STRONG advice(s) to EVERYONE from one who knows (and builds) computer systems...
1. NEVER, EVER store or install ANYTHING on your master (main) (C:) drive
where your operating system is installed!!! For storage purposes, use...
2 - USB Flash Drives!!! Use them to store EVERYTHING!!!
... and for programs that you install, install them on...
3 - SECONDARY HARD DRIVES (internal or external)!!!
Both of the above are cheap enough and affordable.
Otherwise... plan to eventually lose something... and maybe everything!
Not using either (or both) of these devices is like driving a train without a
caboose. Just ask some of those MODERN modelers.
For what it's worth...
John Degnan
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----- Original Message -----
From: cnr3304
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 01:09 AM
Subject: {S-Scale List} Off topic posts
Here is an off-topic warning.
I purchased the update to Windows 8 without thinking, actually because it was
cheap. I installed it from XP and it wiped out all my programs including my
design software I use for producing etchings, pattern making and layout design.
(model RR content). I brought it back and got a refund where I learned I
should not have tried to update from XP. Nice after the fact. Unfortunately,
Windows 8 will not save your programs if you upgrade from anything other than
Windows 7. It will save your photos though so my Railway pics were okay except
my snowplow photos. All my data files (except my #$#X$!%# showplow photos) are
on a different drive so that was fine.
However, no one warned me about this and it could have been worse. It has
taken me the better part of 2 days to restore my computer to XP with SP2
because XP is not really supported that much any more.
So if you wish to upgrade to the latest and greatest from Microsoft, back
everything up, especially any of your Train files.
cheers,
Andy Malette
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