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Setting up a new computer
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Rename Windows user folder?

https://superuser.com/questions/890812/how-to-rename-the-user-folder-in-windows-10/955026#955026

Install chocolatey

https://chocolatey.org/install

Install stuff using chocolatey

# elevated
choco install -y autohotkey bitwarden dbeaver firefox git manictime mysql nvm sublimetext4 sublimemerge winmerge wiztree

Copy useful files from other machines

  • C:/Program Files/_this_folder_is_in_the_path/*.bat
  • C:/Users/Joseph/.ssh/*
  • .env
  • .gitconfig
  • autohotkey.ahk should be in onedrive, so you might not have to copy it

Add autohotkey to startup

  1. Make a shortcut to C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and put it in C:\Users\Joseph or somewhere that will get indexed
  2. Make a shortcut to C:\Users\Joseph\OneDrive\Autohotkey.ahk and put it into Startup

Login and register

  • Login to bitwarden
  • Login to firefox
  • Enter ManicTime license (The license is in bitwarden and joseph@dykstra...)
  • Enter Sublime Text 4 license (The license is in bitwarden and joseph@dykstra...)
  • Enter Sublime Merge license (The license is in bitwarden and joseph@dykstra...)

Install node

nvm ls available
nvm install X.X.X 64
# elevated
nvm use X.X.X 64
node --version
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