07-10-15 01:38 BOB KLAHN wrote to ED VANCE about SCSI Adapter Startup   
      
    BK> @MSGID: <559FA103.14295.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    BK>  ...   
   Howdy! Bob,   
      
    EV> One Ham I know told me he Wipes and Reinstalls everything   
    EV> every few months on his HDD.   
    EV> He said his computer works better when he does that.   
      
    EV> I've never wanted to do that, if it works don't mess with   
    EV> it. - TW   
      
    BK>  I am working on two changes/improvements. I have changed to   
    BK>  portable apps as much as possible. Just set up second app   
    BK>  partition, and install all your programs there in portable   
    BK> form.   
    BK>  There are a lot available. That way, if anything happens to   
    BK> your   
    BK>  OS drive, all the programs are still there, ready to go as   
    BK> soon   
    BK>  as you reinstall the OS. I just have a copy of my desktop in   
    BK> the   
    BK>  app partition, copy it back to the new desktop directory and   
    BK> you   
    BK>  are back in business.   
      
    BK>  It does leave you haveing to reinstall some programs, maybe.   
      
    BK>  The maybe is because I do an image of my OS partition when I   
    BK>  have it set up how I want it. Instead of doing a complete   
    BK>  reinstall, I just reinstall the image. Back to where I wanted   
    BK> it   
    BK>  to begin with. I keep all saved files on a storage partition.   
      
    BK>  That also eliminates the need to copy back the desktop, except   
    BK>  for changes done after the image was made. It's amazing how   
    BK>  little actually needs to go on your OS partition.   
      
   I have played with Portable Apps and downloaded a few of them to see   
   how I'd like using them inside Portable Apps files.   
      
   I haven't looked at any of those programs in quite a while.   
      
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   ... I think my learning curve has turned into a circle!   
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