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Pastimes : Computer Learning -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Forrest who wrote (18932)	4/19/2001 11:19:22 AM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110598

I'm going to do it! And I shouldn't do any preliminaries, like running EndItAll or anything, right? Just close down browser windows and put in the CD and follow instructions?

To: Ed Forrest who wrote (18932)	4/19/2001 1:00:52 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110598

Depends... If your system has a problem with the OS and you re-install, the problem will be resolved if the re-install overwrites the offending files, but the problem will persist if the re-installation carries the problem files forward. To guarantee a problem free installation, one must delete the offending OS and install to a blank disk. The problem now becomes one of losing work, settings, drivers, downloads, favourites, and patches. It's replacing this stuff that takes time and effort. The biggest hurdle most encounter is locating what they need. On my system, I have a Win98 CD, a Dell drivers CD, and a dozen downloads. Add to this, the purchased software CDs. I also have a paper record of every setting, check-box, entry, option, and entered value on my system. I have recorded which Windows options were installed, and which Office97 modules I use. I can install my system from CDs and downloads in nine hours. I'm profoundly reluctant to invest this time and effort needlessly, and will explore all avenues to avoid it. Cheers, PW.

To: Ed Forrest who wrote (18932)	4/19/2001 1:59:19 PM
From: thecow	Respond to of 110598

E I haven't gone back over the previous posts but didn't you say you upgraded to ME in an effort to solve this problem which you also had with 98? I may have my posters mixed up. The "pain" remark was thinking you would have to start over from scratch...format and reinstall of everything (after backing up all your important data of course). That is a pain. tc

To: Ed Forrest who wrote (18932)	4/19/2001 2:02:47 PM
From: E	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110598

<<<to reinstall all I do is put the disk in and follow a few simple onscreen instructions.>>> We're back to what's simple, i'm afraid. Of the thread headings that appear when you put in the CD, none are How To Install. There is Browse This CD, Interactive CD Sampler, and Online Documentation. So I clicked on Browse This CD. Ten items showed. I didn't know whether I should read them all or not. Seemed like it would take a very long time. I opened the file called "setuptip" and many preliminaries are discussed. One is to disconnect from the internet. This reminded me that someone here had suggested I try disconnecting from my cable connection before defragging and i'd never done that, so I did it and tried to defrag; but unfortunately that hadn't been the problem. In any case, I now know that when I reinstall, I have to shut off my cable connection to the net first, and I didn't know that. Many cautions about backing everything up. (I have some things backed up but not everything important, my bookmarks for example, which i haven't figured out yet how to do; that was my next project after this problem is solved.) I didn't read the other nine items offered by the Browse button, but went on to button #2, "Interactive CD Sampler." I got, a couple of clicks in, "You are now ready to install the MS Interactive CD Sampler." I don't know what this "Sampler" is. Is WinME the "Sampler?" It must either be WindowsME, or some preliminary step to installing WindowsME. I got out of there until I knew. Why would they call WinMe a "sampler," I wonder. I started reading in the manual, which assumes a new install. One thing I wonder is whether, since I have, from the WinMe Startup Disk that they say to create before you install, may I use that one? Anyway, I haven't yet reinstalled WinMe. I may do Norton first, I think. EDIT P.S... Have you ever been sick or known somebody who was sick with something their doctor couldn't cure? The doctor gets really annoyed at the sick patient after a while. I wouldn't blame everybody on this this thread at all for being annoyed at me at this point. I feel that way myself.