The equivalent in the Windows world would probably be a Bart-PE Boot CD: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ That lays down a minimal Windows system that can boot and run from CD.
Once you are familiar with the process, you can try making a Boot-USB drive: http://www.911cd.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10806 That saves you from burning a new CD when you add drivers, but does not work in older machines. -Dave Walton On 8/25/09, Tim C <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:38 AM, 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 ___!"? > > > Everything. > > > > What is the smartest way to do that? > > > Don't lose anything. Daily full backups. RAID. Or do like the rest > of us and just kick yourself when it happens. :) > > Actually if I were you I'd replace the hard drive. Keep the old one > as a spare, and get a USB - IDE or SATA cable. That way you'll be > able to recover - for a while at least - if something is bad. > > First, though, I'd try booting into Linux and verifying the NIC. I > have a NIC on my lab PC at work that fails to send about 1 in 10000 > packets onto the wire, so the only evidence is when I'm doing > something really big, or if I watch it with Wireshark on both ends. > Pings and web pages are fine for me, but it's just a matter of degrees > until, say, Google works but MSNBC does not. > > It should be pretty quick to download Knoppix or some other Live-CD, > no real work needed, you'll know right off if it's detected and then > you can try something that would fail in Windows. It'd be a shame to > go through the reinstall and still have the problem. > > Best, > > -Tim > > > _______________________________________ > 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
