No my fears are well bourne from having to reload systems after a crash.
Not interested.
Stewart
At 10:20 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote:
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]
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>> >
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