John wrote: >Still, if you're doing a clean install on a new machine, it takes time >to install & configure all the old software on the new machine.
Putting a new motherboard into an existing system does add complications, but they can be dealt with. It's coming together. I'm taking precautions like setting a System Restore Point every few hours and doing a full hard drive image at the end of the day (I have one hard drive an SSD dedicated to just the O.S.). Of course, I don't spend an entire day doing this stuff! Here's what I've done so far (the major Adobe installs come tomorrow): Change BIOS settings (disable motherboard sound card and video) Repartition and reformat hard drive Install O.S. Install motherboard drivers Install video card drivers Download & install O.S. updates Download & install Firefox Download & install Avast anti-virus Download & install ZoneAlarm software firewall Download & install Slimware driver update software Download & install drivers for sound card Install Modem drivers Install EditPad Install MS Office Install email client Install WinSCP client Install SyncToy Install AlZip Install PhoneTray Free Install PTFB Install CK Rename Install FontViewer Install Sam Spade for Windows Install Sysinternals Autoruns Install FastPictureViewer codec Install Spyder2 Pro software Run Spyder2 Pro and profile both monitors Install PrintFix Pro custom print profiler Manually copy old ICC profiles and other custom files (hosts, batch files, etc.) from backups Install ListFiles Install Exact Audio Copy Install MP3tag Install Media Jukebox Install TextPad Install second email client Install wireless laser printer (drivers & connection) Install Epson photo printer Install Epson scanner Install Epson OCR software (which didn't ask for an install location and installed itself on the wrong drive and then took forever to relocate) Install Lightroom and re-connect to database Install Photomatix Install Ashampoo Burning Studio -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
