Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
I haven't posted because I was busy picking up my computers and trying to set them up again. Thank you all for your responses, information and advice. The dedicated computer with LMS and Squeezebox files was cleaned and updated to Win7 and I am working to get everything working well. So far very fine. To answer your question, Gary... I am changing to Win7 from WinXPpro because of the announcement that XP would no longer be supported. This announcement disturbed my wife much more than it did me. So now that I have Win7 on the LMS dedicated computer I am liking the new OS. (Although I haven't learned it yet). I am getting some rebuffering issues. My main computer is still XP because it has many files that are very important and I'd have to do a clean install and I'm not sure how I'd reinstall these important files... They are backed up on an external HD. I would like to have this main computer on Win7 but I'm apprehensive about retrieving all of those files. Anyhow, that's where I am. Once again I really appreciate this forum community and how so many responders came to respond to my post regarding XP7. Thank you very much! I really love this SB ecosystem. Ikabob Squeezebox Touch w/LMS V7.7.3; Benchmark DAC1 USB;Marantz Pre-amp; SAE Amplifier;ESS Heil Speakers(main listening speakers plus various additional speakers). Multiple players: SqueezeBooms,SqueezeRadios; SB3; Services:Slacker;Sky.com;Rhapsody; Sirius.com;CalmRadio Ipeng remote controller. Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
Just plug your backup external hard drive into your new computer, you'll see your important files! kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xBoom - 1x(Squeezebox) Radio - 2xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
kidstypike wrote: Just plug your backup external hard drive into your new computer, you'll see your important files! yes, I'll see all those filesbut then what? Sorry, but I know a little about computer technologyjust a little. Thanks. Ikabob Squeezebox Touch w/LMS V7.7.3; Benchmark DAC1 USB;Marantz Pre-amp; SAE Amplifier;ESS Heil Speakers(main listening speakers plus various additional speakers). Multiple players: SqueezeBooms,SqueezeRadios; SB3; Services:Slacker;Sky.com;Rhapsody; Sirius.com;CalmRadio Ipeng remote controller. Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
Ikabob wrote: yes, I'll see all those filesbut then what? Sorry, but I know a little about computer technologyjust a little. Thanks. What kind of files are they? Are they pictures, Word Docs, Excel files? You would just copy them from your external backup drive to wherever you want them on your new computer. kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xBoom - 1x(Squeezebox) Radio - 2xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
yes, they are picture, Quicken, workout logs,emails, etc. I do have the original Quicken disc, but not sure I have the photo startup discs etc. The photos concern me the most. I wouldn't want to lose them. My workout logs are important to me, too. I recently did a complete backup thru the XP system tools...so the external drive shows a disc and settings backup, but I do not know what to do with that fileit's not a file that actually opens to my knowledge. Ikabob Squeezebox Touch w/LMS V7.7.3; Benchmark DAC1 USB;Marantz Pre-amp; SAE Amplifier;ESS Heil Speakers(main listening speakers plus various additional speakers). Multiple players: SqueezeBooms,SqueezeRadios; SB3; Services:Slacker;Sky.com;Rhapsody; Sirius.com;CalmRadio Ipeng remote controller. Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
kidstypike wrote: What kind of files are they? Are they pictures, Word Docs, Excel files? You would just copy them from your external backup drive to wherever you want them on your new computer. yes, they are pictures, QuickenFiles, workout logs,emails, letters, etc. I do have the original Quicken disc, but not sure I have the photo startup discs etc. I wouldn't want to lose any files. I recently did a complete backup thru the XP system tools...so the external drive shows a disc and settings backup, but I do not know what to do with that fileit's not a file that actually opens to my knowledge. I guess wiping out my existing computer and then reloading important things just makes me nervous. Ikabob Squeezebox Touch w/LMS V7.7.3; Benchmark DAC1 USB;Marantz Pre-amp; SAE Amplifier;ESS Heil Speakers(main listening speakers plus various additional speakers). Multiple players: SqueezeBooms,SqueezeRadios; SB3; Services:Slacker;Sky.com;Rhapsody; Sirius.com;CalmRadio Ipeng remote controller. Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
Ikabob wrote: I guess wiping out my existing computer ... just makes me nervous. It makes anyone nervous. What I've advised friends in your situation is to buy a new, bigger/faster hard drive and have your tech put it into your desktop PC right next to your existing drive. He should know how to install your new operating system on this new drive, leave your old drive totally intact and have your PC boot from the new C: drive. Everything will be spanking new, clean and fast. As you work with your new PC you'll discover what software you need to reinstall; you'll also find that you never use most of the stuff installed on your old PC. When you need access to your old files, they are still on your secondary D: drive. You can leave them there or take your time moving them over to the appropriate place on the new drive. After some time and once you're sure you've moved everything that you need, you can reformat the D: drive and have all that extra storage space.* Here's another option: have your tech install Windows 7 in a dual-boot configuration with XP. The details are below but the short of it is that you choose which one to start whenever you boot up your PC. This is very handy when you have applications installed on XP that you still use and for which you no longer have the installer. Need to use Quicken and don't want to buy and install a new copy? Just reboot into XP: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html *It's a little different if you have a laptop as there is no room for a second drive. You'd buy an external USB case for your old hard drive something like this: http://www.amazon.com/SANOXY%C2%AE-SATA-Hard-Drive-Enclosure/dp/B001AAVA08 Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
Apesbrain, having a new drive with Win7 and holding onto Win XP is a great idea. Thanks for the suggestion. I will talk to my tech about doing this very soon. Thank you. Ikabob Squeezebox Touch w/LMS V7.7.3; Benchmark DAC1 USB;Marantz Pre-amp; SAE Amplifier;ESS Heil Speakers(main listening speakers plus various additional speakers). Multiple players: SqueezeBooms,SqueezeRadios; SB3; Services:Slacker;Sky.com;Rhapsody; Sirius.com;CalmRadio Ipeng remote controller. Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Changing to OS Windows 7 or 8.
i got sick of porting and re-configuring applications. so for stuff like LMS i simply configured a stable dedicated VM running a long-term support Ubuntu kernel (12.04 right now) with LMS on top. And then run in on VM Player, and then the underlying machine doesn't matter. you could do the same with XP, in theory. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical-- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR-- Creek Destiny Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval-- KEF LS50 Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic- AudioEngine5 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101240 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
