Help a noob with backing up and testing tips

[backerupper]

Well, I have all the original games and serial keys, so if FADE works off of bad serials only, that shouldn't be a problem for me.

As far as other games, as long as FADE isn't an issue, as long as they start up and run well for a few minutes I can cross them off my list as being backed up? I want to do all my games at once over the next few weeks or so and don't feel like playing each one all the way through at this moment to test them.