From: Jane Loyless (jloyless_at_netbox.com)
Date: Mon Jan 04 1999 - 21:41:21 EST
At 05:53 PM 1/3/99 -0800, Randal Whittle wrote:
> But...problem: It works to transfer all your data & whatnot, but
>transferring your OS and applications is somewhat more problematic, since
>registry entries & etc. have to be transferred to. In many cases you can
>export & import the appropriate registry keys, but since so many
>applications also install additional files in the Win or System
>directories, it's usually a lot easier to just stick the install CD into
>the new machine and do a quick install. With 20X and higher CD drives
>these days, its very quick to do so anyway--back when 2x and 4x was the
>norm, I'd have argued that complete re-installs were questionable if you
>were quick with the other method, but now...just re-install. You'll be
>happier with the ease *and* the speed.
>
I just upgraded to a 600 and was able to move everything over from a 760XL
using a parallel port tape drive. I had the original preload (NT40 SP3) on
the 600, installed the driver for the tape drive, and restored the system
partition from the 760XL over the 600's. Once I had both notebooks up and
running, I pulled my data partition over the network. I had to reload the
video, audio, and infrared drivers and TP utility, of course, but my
registry, desktop, and network settings survived the transfer intact. So
far, so good, and a lot less painful than having to dig up the various
floppies and cds to reinstall all my apps from scratch and then find and
apply all the upgrades.
Oh yes, I uninstalled CardWizard. What a pig. I don't plan to be swapping
cards around, so I didn't need the overhead.
Jane
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