Replacing System HD

[dknguyen]

Not really a big deal since if it does fail, I've only lost an hour. If it succeeds, i've saved 7 hours.

 

[Space Varmint]

Not really a big deal since if it does fail, I've only lost an hour. If it succeeds, i've saved 7 hours.

Well your lucky. It took me a good 4 days and maybe a couple of extra to get the loose ends like exporting mail contacts & messages etc.

 

[Boncuk]

it will not take 8 hours. to install xp it takes be 35 minuets on a pentium M. it you get a usb encloser for you hard disk you can copy all of your files via usb. so it should not take that long. plus you can let everything copy over night

... without MBR?

Any copy action will not write into the Master Boot Record!

Hans

 

[davidbball13]

I just went and got a new computer and went through the drudgery. It took me more like about 3 or 4 days to set it all back up. But looking back from the other side. It is a far cry better. It's just something we have to do I would say about every 4 years max. Other wise you got a machine that just can't cut the mustard.

Speaking of which, I have met people who sit around writing viruses all day. On the internet. See I program in MASM. So what I'm saying is your old machine just wont survive the attacks forever. Your using a desk top console? Yeah, back everything up which you should do anyway, then get the new hard disk and I would seriously consider putting some new hardware behind it. New mother board and more RAM. The more RAM you got the less your hard disk has to work doing virtual memory stuff.

Don't bother with any short cut programs. You'll just export the viruses too.

4 years. to me a four year old computer is new to me. my pentium m is gold to me. and my P3 that i gave to my sister is still running strong