So, new year, fresh Windows install. Sadly, we won't be seeing a new Windows 7 Master Razor edition. I tried playing with the files he posted, and I thought I knew about batches, but reading some of those was like Chinese to me. So I decided I'll use Microsoft's Thin PC or maybe remove a few things from BIE's December release using 7Customizer - probably the former, as I was able to install IE9 on it (inside a VM), and didn't have to deal with activators (it's free?).
Anyway, as the title says:
- First of all, I have two partitions: one for the OS only, and another for my data. This is something great everyone should do. Keep them separate and a backup of the latter will put all your important files in a safe place.
- Download the latest graphic, network, Fn key for my laptop, etc. drivers before reinstalling, and keep them at hand. Being stunned by my own stupidity and having to hunt network drivers that may be the right ones in my other computer isn't fun.
- A directory list of %programfiles%, so that I can know most programs I had installed, and rethink whether I really need some of them. Some essential programs (Opera, jDownloader) are used as portables, so they can be left in the other partition and will work well after reinstalling.
- Settings: IrfanView, Winamp, SABnzbd, Filezilla Server, MPC-HC and ffdshow? Maybe others. These programs store or have the option of storing their configuration as an INI file, which is immensely practical.
- My color schemes. Acorn in the desktop, Darkness for the laptop.
That's just off the top of my head. I may be missing some stuff and that's where you come in, with suggestions.
Thanks in advance!
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