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To: Dan3 who wrote (19515)	11/18/2000 9:54:43 AM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

<Dan3: Could be, but we've been running into the problem that people with systems that are really too slow for the work that they're doing refuse upgrades because they have all of their applications installed and configured just the way they want them.> Sounds like some innovation is needed here ;). It wouldn't be too hard for e.g. Gateway to offer some online java program that saves all your settings and then redoes them once you install your programs on your new Gateway box. Sure, you'd still need the install the programs, but it'd still be a nice feature. Going even further with this, one could imagine backing you programs up over the net in some automated fashion. Then restoring them once you get your new box installed. To really do this would require Microsoft and app makers to stop throwing around dll files all over the place. Well, not only dll files, but still. If each program were more contained, it would make the backup procedure much easier. Ideally, you would then be able to select which programs to restore, instead of having to do some sort of all-or-nothing restore. That would also allow you to move your apps to a new [version of your] OS, quickly and easily. -fyo

To: Dan3 who wrote (19515)	11/18/2000 1:23:27 PM
From: that_crazy_doug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

<< Could be, but we've been running into the problem that people with systems that are really too slow for the work that they're doing refuse upgrades because they have all of their applications installed and configured just the way they want them. The system seems (to them) to be fast enough, and they don't want to go through the disruption of moving to a newer system. Hard for a PC junkie to comprehend, but I've seen this behavior fairly often. >> All that's required to fix that is a way to keep the data when you swap the rest of the hardware.