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Re: New install - best way to set up to reduce OS cruft?

 
 
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      11-03-2009
20gb seems a tad tight to me

"M Bourgon" <> wrote in message
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> I'm going to do a clean install on my 20gb primary partition - I've
> backed it up using Windows Backup and VMWare's Converter, so that I
> can virtualize my old setup.
>
> What do people recommend to keep the computer shipshape? I've been
> using Altiris' SVS for some apps, so I'm hoping to continue using
> that. But any other suggestions definitely appreciated. My thought
> is to use (???) to image the machine once it's set up with drivers,
> and save that for the inevitable reinstall, and then try and
> virtualize however many apps I can get away with. But there's always
> the stuff that won't install right, etc, so I'm trying to figure out
> the best way to handle it.
>
> I'm sure this has been debated to death, but if anyone could point me
> to the right thread, I'd appreciate it.



 
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