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Scott Egbert

I am going to set up a new computer with many new programs, printers, etc,.

Should I reboot before I install next item? More than once?

Scott

I just bought a new computer for my business. Gateway 700 GR from Bestbuy.

I use this desktop for Cad, Word, Quickbooks Pro, Web Design (FrontPage
2003), Publisher, Acrobat Pro, Music (Nero and CDEX), email and internet. It
will also be the main computer that will be networked with my notebook. I
use 4 printers, a scanner,wireless router and DSL.
 
Probably, most applications that are XP compliant don't require
reboots, as in past OS's. Registry changes are usually committed
immediately - but system components must be replaced at boot
time. If you queue up too many application changes you may get
"Unanticipated Results" (Interactions,etc). If you don't utilize an
Imaging program, now is a good time to start. Before installing
3rd Party applications an image of your XP instance is a good
idea. Not that it is likely the applications you listed have any kind
of issues with XP.
Still it's aggravating to Setup XP and get to step 27 and find out
you've got something that wrecks hours of work.
 
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I am going to set up a new computer with many new programs, printers, etc,.

Should I reboot before I install next item? More than once?

Scott
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Don't know--what's the next item?
 
"an image of your XP instance is a good idea"
Does XP recovery do this or is there an image software that I should use?
 
Scott said:
"an image of your XP instance is a good idea"
Does XP recovery do this or is there an image software that I should
use?
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You will need third-party drive imaging software such as:

1. BootIt NG
2. Norton Ghost
3. DriveImage

Malke
 
Scott said:
"an image of your XP instance is a good idea"
Does XP recovery do this or is there an image software that I should use?
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You need separate imaging software, that makes a compressed image of a
partition to some other disk - conveniently these days an external USB
one, or a set of DVDs. To that end, keep the system free of data - that
in a different partition, backed up separately, so that *if* you should
have to restore the system to an image that might well be from some
time ago you will not affect data. There are several such imaging
programs; the one I use is Image for Windows, from
http://www.BootitNG.com ($27 shareware - 30 day full functional trial)
 
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