I come bearing gifts...

**BenchZowner** · 03-01-2010, 02:54 PM

Ok boys, you should consider yourselves lucky to be able to try my customized benchmarking-oriented Windows

( ok, I might be overreacting and exaggerating

I don't get to talk nice about myself often

)

Ok! ok! I'll stop mumbling

I haven't integrated any CD Keys, so yes, you can legally download these operating systems and try them for free for 30 days without a key or forever just by using your genuine CD Key.

They're in ISO format archived in split RAR files.
Just download the archives and extract the ISO and burn it with a cd/dvd burning application ( Nero, etc ).

The links are interchangeable.

Here we go:

Windows Vista Ultimate x86 Xtreme

Filelist @ BenchZone:

Code:

http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/Temp/WVx86X/

"Link-list" @ RS:

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/users/EHJNCL

The password for the archive is:

Code:

www.benchzone.com

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Xtreme

Filelist @ BenchZone:

Code:

http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/Temp/W7x64X/

"Link-list" @ RS:

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/users/A128Z5

The password for the archive is:

Code:

www.benchzone.com

**NOTE**
In the end of the installation you might get an error window, if you get the error just do the following:

DO NOT CLICK OK @ THE ERROR WINDOW/DIALOGUE
1) Press Shift + F10 to open a command prompt window
2) Type CD C:\Windows\System32\OOBE ( and press enter

)
3) Type msoobe ( and press enter...

)
4) Fill up the info ( username, password if you want, timezone, etc ) and click Finish
5) Now in the CMD window again type Audit and hit enter
6) Click OK on both error/warning windows, the system will restart and finish the installation.
You might get an automatic restart in the first boot.

Have fun!

Windows 7 Ultimate x86 Xtreme

Filelist @ BenchZone:

Code:

http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/Temp/W7x86X/

"Link-list" @ RS:

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/users/YXGRYT

The password for the archive is:

Code:

www.benchzone.com

**NOTE**
In the end of the installation you might get an error window, if you get the error just do the following:

DO NOT CLICK OK @ THE ERROR WINDOW/DIALOGUE
1) Press Shift + F10 to open a command prompt window
2) Type CD C:\Windows\System32\OOBE ( and press enter

)
3) Type msoobe ( and press enter...

)
4) Fill up the info ( username, password if you want, timezone, etc ) and click Finish
5) Now in the CMD window again type Audit and hit enter
6) Click OK on both error/warning windows, the system will restart and finish the installation.
You might get an automatic restart in the first boot.

Have fun!

Windows 2003 Server E.E. x86 Xtreme

Filelist @ BenchZone:

Code:

http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/Temp/W2k3Sx86X/

"Link-list" @ RS:

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/users/Y4VL8J

The password for the archive is:

Code:

www.benchzone.com

**NOTES**

I forgot to integrate an executable called nhelper.exe, so to get past that annoying message @ startup:

Grab it and copy it to C:\Windows, C:\Windows\System32 & C:\Windows\System

RapidShare

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/358593107/nhelper.exe

BenchZone

Code:

http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/Temp/W2k3Sx86X/nhelper.exe

Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 Xtreme 2 ( 3D Mark Series System Info Error Fixed )

Filelist @ BenchZone:

Code:

http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/Temp/WXPx68X2/

"Link-List" @ RS:

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/users/DCL8AT

Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 Xtreme ( SuperPi, PiFast, wPrime )

File @ BenchZone:

Code:

http://www.benchzone.com/Downloads/Temp/3DxpMark.rar

File @ RS:

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/203741231/3DxpMark.rar

Enjoy

**WrigleyVillain** · 03-01-2010, 03:16 PM

Hmm this is pretty good timing though probably would have given a shot anyway. Thanks!

**Marco André** · 03-01-2010, 03:36 PM

Thanks! Shall we know which improvements have been done?

**zalbard** · 03-01-2010, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by Marco André

Thanks! Shall we know which improvements have been done?

Yep, I'd like to know as well!

**Expat GriZ** · 03-01-2010, 04:35 PM

Thanks Bill.....

care to elaborate on the "customized benchmarking-oriented Windows"??

