Hi All,

Just got my Toshiba. Love it...

Now, the question I have is that should I try the SP2 RC1. I have my
Toshiba the way I like it now. I am worry if I install SP2, all hell will
break lose. But I do want to see Sp2's features, as a programmer :-)

What is the prefer method of going back? System Restore, Uninstall, or
REINSTALL?

Thanks,

Alex

Hi, Alex,

Congratulations! The Toshiba is a great Tablet!

My favorite method is to have an image created now, while you have things
the way you want. You can save it to a second partition if you have one.
If not, it will take 3rd party software such as Partition Magic or BootItNG
to create one without destroying your existing data.

Then, if you have a problem with SP2, you can just reinstall the image. A
restore point is also good, but an image is definitely the safest way to
protect things.

--
Terri Stratton
Microsoft Windows MVP / Tablet PC
http://thetabletpc.net
Expert Zone - http://microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/default.asp


"Smartikat" <wonga@_SMARTIKAT_MossMotors.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> Just got my Toshiba. Love it...
>
> Now, the question I have is that should I try the SP2 RC1. I have my
> Toshiba the way I like it now. I am worry if I install SP2, all hell will
> break lose. But I do want to see Sp2's features, as a programmer :-)
>
> What is the prefer method of going back? System Restore, Uninstall, or
> REINSTALL?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex
>
>

On Wed, 19 May 2004 09:47:10 -0700, "terri" <support@thetabletpc.net>
wrote:

>Hi, Alex,
>
>Congratulations! The Toshiba is a great Tablet!
>
>My favorite method is to have an image created now, while you have things
>the way you want. You can save it to a second partition if you have one.
>If not, it will take 3rd party software such as Partition Magic or BootItNG
>to create one without destroying your existing data.
>
>Then, if you have a problem with SP2, you can just reinstall the image. A
>restore point is also good, but an image is definitely the safest way to
>protect things.

Another great image utility is from Acronis, called true image. This
lets you even hit F11 at boot prior to the OS loading to get into it's
own special boot environment without having to have any boot media -
i.e. no floppies or CD's needed. You can even make images while the
OS is running.

Terri's comments and my additions being said, using a beta product is
*always* risky. There's all the normal comments about doing it in a
test envionment, being prepared to have to reinstall (or reimage as we
do) the OS, not doing it on a production machine you rely on, etc..
And it's all very solid advice. It really depends on your comfort
level doing certain things. If you're willing to take the risk (and
at this point it really *is* a small risk, but still a risk
nonetheless - if even 1 person out of 100 has to reimage his machine,
it's a HUGE inconvenience for that one person even though it's only a
1% issue) and you're prepared to restore if you need to, I think
you'll find that SP2 is well worth installing. It makes the tablet
experience even more enjoyable and productive than it ever was before.

And above and beyond the tablet enhancements, I couldn't live without
the security enhancements that SP2 gave to internet explorer anymore
either.

Good luck either way you decide. :)

John

I also have the Toshiba and have installed SP2 (just about every version
that has been released) without issues. But, just in case, the products
that have been referred to are great. I should know that my tablet is a
backup machine, not my primary work computer so I am not as concerned if I
break things on it.

--

Gary A. Bushey
SPS MVP
bushey@mindspring.com

"Smartikat" <wonga@_SMARTIKAT_MossMotors.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> Just got my Toshiba. Love it...
>
> Now, the question I have is that should I try the SP2 RC1. I have my
> Toshiba the way I like it now. I am worry if I install SP2, all hell will
> break lose. But I do want to see Sp2's features, as a programmer :-)
>
> What is the prefer method of going back? System Restore, Uninstall, or
> REINSTALL?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex
>
>

Smartikat wrote:

>
>Now, the question I have is that should I try the SP2 RC1. I have my
>Toshiba the way I like it now. I am worry if I install SP2, all hell will
>break lose. But I do want to see Sp2's features, as a programmer :-)

I put it on my Toshiba 3500 and am liking the result (with the new TIP)
much more than the old. And no troubles. But as yet SP2 *is* still a
beta and needs further work, so you need to be sure of being able to
unwind. I made an image of the partition with an imaging program, so
can go back to that exact state. When the final arrives I will first
try Uninstall (which will be provided like or not - you have to check a
box in Add/remove to see it under SP2) and only if that fails go back to
my Image. I would be very reluctant to install final over Beta



--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

"Alex Nichol" <alexn.mvpdts@ntlworld.delete.com> wrote in message
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> Smartikat wrote:
>
> >
> >Now, the question I have is that should I try the SP2 RC1. I have my
> >Toshiba the way I like it now. I am worry if I install SP2, all hell
will
> >break lose. But I do want to see Sp2's features, as a programmer :-)
>
> I put it on my Toshiba 3500 and am liking the result (with the new TIP)
> much more than the old. And no troubles. But as yet SP2 *is* still a
> beta and needs further work, so you need to be sure of being able to
> unwind. I made an image of the partition with an imaging program, so
> can go back to that exact state. When the final arrives I will first
> try Uninstall (which will be provided like or not - you have to check a
> box in Add/remove to see it under SP2) and only if that fails go back to
> my Image. I would be very reluctant to install final over Beta
>
>
>
> --
> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
> Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

I believe I uninstalled, but that was last week (I got my Tablet
last week), so I really can be only about 90 percent certain. I know I
didn't re-image, and I seriously doubt that I used a restore.