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to: Ellen K.
from: Rich
date: 2003-05-12 09:47:04
subject: Re: dumb upgrade question

From: "Rich" 

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   If you simply upgrade you will not be ridding yourself of any =
accumulated cruft.

Rich

  "Ellen K."  wrote in message =
news:8utubvsr0adssbvru8cdbcfl6eg2da8cvg{at}4ax.com...
  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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   If you
simply upgrade you =
will not be=20
ridding yourself of any accumulated cruft.
 
Rich
 

  "Ellen K." <72322.1016{at}compuserve.com&g=">mailto:72322.1016{at}compuserve.com">72322.1016{at}compuserve.com&g=
t;=20
  wrote in message news:8utubvsr0ad=
ssbvru8cdbcfl6eg2da8cvg{at}4ax.com...I=20
  have to reinstall all the apps?   Yikes, this is gonna be =
like=20
  afull-day job.  
:(     Also, some =
of them I=20
  don't have disks for becauseI bought the download version. =20
  ???On Sun, 11 May 2003 21:31:47
-0700, "Rich" =
<{at}> wrote=20
  in message<3ebf2311$1{at}w3.nls.net>:<=">mailto:3ebf2311$1{at}w3.nls.net">3ebf2311$1{at}w3.nls.net>:<=
BR>>  =20
  After your backup, do a clean install of Windows and then install the =
apps=20
  that you
use.>>Rich>> 
"Ellen K." =
<72322.1016{at}compuserve.com&g=">mailto:72322.1016{at}compuserve.com">72322.1016{at}compuserve.com&g=
t;=20
  wrote in message news:4f8ubvgmh6g=
49naim26g4q2mj78dclke4r{at}4ax.com...> =20
  Well, believe it or not I'm finally ready to move this box (PII-266,=20
  64>  MB RAM) from Win95 to 98SE, mainly because it's =
getting=20
  crochety about>  shutting
down.   Also I think =
Rnaapp=20
  might be corrupted because it>  frequently freezes the=20
  machine.   I have an unused 98SE =
license.>>  So=20
  anyway, besides doing a complete backup first, what do I have to=20
do?

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