Clean windows install then reinstall mastercam

[Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool]

Currently I am running X2 and X4 on my computer. Tommorrow I am going replace my hard drive with a bigger one. I plan to do a clean install of windows XP on the new hardrive then reinstall both versions of mastercam. Before removing the old drive I am going to copy all of my MCX2 files and MCX4 files to our server. I am also going to to copy all of my machine/control defs, posts, and config files to the server. This way after I reinstal mastercam I can just put the files back and everything should be back to normal. Is there anything else I should do to make the reinstall easier?

[Thee Rickster ™]

You Could just ghost/copy HD/image the old to the

new, in about 15 minutes, to save time.(make bootable)

 

I get my corporate P.c. store to do it while I wait.

 

Unless you need the Fresh install.

[Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool]

Rickster,

 

Thanks for the info that's also an option but I want to go with the clean install.

[gcode]

Run Windows Easy Transfer on your old computer

Check only the stuff you want on your new

hard drive and save the Easy Transfer file to an external USB hard drive.

Do your clean install on the new hard drive

and run Easy Transfer to bring the old files back in.

This works great on your My Documnents folders

and Mail files.

[MotorCityMinion]

Make sure to use the exact same locations on the new drive for your installation. That is to say same path names. The root folder must have the same name or weird stuff happens.

[Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool]

Thanks for the advice everyone.

[Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool]

The reinstall was very easy and everything is back to normal. The only problem I'm having is tracking down the hole-axis C-hook for X4.

[Chris Rizzo]

Here it is!

 

oh wait, you probably were looking for it ALREADY installed.

 

Did you use easy transfer? Just curious.

[Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool]

No I didn't Chris. That link is exactly what I'm looking for.

 

Thanks