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Asked by garycase in General Computer Systems, Computer Hard Drives, Windows XP Operating System
My trusty WD Raptor failed !! So, as a rhetorical question:
How long does it take to replace a failed hard drive; reload XP; do all Windows Updates; load Microsoft Office; do all Office updates; load over 200 programs and do all the updates for those that support on-line updating; activate those programs that require it; load anti-virus and anti-spyware programs; re-arrange and "tweak" the desktop for personal preferences; restore all icons, pointers, default operating and temporary directories for all of the programs; and re-establish all shared directories and network connections so over 4TB of data can be accessed seamlessly ??
Obviously I don't expect an answer to this -- but I'll split the points amongst those who provide thoughtful comments on how they'd arrange THEIR system to minimize such a disaster. I mainly posted this to have a reference to refer to when encouraging folks to organize their systems for easy restoration ... real-life experiences can be very instructive.
Meanwhile, I'll post a note detailing what I had to do to restore my system -- hopefully this will encourage some to read what I wrote here and take heed:
20090824-EE-VQP-74 / EE_QW_2_20070628
