On Fri, 2004-10-01 at 05:41, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > On Friday 01 October 2004 00:19, Merlin Zener wrote: > > On Fri, 2004-10-01 at 00:21, Stephen K�hn wrote: > > > Two words: > > > > > > CLEAN INSTALL > > > > so that would involve reformatting both drives? > > No, just the existing "/" and maybe "/usr" partitions. Leave all the others as > they are! > > > > If so, then I guess I'm in for a long backup session first... How should > > > > I go about it? Could someone address these concerns for me?: > > > What kind of backup should I do first, just in case anything goes > > > wrong? I'm guessing, simply copy anything that's in /home/merlin, but > > > where else are things kept that I need to back up? What about Mozilla, > > > Pan and Evolution - where do they keep their files? Is there a Linux > > > equivalent of the registry that I should back up? [and would it work > > > with 10.0 anyway?] > > They're all in your home directory i.e. "/home" partition. > > > > and something I just thought of: > > How do I get my mail back into Evolution after the > > backup/reformat/reinstall process? > > They'll still be there if you haven't formatted your "/home" partition > > > Oh, and I just thought of another thing: > > If I have to reformat my Windows drives, should I reinstall windows > > first before installing Mandrake 10.0? And, I seem to recall there's > > something about NTFS that makes it so Linux and Windows can't access the > > same files - so should I take the opportunity and redo Windows in FAT32 > > or something? > > Whatever you want, but I'd leave everything "as is" and use the FAT32 a a sort > of transit-space from ext3 to ntfs and back. >
thanks for your thoughts. How, exactly, do I only format certain partitions? Does the installer on the 10.0 CD give me this option? Or do I have to use some other software? As for the fat32/ntfs thing, that's what I'm doing now. Every time someone sends me a spreadsheet or word doc or something in email, I have to mount my second hard drive, save it to there, shut down, then boot into windows to open it. Seems clunky, in this day and age... -- Merlin Zener Piano, Synthesizer Thailand. "...if my calculations are correct..."
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