Installing onto a new larger hard drive is always a treat. Use RockXP to retrieve your existing Windows Activation code(s): http://www.korben.info/rockxp You can try putting the original activation files back into the new install and maybe avoid reactivation.
You can use DriveImageXML to do a backup of your existing system. Does not have all the features of Acronis, but it's free for personal use: http://runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm Tuck the backup image away somewhere on your new hard drive. You can use the backup program to pull off individual files/directories as you need them. -Dave Walton On 8/25/09, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm really leaning toward the fresh install. > > What do I need to save/back-up in order to avoid the "Oh Crap I forgot > to save ___!"? > > What is the smartest way to do that? > > (I know how I'd answer these but I'm curious what others think) > > Max > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dave walton > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:13 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Computer help - how diagnose > intermittentconnectiontointernet > > Unfortunately, applying Service Packs is a necessary evil and good for > the economy. Do you have any idea how many consultants like myself would > be unemployed if Microsoft's products actually worked? > > Max - unless you have installed software that cannot be recreated, I'm > thinking that doing a fresh install is prudent at this point. > > Nothing wrong with having a spare NIC on hand if you want to try that > first and find your existing one is okay. > > I have seen intermittent behavior from hubs and switches too. Maybe try > turning yours off until cool - but that's a longshot. > > -Dave Walton > > On 8/24/09, Curt Raymond <[email protected]> wrote: > > Which, generically speaking, is a mistake that will give you issues. > The service packs in particular have been known to break applications, > SP2 on WinXP was a good one for that... > > > > Keep your antivirus up to date. Keep your security updates current, > update to service packs begrudgingly. > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:47:16 -0400 > > From: "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310" > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Computer help - how diagnose intermittent > > connectiontointernet > > > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > > > > > <1370e90cffd2ac4b8cb65267ba10c4b801193...@naeachrlez02v.nadsusea.nads. > > navy.mil> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > I'll have to check, but generally I keep up with all SP installments > and patches. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond > > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10:46 AM > > To: Diesel List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Computer help - how diagnose intermittent > > connectiontointernet > > > > Its not SP3 is it? > > We've > > got an issue at work where SP3 systems can't get to the internet at > > all... Its an infrastructure thing here and its apparently cheaper to > > > send an IT idiot around to fix systems than it is to fix the > > infrastructure issue. > > > > -Curt > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > > scrubbed... > > > > URL: > > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090 > > 824/f7262cb7/attachment.html> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list > > archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
