Quote Originally Posted by rhythmtech View Post
im planning to upgrade my xp from home to pro and have a few questions.

1. am i better of running a clean install rather than upgrading? my current xp is pretty stable as ive re-installed it at least twice a year (although this has only been an install where i keep files, folders and settings).

2. if i was to back-up my apps with norton ghost would i be able to restore them without having to go thru the whole set-up process/registration process for them all again?

3. with norton my back-ups are "symantec image file" - how do i restore these if i decide on a clean install?

thanks.

1. format and clean install its allways the best choice , becouse you will have a CLEAN install, if you upgrade you will have the same temp files and junk in your hard disk

2. i dont think that will work, norton ghost was made for full hardisc backup

3. you can make a bootable cd or dvd with norton ghost , when you need to restore just restart the pc with the cd/dvd on the bootable drive , then you will have several options (format and install with norton ghost cd , or just restore damage files in c: drive with norton ghost cd)


if you use the same drivers and programs vsts etc i recomend you do make a clean format and install of windows and all apps

then you make a bootable cd/dvd backup of the c: drive with norton ghost

everitime you need to format just use the ghost cd like you use xp cd... but the diference is it restore and format the drive in a few minutes with all apps drivers you need ;)

ps: this is the process they use to install the software in laptops with the same specs like asus/acer/toshiba etc its faster and ease to format and install