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===Backup Your Data===
 
===Backup Your Data===
  
'''You must have a backup of your data!'''  What kind?  The answer to this question will do it...  "To what extent should I backup my data such that if I loose my current partition and my data is lost, will I not have an emotional reaction?"  This answer to this question and what you choose to do about it is '''entirely your responsibility.'''
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'''You must have a backup of your data!'''  What kind?  The answer to this question will do it...  "To what extent should I backup my data such that if I lose my current partition and my data is lost, will I not have an emotional reaction?"  This answer to this question and what you choose to do about it is '''entirely your responsibility.'''
  
 
Here are some helpful links for Windows users:
 
Here are some helpful links for Windows users:
  
 
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/backup.mspx
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_03july14.mspx
  
 
===Establish a Disk Partition===
 
===Establish a Disk Partition===

Revision as of 14:56, 10 October 2007

Installing PlanetCCRMA on your PC is not quite a labor of love, but it does take some attention. Most are coming to this process with a Window's Installation currently on their PC, so we'll take that assumption here.

Prerequesites

Backup Your Data

You must have a backup of your data! What kind? The answer to this question will do it... "To what extent should I backup my data such that if I lose my current partition and my data is lost, will I not have an emotional reaction?" This answer to this question and what you choose to do about it is entirely your responsibility.

Here are some helpful links for Windows users:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/backup.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_03july14.mspx

Establish a Disk Partition