I'm going to install a new motherboard and chipset and want to make sure I don't lose any of my MC data and settings. I am still only an "advanced' newbie in the computer world with just enough knowlege and experience to get me in trouble so any help/hints would be apreciated.
Win2k, MC9 and all my other apps are on HD "C".(this is the primary drive), however Win2k has some corruption problems, (computer crashes when I go to Full screen when streaming Win Media).
All media is stored on HD "D". no apps on this drive.
I want to add a 20g HD that I have and install win2k and my other apps on it, and make it the primary HD
After "cleaning" the "C" drive of all traces of Win2k, I want to put MC9 back on this drive along with a couple of other media apps.
Here's a few questions:
1. Do I copy MC, (after backing up the library), to my Media"D"drive, then after "wiping" the "C" drive clean, can I move MC back to the "C" HD? Or do I reinstall MC and copy the files back into it?
2. Can the 20g drive be named "B", or will I have to rename "C" HD so the 20g will be primary?
3. Do I use "find /Replace" after MC is returned to "C" HD or only if "C" is renamed?
4. Is it best to wait to install 9.1 untill I have 9.0 back up running and stable, or should go right to 9.1? Will my library, cover art(stored in album folders), replay gain, have to be re-imported and re-analyzed?
Thanks in advance and sorry about the length of this post, Jay.
Media Center Registered 9.0.180 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\
Microsoft Windows 2000 5.0 Service Pack 4 (Build 2195)
AMD Athlon 1201 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 523 MB, Free - 303 MB
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.81 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1226 / Shell32.dll: 5.00.3700.6705 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping / Drive E: Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer CD Type:Auto Read speed:Max
Drive F: Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer CD Type:Auto Read speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: Yes / Get cover art: Yes / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No
Burning / Drive E: LITE-ON LTR-32123S Addr: 0:1:0 Speed:32 MaxSpeed:32 Use MJ Engine:Yes
Drive F: TDK CDRW4800B Addr: 1:0:0 Speed:48 MaxSpeed:48 Use MJ Engine:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: Yes / Normalization: None
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