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| Thread ID: 65480 | 2006-01-19 22:28:00 | XP after re format. | Cicero (40) | Press F1 |
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| 422574 | 2006-01-19 22:28:00 | Is it a good idea to make a copy of XP with all updates on it,prior to reformatting? Ta. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 422575 | 2006-01-19 22:37:00 | You mean an image with Ghost or something? Only if its a clean install with whatever updates etc you wanted, otherwise you'd just be restoring all the clutter. | pctek (84) | ||
| 422576 | 2006-01-19 23:38:00 | You mean an image with Ghost or something? Only if its a clean install with whatever updates etc you wanted, otherwise you'd just be restoring all the clutter. In that case I will stick to getting updates from M/S after I have reintalled xp? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 422577 | 2006-01-19 23:42:00 | Download autopatcher, its all the patches in 1 big hit. | Metla (12) | ||
| 422578 | 2006-01-19 23:53:00 | Download autopatcher, its all the patches in 1 big hit.Does it allow you to delect any unimportant patches? | Greg (193) | ||
| 422579 | 2006-01-19 23:54:00 | Also... another program (www.ryanvm.net) similar to autopatcher though not there at the moment | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 422580 | 2006-01-19 23:57:00 | It rather depends on what version of WinXP you have. Or maybe not. If you have a working copy of WinXP I would suggest you download WinXP SP2 if you don't already have it. This may update your version. You can slipstream SP2 into your version using other software then do your reformat after making a Win XP SP2 CD for example. Do you have a CD writer? I would not advise trying to ghost an image from your current C:\ drive. Make sure you have all documents you created plus address book plus downloads all on separate media. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 422581 | 2006-01-19 23:57:00 | Does it allow you to delect any unimportant patches? delect? You can turn off or on any single item in the bundle. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 422582 | 2006-01-20 00:15:00 | I'm guessing that if you're reformatting, you're starting over from scratch . If you have the money, you could buy a new hard drive, and install a fresh copy of Windows to it . After Windows and Office are installed, make your old hard drive a slave, and make sure your new hard drive is the master . Use Windows Explorer to copy the files . Remove the old hard drive and put it in safe keeping till you're absolutely sure you no longer need any files off it, say one month . It's always nice to have a spare hard dirve . |
kingdragonfly (309) | ||
| 422583 | 2006-01-20 00:36:00 | I'm guessing that if you're reformatting, you're starting over from scratch . If you have the money, you could buy a new hard drive, and install a fresh copy of Windows to it . After Windows and Office are installed, make your old hard drive a slave, and make sure your new hard drive is the master . Use Windows Explorer to copy the files . Remove the old hard drive and put it in safe keeping till you're absolutely sure you no longer need any files off it, say one month . It's always nice to have a spare hard drive . Not into mucking about with my box,what about an external hard drive? Thanks all for info,you can rest assured I will do the wrong thing . I will get it in about another 5 years . |
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