I'd say to transfer because then the system complains of files not present if you try selective restoring. I've never got a successful full backup of windows, although with that OS, there's tons of specifics done that transferring won't fix. At 04:19 PM 12/4/01 -0500, you wrote: >Yes, all the hardware except the drive is the same. But, that's just the >point. Am I wrong about this? Aren't their drive specific params to an >install? > >Second, is installation really that hard? Seems it should be cleaner to >simply install then move the data, including appropriate /etc >configurations, back over. Certainly seems more secure and less >experimental to me. > >But, I've been wrong before. > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Tommy Moore wrote: > >> Hi thre. >> Why shouldn't someone back up the system like what she wants to do if >> dropping it on to a different drive. >> She is after all going to use the same machine and even if she wasn't in a >> lot of cases it would still work. >> Would save her a lot of work in the process. >> All she's doing is getting a larger drive from what I understand. >> >> Tommy >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > >-- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > >Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > >Chair, Accessibility SIG >Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) >http://www.openebook.org > >Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, >Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > >Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther >King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at >http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > >Learn how to make accessible software at >http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >