it's a big deal, 30 seconds to a minute, time to get up and stretch some

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 05:26

Most of the time games and programs will say that but then work just fine without a reboot.

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 05:43

Unless it runs as a service in the background, I don't see why a game install would require a reboot.

Some pet peeves:

1. Software that requires access to the net in order to complete an install.
2. Software that brings up a webpage at the end of an install.
3. Software that requires a reboot of your computer before completing an install.
4. Software that needs net.framework in order to run.
5. Software that looks for updates even when you disable updates.

Games that won't run on my old IBM Netvista S42 with a GeForce 6600 video card!
(I'm going to be buying a really new system after the new year, if my plans all work out.

#7 Xahid

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 06:14

maybe that patch updated the Directx or something ?

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 08:39

View Postz0phi3l, on 17 December 2012 - 05:21, said:

Like it's a big deal, 30 seconds to a minute, time to get up and stretch some

Under 10 seconds with SSD and Win8.

#9 Deranged

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 08:44

The game does install .NET and a few other things, but usually when something tells me to reboot I just ignore it and launch anyway.

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 08:45

View PostXahid, on 17 December 2012 - 06:14, said:

maybe that patch updated the Directx or something ?

Quite a few games do that, and never seem to actually require a reboot.

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 08:55

It's most likely just a safe guard, to ensure that if anything loaded any data into memory, that it'll be cleared before starting (So something like a DirectX update, it wouldn't like old + new versions in memory at the same time, etc.)

View PostLo Tec, on 17 December 2012 - 05:18, said:

Lol! Isn't that one of those torrent specials? LMAO!
Uh, no. It's just the normal version of the game now.

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 15:47

View PostThe_Decryptor, on 17 December 2012 - 08:55, said:

It's most likely just a safe guard, to ensure that if anything loaded any data into memory, that it'll be cleared before starting (So something like a DirectX update, it wouldn't like old + new versions in memory at the same time, etc.)


Uh, no. It's just the normal version of the game now.

Was just joking. Bad joke.

#13 compl3x

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Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:23

Admittedly annoying, although taking, cropping, and posting that image probably took more time than a reboot :p

#14 OP Lord Method Man

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Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:32

Quote

Admittedly annoying, although taking, cropping, and posting that image probably took more time than a reboot :p

Alt+PrintScr -> Ctrl+V -> Save As.. -> tinypic.com

:D

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Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:15

View PostCrisp, on 17 December 2012 - 08:39, said:



Under 10 seconds with SSD and Win8.
About 10 seconds with SSD and Win7.
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