[dba-Tech] Black Saturday

[Gustav Brock]

Hi Rocky

I don't. All my stuff are at file servers and OneDrive including backups of certificates and other delicate info.

I believe that Win7 has a "Move my stuff"-util but I've never used it. Or you can just create a copy of your Documents etc. folders on a USB drive as the first step.

/gustav

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Fra: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
Sendt: 28. november 2015 23:08
Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Black Saturday

Sounds like good advice.  At what point then do you copy all the data form
the old drive to the SSD - docs, pictures, databases, emails, etc.?

R


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From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Gustav Brock
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 1:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Black Saturday

Hi Rocky

In such cases I remove the old drive, insert the new drive, boot from the
DVD, and do a clean install.
Then reinstall all the applications that are still valid.

This way you have the old drive as an untouched backup. After some time when
you have verified that everything is OK, you can install the old drive and
reformat it for extra storage or simply as a drive for Windows backup.

Before installing too many apps, consider upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 10
...

/gustav

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Fra: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Rocky
Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
Sendt: 28. november 2015 20:53
Til: 'Off Topic'; List
Emne: [dba-Tech] Black Saturday

I've been putting off installing an SSD in my main box but Frys had a nice
deal on an SSD - OCZ Trion 100  SATA III 2.5" (yeah, I got the mounting kit
to make it a 3.5") Toshiba TLC NAND Flash Memory, 240GB - $49.  Not the
fastest drive but good enough for my lightweight use. And it got me off my
butt to actually do this.

So I ordered it on line for pickup at the store, in and out - no shopping
hassles.

So now the installation.  I assume I can muddle my way through this but why?
I've got you guys.  :)

Any tips, step-by-step would be greatly appreciated.

I've got my W7 Ultimate CD so I can install the OS.  Guess I have to boot up
from that.  And somehow make the SSD Drive C: and the rotater drive D:.
Then reinstall all my apps (Office, AV, yada-yada) on the SSD, and copy over
my data?

How do I delete the OS and the Apps from the old drive?  Or should I leave
them there?

MTIA

Rocky