**radaja** · 03-01-2010, 05:21 PM

thanks for this BenchZowner,iwas on the verge of asking
some of the benchers here as to what i can safely take out of
XP using nlite,to make a lean OS.but this is even better.thanks

**Sil3ntSnip3a** · 03-01-2010, 06:50 PM

damn! thanks man... Great way to start benching

appreciate it

**BenchZowner** · 03-02-2010, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by Marco André

Thanks! Shall we know which improvements have been done?

Lots of registry changes, removed lots of components & services & files, preconfigured most settings

Originally Posted by zalbard

Yep, I'd like to know as well!

See above.
Especially for the Windows XP & the 2003 Server I don't remember most of the details because I've prepared those a long long time ago.

One thing I remember for sure though is that I intentionally left LSC to 0.
So if you want to bench SuperPi 32M with the Windows XP x86 Xtreme make sure you go to regedit and change LSC ( Large System Cache ) to 1 & restart the PC for the change to take effect.

**zalbard** · 03-02-2010, 01:55 AM

Originally Posted by BenchZowner

One thing I remember for sure though is that I intentionally left LSC to 0.

Hm, does it hurt 3D performance? I didn't know.

**Hardass** · 03-02-2010, 02:56 AM

Just in time, would have spent a lot of time this weekend trying to do this. Thank you.

**BenchZowner** · 03-03-2010, 04:37 PM

First post updated with a fix for an error message ( missing file ) in Windows 2003 Server E.E. x86 Xtreme.

**WrigleyVillain** · 03-04-2010, 04:18 PM

Are you able to see consistent and measurable score increases generally across the board or is this more of a "it definitely can't hurt" kind of thing?

**BenchZowner** · 03-04-2010, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by WrigleyVillain

Are you able to see consistent and measurable score increases generally across the board or is this more of a "it definitely can't hurt" kind of thing?

I'm sorry but I can't seem to figure out what you're talking 'bout

The "nhelper.exe" ?

**radaja** · 03-04-2010, 04:59 PM

I'm sorry but I can't seem to figure out what you're talking 'bout

i think he's asking if these OS's give better scores while benching than
non tweaked OS's.on a consistent basis or is it more a placebo affect
kind of thing,where it seems to score better so i guess it cant hurt.
but thats just what i understand him to be asking,i could be wrong

**BenchZowner** · 03-05-2010, 12:57 AM

Well, if that was his question the answer is definitely yes.
The cut-down modified versions have a real advantage over a normal installation, deffo not a placebo effect.

**s0lid** · 03-05-2010, 07:10 AM

Thank you

"BenchZowner is credit to the community"

DL'd em a minute ago and i'll try em out asap with virtualbox.

**WrigleyVillain** · 03-05-2010, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by BenchZowner

Well, if that was his question the answer is definitely yes.
The cut-down modified versions have a real advantage over a normal installation, deffo not a placebo effect.

Cool, yes, that's what I was asking though dunno if I'd call it "placebo effect" but close enough to the point

Just wanted to make sure it was really worth the effort to use these instead of my other OS install(s) dedicated for benching. Thanks again and to Radaja too...

**s0lid** · 03-05-2010, 08:17 AM

A problem in install, not sure are my dl'd files 100% working:

**puunakki** · 03-05-2010, 08:35 AM

Thank you for these

Haven't had enough time to do tweaks on my own

**BenchZowner** · 03-05-2010, 08:43 AM

I'm going to download them from both my FTP & RS to do a file check.
They should be working fine though ( unless something was corrupted during the archiving process or the uploading process

).

**zalbard** · 03-05-2010, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by s0lid

A problem in install, not sure are my dl'd files 100% working:

O.o Why is it in Russian?!

**BenchZowner** · 03-05-2010, 08:50 AM

The Windows Vista ISO is multilingual ( actually just bilingual, english & russian )

**zalbard** · 03-05-2010, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by BenchZowner

The Windows Vista ISO is multilingual ( actually just bilingual, english & russian )

Yeah, but s0lid is from Finland!

**BenchZowner** · 03-05-2010, 09:02 AM

I guess he likes russian ( language or girls

)

**Jor3lBR** · 03-05-2010, 09:02 AM

Maybe he thinks Russian ver. will run benches faster! :-)

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