Install OSes based on age. XP first, server 2K3 second Vista 3rd and 7 fourth.


If you have a windows 7 PC up and running, you can install the drive as an external (or internal) and format that way. That will provide the proper alignment without installing the EFS partition.

If you do not have Vista, you can find the Vista recovery disk online its a small Download that can be booted from a USB stick. I do not recall if you will have GUI formatting available but you can boot to command prompt and run diskpart.

Hmmm...the 4th partition was for Wazza. I didn't know I needed 2K3 also.

EDIT: what benches are Vista for, and 2K3 as well?

I"m pretty sure 05 is Vista and anything pi is 2003, pifast, superpi 1m 32m. You can't go terribly wrong in xp tho.

Good summary, ty. I've never used 2K3 but I'm sure I'll figure it out. Is there a Tiny2K3 I should get, or TinyVista?

better summary:
SuperPi 1M = Windows Server 2003 Enterprize edi. aka TaiServer
SuperPi 32M = Windows Server 2003 Enterprize edi. aka TaiServer
3DMark2001SE = Windows Lite
3DMark03 = Windows Lite
3DMark05 = Windows Lite
3DMark06 = Windows Lite
3DMark Vantage = Tiny 7
AquaMark 3 = Tiny 7
Heaven = Tiny 7

with rick's tweaks!
for SuperPi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZ7taeywWU
works GREAT!
i'll make a guide for the chinese server with that guide

So why do I want TinyXP on there? Is it really best for any benchmarks or is it actually just going to be wasted space?

it's not bad it's just matter of what bench are you running tiny xp rev 09 = xp sp3

Windows Lite or Tiny XP (interchangeable)

Hey what's up with that TaiServer I d/l........it's in some other language and it needs to be activated to finish the installation unless I did it from wiindows but I don't see how that will work.

And I don't dare go back there now until you send me the new p/w.