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save software before reformat?
Name: shryocdj Date: February 14, 2008 at 05:28:14 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 1.7 celeron/1gb ram Product: custom
Comment:
Hello, I was curious if anyone knew of a way to export a couple of programs before I reformat my HDD.
More specifically, I have 2 HDs. One has some software on it (Photoshop CS, etc) that I know longer have the disks for and I want to repartition my HD. Is there any way to put the software onto the other drive, reformat, then move it back to the original drive? I know enough to know its probably not as simple as just copying the folder because of registry issues, right?
Name: jam Date: February 14, 2008 at 06:44:44 Pacific
Reply:
You don't have to reformat to repartition.
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Response Number 3
Name: shryocdj Date: February 14, 2008 at 07:40:33 Pacific
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if I repartition, can i reformat only part of the drive?
i'm setting up a linux box and want to dual boot linux and xp - thats the big picture.
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Response Number 4
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: February 14, 2008 at 10:33:09 Pacific
Reply:
Yes you can.
Leave C intact, and partition the drive using whatever program you wish. Then use the unallocated space for Linux.
Life's more painless for the brainless.
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Response Number 5
Name: shryocdj Date: February 14, 2008 at 10:48:53 Pacific
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excellent :) thanks a lot to everyone.
i've never used raid before, but this new box is setup with it...does that make a difference?
ignore that question if not ;)
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Response Number 6
Name: Richard59 Date: February 14, 2008 at 13:00:11 Pacific
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"i've never used raid before, but this new box is setup with it...does that make a difference?"
Just curious . are you trying to migrate your operating system from one box to another? because if you are that opens up a whole 'nother can of worms especially if you are migrating from a "normal" ide environment to a raid array.
I used to have a signature but it disappeared and I just couldn't be bothered writing another so please feel free to ingore this.
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Response Number 7
Name: jefro Date: February 14, 2008 at 14:20:17 Pacific
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I would make a ntbackup with system state.
Then see how the ubuntu people try to get cs working on linux to recover it to the new fixed system.
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.
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Response Number 8
Name: shryocdj Date: February 15, 2008 at 09:58:26 Pacific
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not trying to migrate os...was given a box that had a raid setup.
should i just remove the raid adapter and go straight IDE? or will that screw up data on the drives since they are setup as an array already?
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