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On 9/8/2014 11:37 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 9/8/14 11:26 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 08 Sep 2014 10:56:27 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

When I was bothering with Windoze and major OS upgrades, I found the
best way to handle a change from one version to another was to save onto
a hard drive whatever data files needed to be saved, and then to wipe
the hard drive on which the new OS was to be installed, and then to
install the new OS release onto a clean hard drive.

I usually take the old drive out and start with a fresh drive. Then if
I change my mind or need something off the other drive, it is easy to
add it in or just swap back.
I keep a couple of USB adapters around so it is easy to get a drive on
the network or into any machine.
I always keep my "system" files and the OS on a different drive than
the one(s) I use for data.
I use standard backup tools (basically just "copy") for the data but I
image the system drive.

As for reloading antiquated apps, well, that's pretty much the way it is
with Windoze. Amazed that anyone still uses Forte Agent. Is it still
useful for downloading bootlegged music and vids?

Agent is still a pretty good news reader.

There are plenty of "antiquated" apps that are better than the
replacement, if a replacement is even available.
That is particularly true of "text" tools that have pretty much fallen
by the wayside in this GUI world.

I tried Agent a few times and found it overly complex for simple
email/usenetting.

Tried a "beta" release of the upcoming new apple OS a few weeks ago. It
worked fine, but a couple of apps misbehaved, and there was no driver
for my DYMO labelwriter, so I simply went into Time Machine and restored
from the previous night's OS/data backup. Took a half an hour with no
further intervention required from me.

Luckily, my "interfaces" with Windoze these days are limited to "fixing"
whatever little things go wrong with my wife's home desktop computer. I
think she's still on Win 7 but I haven't checked for a long time.

Probably because Win 7 is a stable OS and works just fine. Why
Microsoft came out with the god-awful Win 8 is beyond me. I guess it's
because of the number of people using smart phones.

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