Carlos
Tue Dec 18 05:39:00 PST 2007
I certainly can't argue when Charlie and Colin team up together!
:)
Carlos
"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> Yup, I'm with you. At least as long as I have slipstreamed media up to the
> last SP level. ;)
>
> --
> Charlie.
>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:9554A5F1-2367-4788-AF5E-F81574578A62@microsoft.com...
> >I would rather have to reinstall the updates. My thought is that if I am
> >running a repair install I must be trying to solve a pretty serious
> >problem. That means I want to know if a patch is problematical with the
> >repaired OS. Anyway, the updates have to be applied in order to patch the
> >OS.
> >
> > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:7348C6B6-4F31-4130-AE61-551A9D306442@microsoft.com...
> >> Charlie,
> >> Repair Install in XP is great but it erases all the updates back to those
> >> in
> >> the repair CD.
> >> I wish it would just leave everything, including updates, as they are.
> >> Mobo upgrade is the main issue here with Vista.
> >> If it just had a way to force the hardware re-detection...
> >> Carlos
> >>
> >> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> >>
> >>> In XP it's called "Repair Install". And works just fine.
> >>>
> >>> Actually, in Vista and XP, depending on what you've changed, the chances
> >>> are
> >>> good that you won't have to do anything at all. As long as the hard disk
> >>> is
> >>> still seen as bootable, Vista should do a good job of re-finding the new
> >>> hardware. And, of course, you won't even need to put a DVD in the
> >>> drive -
> >>> the files are on the HD in the first place.
> >>>
> >>> The issue comes in Vista when the HD needs a new driver.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Charlie.
> >>>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> >>>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:100CFBE9-47F8-4604-BE1B-21FA536D5F3A@microsoft.com...
> >>> > Here's my first suggestion for Santa Gates.
> >>> > Many of us here like to do hardware changes from time to time which
> >>> > require
> >>> > a re-installation of the whole OS (Vista) or a repair (XP).
> >>> > Wouldn't it be nice if, after changing the mobo (or even a HD), you
> >>> > would
> >>> > only have to put the Vista DVD on its drive and choose "Hardware
> >>> > re-detect"
> >>> > from the boot options?
> >>> > That would make Vista re-detect all the hardware and boot without the
> >>> > need
> >>> > of a fresh install.
> >>> > Same would apply to XP.
> >>> > Carlos
> >>> >
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