>>>Hi everybody,
>>>
>>>Ok, my laptop disk failed. I don't really have a backup or an image.
>>>
>>>Anyway, I got another laptop which originally belonged to another user who left the company. And I also got a new disk where Windows 7 is currently being installed the first time.
>>>
>>>The laptop from that user has Office 2013 installed, I configured Outlook today. It also has Team Viewer. It has SQL Server 2008 R2 installed for which I don't know passwords. And I installed Visual FoxPro today with SP2 and applying latest hotfix now.
>>>
>>>So, the question is - do I continue with that laptop from another user and adjust for me or install everything from scratch on my original laptop with the new disk?
>>>
>>>What would you chose?
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>>The other user's former laptop (OUFL) is not trustworthy, you can't use that.
>>
>>Whichever is the faster machine, use that. If it's the other user's, wipe it and start from scratch. If it's yours, start from scratch with the new disk.
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>>If your boss complains about wiping OUFL, tell him/her it's standard practice in most corporate environments.
>
>
>Looks like they are pretty close in configuration.
>
>This is the OUFL
>
>OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
>Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
>Other OS Description Not Available
>OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
>System Name DUSTY
>System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
>System Model Precision M4500
>System Type x64-based PC
>Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 840 @ 1.87GHz, 1867 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
>BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A12, 7/30/2012
>SMBIOS Version 2.6
>Windows Directory C:\Windows
>System Directory C:\Windows\system32
>Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
>Locale United States
>Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
>User Name dusty\Joaquin
>Time Zone Central Standard Time
>Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
>Total Physical Memory 7.99 GB
>Available Physical Memory 4.85 GB
>Total Virtual Memory 16.0 GB
>Available Virtual Memory 11.7 GB
>Page File Space 7.99 GB
>Page File C:\pagefile.sys


I would prefer my own laptop

Partition the C: drive 96 Gb - only windows and software
Put your data on the D: drive ( or any other)

My computer
C: 96Mb Os/Software
D: 32 Gb - data/ own programs ( one backup per day of the week, ie folders: 1, 2,3,.... 7)
E: 16 Gb - things I have only one backup of
F: 16Gb - no backup made- contains .Net FRamework sources - can be downloaded from MS
M: 192GB - Virtual Machines
Q: CD
Y : drive to mount ISO images
Free: 78 + 47 GB

Don't forget to make an image backup at some 'strategic' points in time ( eg before install of sqlserver, vs2013, ...)
on a USB drive - or better a NAS drive if available

Whilst windows is installing you can make a list of things to do/install next. The order may be important in case you have to revert to a previous image