for the time being, it's the first case... but there's nothing reliable I can do with this drive, so I'll have to zero it at least, prior to any serious manipulation; then it'll be the second case...
any way I look at it, I must face absolute reinstallation unless I can use the DVD to install on a drive that gathers system + users files — the installer program will only ask once, I'm afraid... unless maybe I can (1) integrate my system alterations at install time, then (2) use the migration assistant later to restore my users' data!
I don't know: the documentation doesn't go this far...
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