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Saturday 31 October 2009

How to re-build your PC in less than 2 hours

Pre-requisites:
  • Your data on D:, the OS on C:
  • Your backup ready (nothing to do because you have an automatic full D-drive incremental back-up scheduled to run every day )
  • Your CD case with all legally acquired original CDs for software and drivers
  • Access to the spreadsheet where you carefully store all serials for the above.
Go:
  1. Boot from DVD
  2. Format C:.
  3. Click Next, OK, next, Ok, I agree, OK, Next, London GMT
  4. Install your favorite software. For me it is:
    1. Kaspersky
    2. Office
    3. Chrome, Firefox
    4. Skype, Live Messenger
    5. Visual Studio
  5. Check the time: if it took you more than 2 hours, start all over again.