New system update question

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-Alby Hewlet

So I just about have my old box reworked, and was wondering what is the
proper way to do it. I know, I know, I shoulda asked before I started.

Should you load the OS, do all the upgrades to that, security fixes, service
patches, etc., and then load the software and do their updates?

That's what I did, but I got to wondering when some office ap upgrades
started making my hard drive light blink like crazy. About then I though,
ut owe, maybe I shoulda done this first, and then updated the operating
system so the last files changed would be the os files.

TIA

Alby
 
So I just about have my old box reworked, and was wondering what is the
proper way to do it. I know, I know, I shoulda asked before I started.

Should you load the OS, do all the upgrades to that, security fixes, service
patches, etc., and then load the software and do their updates?

That's what I did, but I got to wondering when some office ap upgrades
started making my hard drive light blink like crazy. About then I though,
ut owe, maybe I shoulda done this first, and then updated the operating
system so the last files changed would be the os files.

TIA

Alby
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Be sure to install your firewall and AV before updating your OS - in
other words, before going online - even for a minute!

Louise
 
-Alby Hewlet said:
So I just about have my old box reworked, and was wondering what is the
proper way to do it. I know, I know, I shoulda asked before I started.

Should you load the OS, do all the upgrades to that, security fixes, service
patches, etc., and then load the software and do their updates?

That's what I did, but I got to wondering when some office ap upgrades
started making my hard drive light blink like crazy. About then I though,
ut owe, maybe I shoulda done this first, and then updated the operating
system so the last files changed would be the os files.

TIA

Alby
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Well, it would have helped a whole lot to know which 'O.S.' it is.

If you mean windows95 and up, then it's not a problem because they're under
version control and it won't overwrite them unless it asks you first
(unless the install program violates the rules, that is).

XP goes further and caches the system files and will zap them right back
should something overwrite them (including sometimes when you don't want it
to.)
 
Thanks Dave,
It's XP. It's good to know it doesn't matter how it's done.
Alby

ps: and anti-virus and fire wall head's up was good advice, too.
Thanks.
 
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