Things I wish I'd known about WinXP before I'd started installing

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Things I wish I'd known about WinXP before I'd started installing

TB — 11/26/2007 7:03:12 PM (archived)

There are some rather spectacular reliability and redundancy features in the installation system.

The driver roll-back alone is probably worth the price of admission. Believe me, I'm leaving a lot of "bread crumbs" along the way in System Restore this time.

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Biting the bullet... - TB - 11/24/2007 4:05:23 AM
- Things I wish I'd known about WinXP before I'd started installing - TB - 11/26/2007 7:03:12 PM
  - I have been told to NEVER use System Restore in XP so you may want to investigate further. (n/t) - Eri - 11/28/2007 1:34:25 AM
    - NEVER is a long time - Tony - 11/28/2007 9:44:39 PM
    - I've used it several times. - TAFKASE - 11/28/2007 7:33:37 PM
      - Me too - McFly - 11/30/2007 2:30:39 AM
    - re: I have been told to NEVER use System Restore - TB - 11/28/2007 4:10:15 AM
- So far, so good. - TB - 11/25/2007 4:21:36 AM
  - Back to the beginning - TB - 11/26/2007 3:31:21 AM
    - Arrgh...the updates, the endless online updates... (n/t) - TB - 11/27/2007 8:30:45 AM
      - Be sure to upgrade to Microsoft Update (from Windows Update) - TAFKASE - 11/27/2007 10:56:48 PM
        
        And make sure you upgrade your file system to NTFS - TAFKASE - 11/27/2007 11:06:13 PM
        
        Done both - TB - 11/28/2007 4:18:03 AM
        
        re: IE7 - TAFKASE - 11/28/2007 7:28:07 PM
        
        I'm trying to practice using the tabs, too. - TB - 11/29/2007 3:57:49 AM
- Taking the shiv... - McFly - 11/24/2007 8:19:07 PM
  - re: Taking the shiv... - TB - 11/25/2007 4:46:27 PM
  - Hmm, that post was a bit scatterbrained... - McFly - 11/25/2007 3:07:53 AM
    - If you keep crashing, I'd blame the driver. *cringe* (n/t) - RobVG - 11/25/2007 5:58:35 PM
      - True, it could be an ID10T error :-) (n/t) - McFly - 11/26/2007 3:09:40 PM
        
        Naw, probably not pebkac either. :) (n/t) - RobVG - 11/28/2007 1:02:47 AM
- Trying to spit it out. - Bowser - 11/24/2007 6:31:41 AM
  - You could always go MAC! - Eri - 11/24/2007 11:03:45 PM
  - Laptops - TB - 11/24/2007 6:46:50 AM
    - "Ruggedized" laptops - Bowser - 11/24/2007 3:27:25 PM
      - re: "Ruggedized" laptops - TB - 11/25/2007 4:19:21 AM
        
        I do all my work on a laptop... - TAFKASE - 11/27/2007 11:15:23 PM
        
        I should get 4 monitors... - TAFKASE - 11/30/2007 4:34:24 PM
- XP isn't bad.. - Eri - 11/24/2007 5:04:27 AM

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