"Auric__" <not.my.real@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Judson McClendon wrote:
>
>> How did I do it? When I originally installed everything in August
>> of 2005, I made a backup immediately after installing Windows,
>> then another after installing additional device drivers, then
>> another after activation, then several more as I installed all my
>> software (my setup is fairly complex, it takes me several days to
>> do it from scratch). I do***ented what was done at each step of
>> the way in a 'setup log', which was backed up and kept. The last
>> thing I install is dated software like Norton Antivirus, done
>> after the last 'setup' backup. Then I copy my latest data files to
>> the target PC and make the first dated, production backup. It was
>> a simple matter to refer to my 2005 setup log, locate the last
>> original setup backup that did not include any programs that had
>> changed or been updated since, reload it, and resume installation
>> from there. Took much less time than if I had installed Windows
>> from scratch, I didn't have to bother with Microsoft's flaky
>> activation process, which sometimes requires you to call in and
>> takes 20 minutes. My system is now rock solid, and the scanner
>> works perfectly; used it this morning.
>
> Damn. That's a lot of backups.
Yes, but it only takes a few minutes to back up a partition to an image
on a hard drive, and I only have to do this every couple of years. Also,
since it takes 3 or 4 days to get everything set up correctly, all those
backups come in handy if I make a mistake or have a problem during
installation. I can just reload the previous backup and resume. I like my
original installations to be completely pristine, without any corrected
errors or bobbles, because they're the foundation I'll be running on for
some time. :-)
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Judson McClendon judmc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sun Valley Systems http://sunvaley.com
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
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