Tim Cook <z99### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Don't worry, it's pov.off-topic.  It's not like it matters if you meander.

  Yeah, it doesn't really matter, but still... :P

  How about a compromise: Try to reduce the amount of "what does this mean?"
as well as "life really sucks" posts and concentrate more on funny anecdotes,
even if they are from your personal life.

  I don't mean you shouldn't be able to let some steam off from time to
time, but try to not to sound like you are constantly whining about
everything...

  (I'm really saying this to myself as well...)

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                                                          - Warp

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Warp wrote:
> Tim Cook <z99### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> Don't worry, it's pov.off-topic.  It's not like it matters if you meander.
> 
>   Yeah, it doesn't really matter, but still... :P
> 
>   How about a compromise: Try to reduce the amount of "what does this mean?"
> as well as "life really sucks" posts and concentrate more on funny anecdotes,
> even if they are from your personal life.

So:  try to work the "what does this mean?" and "life really sucks" into 
the funny anecdotes...?  XD

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Tim Cook <z99### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> So:  try to work the "what does this mean?" and "life really sucks" into 
> the funny anecdotes...?  XD

  Well, I suppose that if you can disguise those two things into clever
and amusing posts, why not... :P

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"Tim Cook" <z99### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message
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> In other news, I just got a new graphics card.  Why?  Because it has VGA
> out.  Because my LCD monitor flickered intermittently with the only-DVI
> that the card that came with this computer had.
>
> Now have a GeForce 8500 GT with 1024 MB VRAM.  Cost: $150

I have an 8800 GTS on the way. I sooo can't wait to take the new machine
through its paces, <g>

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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> Ah, that blessed moment of realisation... like when you realise that
> going from Orchid XP v7 to Orchid XP v8 means that YOU JUST LOST EVERY
> GAME SAVE POINT FOR EVERY GAME YOU OWN! >_<

If I may make a stupid suggestion - partition the drive and put the OS alone
on the C drive. Redirect my docs and program files elsewhere.
It makes reinstalling that little less painful.

Yes, I know you'll still have to reinstall most apps, but at least you won't
lose data you've forgotten to backup

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Gail Shaw wrote:
> Yes, I know you'll still have to reinstall most apps, but at least you won't
> lose data you've forgotten to backup

Alternately, most games save their games in a separate directory you can 
just back out and then restore after reloading. (I'm not sure about 
Steam games, mind.) That's generally what I do when I uninstall a game I 
wasn't planning on replaying soon.  Vista theoretically makes this 
easier, as I understand it has a specific directory for game saves, 
altho I can't say as how I expect Vista to have managed to put all the 
files there for older games.

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     "That's pretty. Where's that?"
          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."

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Gail Shaw wrote:

> If I may make a stupid suggestion - partition the drive and put the OS alone
> on the C drive. Redirect my docs and program files elsewhere.
> It makes reinstalling that little less painful.
> 
> Yes, I know you'll still have to reinstall most apps, but at least you won't
> lose data you've forgotten to backup

I already keep all my data seperate from the OS. But game saves? You'd 
have to figure out where it stores them first. [Assuming they don't go 
in the registry.]

The real fun part is Outlook Express. There must *be* a way to back up 
the data it holds, but good luck figuring it out. [Fortunately, I don't 
use it any more!]

-- 
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> I already keep all my data seperate from the OS. But game saves? You'd
> have to figure out where it stores them first. [Assuming they don't go
> in the registry.]

In every game I have, either in a subfolder off the game installation (hence
the suggestion to partiton and install elsewhere) or in a subdir off
Documents and Settings (hence the suggestion to redirect that folder)
Usually that's something like
C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\My Documents\My Games

I haven't ever lost game saves when reinstalling the OS. Worst I did once
was forget to backup outlook, losing me 2 weeks of email

> The real fun part is Outlook Express. There must *be* a way to back up
> the data it holds, but good luck figuring it out. [Fortunately, I don't
> use it any more!]

If you have outlook as well, very easy. Even an evaluation copy works (iirc)
File -> Export -> Messages
That exports the messages into the appropriate folders in Outlook. From
there,
File -> Import and Export -> Export to a file. Then select the file type you
want.

The reverse works just fine too.

Or you can just back up the files that outlook express uses (right click the
folder and select properties to get the location)
On the new installation, find where the files are, shut down OE and relace
them with the backups

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On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:13:51 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> Gail Shaw wrote:
> 
>> If I may make a stupid suggestion - partition the drive and put the OS
>> alone on the C drive. Redirect my docs and program files elsewhere. It
>> makes reinstalling that little less painful.
>> 
>> Yes, I know you'll still have to reinstall most apps, but at least you
>> won't lose data you've forgotten to backup
> 
> I already keep all my data seperate from the OS. But game saves? You'd
> have to figure out where it stores them first. [Assuming they don't go
> in the registry.]
> 
> The real fun part is Outlook Express. There must *be* a way to back up
> the data it holds, but good luck figuring it out. [Fortunately, I don't
> use it any more!]

Thanks for reminding me, I need to find my Half-Life saves. I don't want 
to redo those Portal trials. It should be easy to back up, I think the 
save games are stored in the game's directory.

For Outlook, if you haven't formatted and reinstalled yet, you should be 
able to export all of the email data into some kind of back up file.

I wish I kept a separate partition for all of my data. I'm busy backing 
up stuff to dvds, since a virus got to the XP installation. It was there 
for a few hours before I caught it, so all my passwords are getting 
changed too. What fun.

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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> Gail Shaw wrote:
>
>> If I may make a stupid suggestion - partition the drive and put the OS 
>> alone
>> on the C drive. Redirect my docs and program files elsewhere.
>> It makes reinstalling that little less painful.
>>
>> Yes, I know you'll still have to reinstall most apps, but at least you 
>> won't
>> lose data you've forgotten to backup
>
> I already keep all my data seperate from the OS. But game saves? You'd 
> have to figure out where it stores them first. [Assuming they don't go in 
> the registry.]
>
> The real fun part is Outlook Express. There must *be* a way to back up the 
> data it holds, but good luck figuring it out. [Fortunately, I don't use it 
> any more!]
>
> -- 
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
> http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*

Outlook express, figure it out??!?  good luck?!?  its not rocket science! 
RTFM!

Tools -> Options -> Maintenance -> store folder.

Change it to another partition and your done.

Likewise, I haven't played a game in the last 5 years that doesn't either 
put your saves into its game dir or the my docs, redirect your my docs and 
your done.

Like I said, easy as...  trivial even!

HTH

Cheers Dre

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