Plus now I could prob set it up in 1/3 the time or less should there be a next time.
Pains:
Reconfiguring Vista and IE plus getting your auido/ video/ codecs up jiving.
Hint free-codecs.com latest update will override windows media player's propensity to want to be the default prog for .avis no matter what.
That was my hardest thing. Install the latest
"K-Lite Codec Pack" and it will bring a specific page up during the install specificly for WMP toi remove all their BS.
But that's me your deal may be diff. Go for it, every hour fucking around is a lost hour. At least when you do the recov your time is productive again.
Also was it the virus that messed my boot sector? Well all I know is after blasting them on GFY, I booted and bang could not do a boot, sys restore or anything. After a thousand boots before and having the virus a monthalready. The only thing diff was I did do a sys retore before eventually booting too. So maybe I had trojans too.

n Hehe They pushed the kill button on me.
And while were at it is sys restore a JOKE or what. Sometimes it works but most times it doesn't. Esp when you need it.