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Xarshi
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Posted: 25th Feb 2006 05:49
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hi people. im having trouble with windows. im thinking of switching to windows xp or vista,and currently i have me. i have me. a lot. for those of you who dont know,me is millenium edition.it sucks. i wanna know if xp will wipe my harddrive clean or not, cuz i really want it. if it does do a system restore while installing xp,i am going to cry. any help with this would be a great help.

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Matt Rock
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Posted: 25th Feb 2006 06:08
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Matt Rock's Forum Posting tip #5682
Never, ever, post while under the influence.

Sorry about that. Moving on. Yes, if you upgrade your OS to a newer OS, I'm pretty sure it formats your hard drive (or at least it did it to mine on my last computer). Backup all of your crucial data and re-install any of the software you purchased... Think of installing a new OS the same way you think of getting a prostate exam... it's a pain in the butt, but you'll only need to do it every few years

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dab
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Posted: 25th Feb 2006 06:30
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Well, I didn't have to reinstall everything. I chose the "upgrade" option when installing, so it updated all the files that needed updating/changing/adding and kept all the old files there. That was on the Windows XP Pro disk that I was using..

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Matt Rock
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Posted: 25th Feb 2006 07:33
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Still, I'd be extra safe and backup all of your data anyway... if anything should go wrong, you'll thank me for that little tidbit.

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 25th Feb 2006 09:29
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Never trust the upgrade versions - there is usually always a problem later on. Always go for the full version.

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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 25th Feb 2006 12:49
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I just use C: for installs, and a seperate partition for all my crucial data. Windows never formats the other partition, so it is safe forever.

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Xarshi
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Posted: 25th Feb 2006 16:49
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alrighty. i'll just backup all my stuff and install xp sooner or later. i hate M.E. so much.

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Matt Rock
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Posted: 25th Feb 2006 18:42
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Aren't partitions bad for your hard drive somehow? I feel like I've heard that somewhere.

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JerBil
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Posted: 28th Feb 2006 05:48
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Put it this way. You are bound to forget to back up
something. Just hope it's not important...


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