-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Loading NEW Computer - Acronis.
- From: RMB White <roguer@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:51:44 +1300
To: Reckless Don and GMan,
Thank you very much for both contributions.
I had already decided to stick with Win XP and followed Don's
suggestions (even tho' they were for Win 7)
which said
> just
> download or purchase (as needed or desired) the latest versions of your
> software then install the OS, install security software, connect to the
> internet, update OS and security software, restore data, install software,
> associate data file types with appropriate software as desired or needed.
>
> File associations are easily changed or set. In Win 7, click START/Help and
> Support and then type "file associations" into the search box (without the
> quote marks). Follow the appropriate links.
>
I restored Data via the Acronis Backup Data function, however it offers
the options
Docs; Finance; Images; Music; My computer; My Docs; My network places;
Desktop,
so I have done two backups, firstly of My Docs and Desktop, and secondly
Ditto plus Docs;
Finance; Images; Music; Video (but NOT My Computer).
and have restored the first option. Most things seem to be working
alright, but have yet to do an exhaustive test.
But I am thinking of restoring the second option, and seeing if it all
falls to custard (when I will need to start over).
Would like YOUR thoughts on this please
Roger W
On 31/01/2010 07:11, Gman wrote:
> See below for more. :)
>
>
>
>> 1. I did download the new Acronis which copes with Win 7, but even then
>> found that
>> it would take too much learning time to get up to useable speed on Win 7.
>>
>
> Understood, although I will soon be taking the plunge myself. My next
> system will include XP Pro, Win7 Ultimate& Ubuntu 9.10 (Linux). Once they
> are all installed, I expect to spend more time in Linux than anywhere else.
> Should be an interesting experience. lol
>
>
>
>> 2. so am happily cruising along with XP pro (NOTE the XP disk provided
>> by Toshiba completely wiped
>> everything from the machine including Win 7)
>>
>>
>> I DO propose to Restore "Documents and Settings", AND the Programs
>> associated with them
>>
>
> Step one is to reinstall those programs. Once those are in place, the data
> you previously collected within the Documents& Settings area can be brought
> over and manually put in their proper places.
>
>
>
>>> Of course, there are approaches that can get around most of these issues,
>>> but they can be very time consuming and confusing for anyone who is not
>>> already well versed with them. We can discuss these more indepth if you
>>> choose to go this route.
>>>
>>>
>> Can u pse elaborate very BRIEFLY what these "approaches" entail??
>>
>
> Very briefly, huh? lol
>
> The only method that does not have strong potential for headaches is the one
> I mentioned above (manual reinstall of missing programs, followed by manual
> reinsertion of missing data). You could also restore from a complete
> backup, which would bring with it any/all of the issues that were present
> when that backup was made. But the approaches I was referring to above had
> more to do with handling any unforeseen issues that could crop up while
> attempting the above methods. There are far too many possible issues/fixes
> to mention here and it would be impossible to list them in any particular
> order. We'll only delve into this realm if something comes up.
>
>
>
>> I have already downloaded (to the new machine) the latest version of
>> Thunderbird
>> (with which I am now quite happy after sorting out some of the bugs
>> about which
>> I asked you before).
>>
>> HOWEVER, if I DID decide to reverse arms and attempt Win 7, does this
>> mean I merely
>> download new versions of my other Apps, and then do a restore of Data
>> and THAT'S IT ??
>>
>> It seems TOO simple and I am reluctant to embroil myself in the
>> complexities of a new OS I don't understand
>> as well as hope to restore 7 years of work and records AND avoid
>> scrambled eggs all over the floor!
>>
>> So, I am favouring most strongly going the XP route
>>
>
> You do have it mostly right. It would take locating/installing some updated
> versions of some of your favorite apps (I would look to find the most
> updated versions of ALL of them), but the data restoration would very likely
> need to be done manually (not a monumental task, but still exploratory&
> time consuming), unless the latest Acronis has a function that can take a
> backup of a WinXP system and migrate it to Win7. The primary issue here is
> that Win7 stores user data in locations that differ from where XP stored
> them. A migration feature would know how to handle all of that, but I'm not
> sure if such a feature exists.
>
> Manual data restoration will require some hunting for the right locations,
> but there are ways of making that relatively simple, too. For one, most
> data is stored within a single area, similar to XP, but that area is located
> in a different place than within XP. Anything not found there can be easily
> uncovered using the Search function.
>
>
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