I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers

Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by t-writescode on Sunday October 25, 2020 @05:53PM (#24890255)

But how do you store it as an iso without making the iso in the first place?

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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by gruez on Sunday October 25, 2020 @05:57PM (#24890294)

1. the high seas

2. Failing that, just archive your existing discs and ditch the drive for good. It's the year 2020, and most (all?) software are distributed digitally, so you shouldn't need to get out your drive in the future.

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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by WalterBright on Sunday October 25, 2020 @06:10PM (#24890429)

I did archive all my CDs to HDD (gotta love 10Tb drives!! why buy anything less?), but I keep the CDs as backup in case (cough) the machine catches fire and burns up my hard drives (cough).

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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by mcguire on Sunday October 25, 2020 @08:41PM (#24891616)

I just built a new Windows gaming machine. Windows came on a DVD. I had to make a quick trip to Walmart to get a USB DVD drive. :-)

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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by junar on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:52PM (#24901246)

Did you have access to another computer? You could have probably saved a few bucks by making a USB instead.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installat...

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