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To: dave rose who wrote (11015)8/4/2000 11:19:38 AM
From: PMS Witch   of 110652
 
... consider installing the old hard drive into the new machine as a slave...

I'd think about using the old drive. Depends on whether doing this would kill the utility or value of my old machine: Sending it to the landfill minus the HD wouldn't be a big problem. Is it appropriate? --- a 20meg drive adds little if your system has a 50meg drive already: Partitioning could be wiser.

If your old drive has capacity and speed consistent with your new system, it would give you both options for storing programs and data separately as well as redundancy in the event of hardware failure. Even if only used to store backups, the speed and convenience of a second drive would be an asset.

But above all, I WOULD NOT install the old HD to avoid copying or installing software or data. You'd be exposing yourself to just too many compatibility issues as you'd likely have many files with similar names and differing versions. Your system could become dizzy keeping which to use and which to ignore sorted out.

However, if you install your old HD temporarily so that you can copy files, folders, and assorted stuff without using intermediary storage media, you could save yourself a big chunk of effort. I couldn't imagine a more convenient method of getting stuff moved.

Hope this helps, PW.
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