Negative. I can probably count on one hand the number of clean installs I've done. Win98 to Win2k, Win2k to WinXP, WinXP to Vista, And soon Vista to Win7.
I have many downloaded apps. These days I never purchase physical media if I can avoid it. They re-install as easily as anything. Five minutes per. Again, I think your fear indicates you really aren't ready for a failure of any type. I always advise people to imagine: What if you woke up tomorrow and your computer was GONE (happens all the time)? Would this be a huge scary deal, or a minor inconvenience? On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < [email protected]> wrote: > OK what about the programs you have downloaded. The programs you forgot > you put on until you need. > > A desktop computer is just like you favorite bedroom. It is nice until you > rearrange it and then you spend a lot of time trying to find things you once > knew were there. > > When you use your system for work, it is down time you do not need. > > Stewart > > > > At 09:45 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote: > >> Yes, but those don't require you to attend their installation. Like I >> said, >> it's rarely taken more than a day to do that. Or, more likely, I just do >> it >> as the app is needed. The three you mention take all of about 10 minutes >> of >> effort. Hardly a major project. >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Many programs cannot just be restored they must be reinstalled. >> > >> > That is my grief. Word, Abby Fine Reader, Paperport etc. etc. etc. >> > >> > I do a Belarc listing before I do stuff just to make sure I have an idea >> of >> > what all I have put on my system. >> > >> > But that does not do enough. I too keep all data on a separate drive >> but >> > that still means program installation. >> > >> > On my laptop that is not possible. I do backup to an external for my >> > laptop, but still same old hassle with programs. >> > >> > Stewart >> > >> > >> > At 08:17 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote: >> > >> >> Maybe so. When I say I've always done clean installs, it has nothing to >> do >> >> with cleaning the PC. I usually mean I just buy a new system drive, >> format >> >> it, and install the new OS on it. Then I restore my personal files and >> >> programs. Takes maybe a day. Many of my programs are on a different >> drive >> >> so >> >> they don't usually have to be reinstalled. >> >> >> >> Anyway, you scared me when you implied that one must 'lose' stuff when >> >> upgrading. >> >> >> >> >> >> 2009/4/30 Rev. Stewart Marshall <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> > They are talking a clean install. In other words, clean the PC. >> >> > >> >> > Unless a clean install has taken on a new meaning. >> >> > >> >> > When we did clean installs with Xenix it involved cleaning the >> Hardrive >> >> > installing the new OS and restoring all the programs, or >> reinstalling. >> >> > >> >> > We set aside 4 hours for that process. >> >> > >> >> > Stewart >> >> >> > >> > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall >> > mailto:[email protected] >> > Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org >> > Ozark, AL SL 82 >> > >> > >> > >> ************************************************************************* >> > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy >> ** >> > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> > >> ************************************************************************* >> > >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> > > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall > mailto:[email protected] > Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org > Ozark, AL SL 82 > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
