Re: Best way to backup 1.5 to go to 1.7

2010-01-23 Thread Brian Keener
Paul McFerrin wrote: > Leave your 1.5 system alone. Now crate & download 1.7 into a new node. > (e.g./cygwinII). Just make sure everything is separate, include your > update nodes and create a new "start" icon for 1.7 only. You might want > to enforce separate executions of 1.5 & 1.7 Yeah,

Re: Best way to backup 1.5 to go to 1.7

2010-01-22 Thread Paul McFerrin
If you have both 1.5 & 1.7, they can sorta co-exist. Leave your 1.5 system alone. Now crate & download 1.7 into a new node. (e.g./cygwinII). Just make sure everything is separate, include your update nodes and create a new "start" icon for 1.7 only. You might want to enforce separate execu

Re: Best way to backup 1.5 to go to 1.7

2010-01-22 Thread Frank Fesevur
2010/1/21 Brian Keener: > I want to upgrade to 1.7 but would like to get a backup of the full 1.5 > install before hand.  I know in the past just doing copies some files > didn't or couldn't get copied.  Also in the unix world seems as though > I recall tar and cpio have difference in terms of what

Re: Best way to backup 1.5 to go to 1.7

2010-01-21 Thread Jeremy Bopp
On 1/21/2010 4:55 PM, Brian Keener wrote: > I want to upgrade to 1.7 but would like to get a backup of the full 1.5 > install before hand. I know in the past just doing copies some files > didn't or couldn't get copied. Also in the unix world seems as though > I recall tar and cpio have differ

Best way to backup 1.5 to go to 1.7

2010-01-21 Thread Brian Keener
I want to upgrade to 1.7 but would like to get a backup of the full 1.5 install before hand. I know in the past just doing copies some files didn't or couldn't get copied. Also in the unix world seems as though I recall tar and cpio have difference in terms of what they will and won't backup.