I always prefer a compete clean install on any system I get.
I then know exactly whats what and more importantly I know I have all the
tools and skills to do it in an emergency if required.
My advise:
Buy a new internal HDD (nice fast one) and do the install onto that. You
then still have the old one at hand if required to drag anything you've
forgotten.
When you finally have your new install running and tested and all ok. You
can image your new installation onto the old drive as a backup.
Nothing nicer than having a spare HDD already configured and ready to go if
you should have a problem in the future.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Fraticelli [mailto:edfrat(at)gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 9:57 PM
> Subject: Re-Installing DS V7.5 Advice
>
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> Hi folks.
>
> Well, next week I am planning to install our "new" DS Nitris
> system, runnin= g
> V7.5 software.
>
> As this is a previously-owned (used) system, I was thinking
> of re-installin= g the DS software, to give the thing a
> semi-"first-birthday" and a fresh star= t here at PMI. The
> system seems to be well-cared for, from what I can tell, with
> no crappy software added, do I do not plan to re-install the
> whole operating system, just the DS and the associated stuff.
>
> Other than obviously backing-up the license files and
> plug-ins (I actually just finished backing the whole thing up
> to a firewire drive, just in case) what other cautions or
> advice would others have for me in the venture? Is the
> documentation pretty clear on how to do this? Any "gotchyas"
> or pitfalls I should know about?
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Can't wait to get started!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed at PMI
> Pittsburgh, PA
> USA
>
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> <div>Hi folks.</div>
> <div> </div>
> <div>Well, next week I am planning to install our
> "new" DS Nitris= system, running V7.5
> software.</div> <div> </div> <div>As this is a
> previously-owned (used) system, I was thinking of re-inst=
> alling the DS software, to give the thing a
> semi-"first-birthday"= and a fresh start here at
> PMI. The system seems to be well-cared for= , from what
> I can tell, with no crappy software added, do I do not plan
> to = re-install the whole operating system, just the DS and
> the associated stuff= .
> </div>
> <div> </div>
> <div>Other than obviously backing-up the license files and
> plug-ins (I= actually just finished backing the whole
> thing up to a firewire drive, jus= t in case) what other
> cautions or advice would others have for me in the ve=
> nture? Is the documentation pretty clear on how to do
> this? Any= "gotchyas" or pitfalls I should
> know about?
> </div>
> <div> </div>
> <div>Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Can't
> wait to get start= ed!</div> <div> </div>
> <div>Thanks,</div> <div> </div> <div>Ed at PMI</div>
> <div>Pittsburgh, PA</div> <div>USA</div> <div> </div>
>
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