Adding a second Hard Drive to a computer

Wardad · #1 January 4th, 2003, 02:29 AM

SJ, You back up the registry?

I only backup my Malfador Machinations folder, the documents I create, and the few other things I download.

I worked with some techs who were dedicated gamers. They wiped their hard drive clean 3 times a year and started over with a fresh copy of Win95 (Win98 too?).
That's a little to much work for me. I'd hate to spend hours on-line updating winblows, directx, and norton security.

Gandalph · #2 January 4th, 2003, 03:14 AM

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Originally posted by Wardad:
SJ, You back up the registry?

I only backup my Malfador Machinations folder, the documents I create, and the few other things I download.

I worked with some techs who were dedicated gamers. They wiped their hard drive clean 3 times a year and started over with a fresh copy of Win95 (Win98 too?).
That's a little to much work for me. I'd hate to spend hours on-line updating winblows, directx, and norton security.

Back when I used Win9x, I did the same thing but at 6 month intervals. Windows is a garbage collector and if you are constantly downloading, installing, uninstalling, testing demos, etc., it gets pretty bad pretty quick. It was much easier to just start fresh and, with the OEM push install disk, less time consuming then trying to solve the multiple problems created.

Suicide Junkie · #3 January 4th, 2003, 05:31 AM

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SJ, You back up the registry?

Well, having a clean, and fully set-up registry is better than having to reinstall everything

Not to mention that all the networking, and other annoying stuff is caught by the image too

Fyron · #4 January 4th, 2003, 05:38 AM

I am now reformatting my HD to have a separate partition for Winblows. 3 GB should be enough. It will allow me to wipe it and reinstall windows easily in the future, to keep the system at optimal levels.

Wardad · #5 January 4th, 2003, 06:15 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
I am now reformatting my HD to have a separate partition for Winblows. 3 GB should be enough. It will allow me to wipe it and reinstall windows easily in the future, to keep the system at optimal levels.

You make that sound easy. Don't the applications need to be setup in the registry?

capnq · #6 January 4th, 2003, 11:08 PM

I've done complete HD reformats and clean reinstalls of Windows95 twice; once to purge a particularly nasty virus, and once to rebuild a corrupted device driver.

I may have to try to add a second HD to this system; I think the scavenged HD has the drivers for the backup monitor.

tbontob · #7 January 5th, 2003, 02:33 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
I am now reformatting my HD to have a separate partition for Winblows. 3 GB should be enough. It will allow me to wipe it and reinstall windows easily in the future, to keep the system at optimal levels.

Yes, it should work well.

I have been working with 2 GB and have had no difficulty with upgrades etc.