>Too many things can go wrong when it comes to MS files and updates.

Is it looking like Win7 might improve things?

Rob

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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Any latest advice re: do/don't install SP3?


The biggest problem with drive imaging is that most people don't have
the skill, the time or the hardware to do it. In the world of home
computing, this just doesn't happen unless there's a resident Geek or
the user has sufficient concern about their data to back it up. I see
data loss all the time because of this, and I largely blame MS for not
making this easier, but it's the user's responsibility in the end.
If I had a penny for every successful installation of a MS service pack,
I'd be a gazillionaire. I have never seen one fail resulting in  a data
loss.
All imaging programs have had their problems, including Acronis, and I
have a personal prejudice in favor of free. 
# Hugh Vandevoort wrote:" Imaging, while a good thing, would be a very
conservative approach for installing a Service Pack." 
and " MS suggests you back up your files, and service packs have their
own
uninstall routine" .

My answer: Yes, it's conservative. To start with, an image before a
major change,
is not only a sensible thing to do, it should be a given to do so.
If I had to pay just $1 for every failed SP install and subsequent
failed uninstall,
I would be totally bankrupt by now.
I suggest you check the numerous pages about this on the web.
Too many things can go wrong when it comes to MS files and updates.
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