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echo: nthelp
to: Rich
from: Ellen K
date: 2003-05-12 16:00:58
subject: Re: dumb upgrade question


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> If you simply upgrade you will not be ridding yourself of any =
> accumulated cruft.
> Rich
> "Ellen K."  wrote in message =
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> I have to reinstall all the apps?   Yikes, this is gonna be like a
> full-day job.   :(     Also, some of them I don't have disks for =
> because
> I bought the download version. =20
> ???
> On Sun, 11 May 2003 21:31:47 -0700, "Rich"  wrote in message
> :
>> After your backup, do a clean install of Windows and then install =
> the apps that you use.
>> 
>> Rich
>> 
>> "Ellen K."  wrote in message =
> news:4f8ubvgmh6g49naim26g4q2mj78dclke4r{at}4ax.com...
>> Well, believe it or not I'm finally ready to move this box =
> (PII-266, 64
>> MB RAM) from Win95 to 98SE, mainly because it's getting crochety =
> about
>> shutting down.   Also I think Rnaapp might be corrupted because it
>> frequently freezes the machine.   I have an unused 98SE license.
>> 
>> So anyway, besides doing a complete backup first, what do I have to =
> do?
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