Guest Rubicon Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Sometimes there are issues involved in the install and uninstall of beta and new software. I bypass all such issues simply by creating an image of my system with Acronis before installing, say, IE 8 Beta 2. If I decide to go back to IE6 on this particular PC, I'd then restore the machine itself to that stored image. Thereby avoiding all uninstall hassles altogether. I run SmartSyncPro everyday to back up Outlook, OutlookExpress, My Documents, Firefox profile and certain other folders. An Acronis image is created every other day besides. I generally keep in store the last three images. Plus the fall-back ones like that mentioned here. I cannot count the number of times these two utilities have saved my ass. Takes the same time while I finish my coffee. HTH. I apologize if I have stated the obvious here. But I keep reading about uninstall issues pretty often! And, for almighty's sake, I'd not even dream of installing any beta software on any of my systems without having a full recovery option at hand! An otherwise marine-layer topped Southern California morning here as usual, thank you! Rubicon ---------
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Install and uninstall of beta/new software - a tip We shall alert the media about this novel approach to beta testing. Rubicon wrote: > Sometimes there are issues involved in the install and uninstall of beta > and > new software. > > I bypass all such issues simply by creating an image of my system with > Acronis before installing, say, IE 8 Beta 2. > > If I decide to go back to IE6 on this particular PC, I'd then restore the > machine itself to that stored image. Thereby avoiding all uninstall > hassles > altogether. > > I run SmartSyncPro everyday to back up Outlook, OutlookExpress, My > Documents, Firefox profile and certain other folders. An Acronis image is > created every other day besides. I generally keep in store the last three > images. Plus the fall-back ones like that mentioned here. > > I cannot count the number of times these two utilities have saved my ass. > Takes the same time while I finish my coffee. > > HTH. I apologize if I have stated the obvious here. But I keep reading > about > uninstall issues pretty often! And, for almighty's sake, I'd not even > dream > of installing any beta software on any of my systems without having a full > recovery option at hand! > > An otherwise marine-layer topped Southern California morning here as > usual, > thank you! > > Rubicon > ---------
Guest db.·.. > Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: Install and uninstall of beta/new software - a tip 60 minutes will be thrilled. -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23cZw0ouCJHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > We shall alert the media about this novel approach to beta testing. > > Rubicon wrote: >> Sometimes there are issues involved in the install and uninstall of beta and >> new software. >> >> I bypass all such issues simply by creating an image of my system with >> Acronis before installing, say, IE 8 Beta 2. >> >> If I decide to go back to IE6 on this particular PC, I'd then restore the >> machine itself to that stored image. Thereby avoiding all uninstall hassles >> altogether. >> >> I run SmartSyncPro everyday to back up Outlook, OutlookExpress, My >> Documents, Firefox profile and certain other folders. An Acronis image is >> created every other day besides. I generally keep in store the last three >> images. Plus the fall-back ones like that mentioned here. >> >> I cannot count the number of times these two utilities have saved my ass. >> Takes the same time while I finish my coffee. >> >> HTH. I apologize if I have stated the obvious here. But I keep reading about >> uninstall issues pretty often! And, for almighty's sake, I'd not even dream >> of installing any beta software on any of my systems without having a full >> recovery option at hand! >> >> An otherwise marine-layer topped Southern California morning here as usual, >> thank you! >> >> Rubicon >> --------- >
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