Re: Stuff to Save & Backup - Re: Would someone like to remind me
- From: "pmj" <post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:41:27 GMT
"Laptop Aries" <notme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:09:29 GMT, pmj waffled:
>>>"Aries" <val@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>
>>> Yep, I know that, but what I was getting at was, is it OK
>>> to leave stuff saved to my external hard drive,
>>
>> Yep! That (if I remember right) was one of the resons that you
>> bought that external Hard Disk, wasn't it? So you could store
>> stuff on it *separately* (away) from your Internal Hard Disk,
>> that has the Operating System on it, so you can then Wipe out the
>> OS without losing the stuff that is Saved elsewhere.
>
> that's right :) And so that I could take the external hard drive
> with me if I needed to and plug it into any compatible pc - I can
> do that ?
I presume you can.
Try it & see what happens!
:-)
Post back with anything that you aren't sure about & also with
what happens.
> Haven't yet tried to do that but is on my list of to do's ;)
Can't you just bung it in a USB Socket thingy on your Laptop?
That should be easy (& quick) enough.
<snip>
>>... & also, it's definitely a good idea to do the Install of WinXP
>> *without* the External Hard Disk Plugged in (& without any other
>> Add-ons, such as Scanners & Printers etc, Plugged in.
>
> Yep :)
It may sound obvious (or insignifaicant), but I feel that's actually
quite important.
When yo udo an Install, there's *loads* of things all going on all at
once, so it makes sense to let the basic Operating System Install first
& then start Plugging in & Installing the other bits & pieces.
>> Then (& only then), once you have got the basic Installation up
>> & Running OK, Plug in the External Hard Disk & let WinXP Install
>> its own Drivers for it.Then Install the stuff for the rest of the
>> Hardware one bit at a time, Rebooting in between each thing, so you
>> know if anything has caused a prob.
>
> Oh yes, must remember to reboot each time, thanks for the reminder :)
& don't do the "Reboot now" thing that it offers - choose to "ReBoot
later" & then *straight away* - before you forget! - close everything
down properly & then do a Reboot yourself.
That way you can see if there are any weird probs & Windows/Dialog
Boxes hidden, waiting for some Input.
HTH
--
pmj
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