Re: [PCWorks] Installation of XP questions
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing.com & ComputersCustomBuilt.com" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:34:34 -0600
> QUESTION Does it also make an image of the OS?
I can't quite make out if that is your question. If so, yes.
"Image" is as the name implies.
(The footers again Larry ;-)
-Clint
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Clint Hamilton, Owner
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----- Original Message -----
From: LarryB
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> If you make a new partition that didn't exist previously,
> you're
> destroying everything.
> If you install on an existing partition. you only destroy
> what's on that
> partition.
> If you only backed up data, you'll have to reinstall all your
> programs.
> Disk imaging is the best way to reinstall without destroying
> data or
> programs.
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QUESTION Does it also make an image of the OS?
>
> LarryB wrote:
> > I notice that when you put your disk in for XP you have
> > choices. One is
> > to repair and another is to install a fresh copy.
> >
> > My questions are when you do a fresh copy you are asked to
> > make a
> > partition.
> > Does that delete all files on you hd?
> > Is there anyway to install a fresh copy without deleting
> > the files on
> > the hd?
> > I have made a backup of all my data files with the M$
> > backup utility on
> > the computer so I'm not worried about that. It is just
> > reinstalling
> > programs that I really do not want to do.
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