Installing Windows was the easy part...

[alexpgp]

It's not enough to back files up, as I'm finding to my consternation.

One piece of good news is that after inserting the old hard drive into a cheap enclosure, it appears to be readable like a champ. The hardware may be so-so, but it would seem, for now, to be on my side of so-so. The big issue that has delayed things is Windows' reluctance to read data that it considers as "not mine."

It's not a show-stopper. I've been able to change permissions. Still, I have been caught with my digital pants around my ankles as far as my mail mail is concerned. And my list of must-install applications just keeps getting longer.

Sigh.

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[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

My hardware also dates to around 2012 and either that or windows 7 has gotten very flakey - the disk light is on way too much and things slow down, it's hard to boot, ad nauseum. I'm faced with a fresh install, and like you, I have a very large number of programs that would need to be reinstalled, so I'm gritting my teeth and trying to hold out until I have a week free to fight that fight. Gak.