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| Thread ID: 49879 | 2004-10-03 20:59:00 | Restore disk 98se: How to make? | |llus|oN (645) | Press F1 |
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| 277992 | 2004-10-03 20:59:00 | I'm hoping to make a restore disk for 98se for for a new clean installation along the lines of the ones compaq etc supply but want to be able to make my own and to make a new one every so often so it is always up to date with my system as it was when last running perfectly. I know I have to make an iso image, but where to from there? What software do I need? etc etc. Thanks in advance .... |
|llus|oN (645) | ||
| 277993 | 2004-10-03 22:31:00 | Use an imaging program, such as Norton Ghost, DriveImage, or what so many seem to be raving about: Acronis TrueImage. It would be a good idea to make sure your AV and spyware is up-to-date, a scan has been done with all nasties removed, then run ScanDisc and the defragmenter first. Hope this helps. |
D. McG (3023) | ||
| 277994 | 2004-10-03 22:41:00 | In addition to above. I use W98se and Use both Drive Image to ghost the HD to a seperate HD or partition, and also Nero HD backup to CD's. For the latter, as my C partition is only 2.4gb this only uses 4 discs. Both methods take about 15 minutes to make a copy, CD's 30 min to restore, HD 15 min. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 277995 | 2004-10-03 23:01:00 | Thanks, but I was hoping to be able to make a bootable cd with either 'repair' or 'full install' options. The point being that I could do this (make a new disk) every so often as avg etc ARE always up-to-date and to have a fairly recent restore disk handy would seem to me to be a good idea. | |llus|oN (645) | ||
| 277996 | 2004-10-03 23:09:00 | Both I mentioned only do a full repair. Need to boot from a floppy with Nero but very easy. Drive Image can be run from Windows or a floppy. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 277997 | 2004-10-03 23:25:00 | Ok, so would I be right in guessing that in the case of a new computer or hdd I could run the original 98se install disk the run the restore disk I had made to get it back to how it was before? (She who must be obeyed" is reluctant to ditch the compac restore disk she has used for years) |
|llus|oN (645) | ||
| 277998 | 2004-10-03 23:36:00 | Be aware that the Compaq restore disc will have the computer's drivers on it as well as the Windows installation files. The driver files are required for your motherboard, sound, modem and all other devices. | tommy (2826) | ||
| 277999 | 2004-10-04 00:08:00 | Exactly tommy :) which is just ONE of the many reasons I want to make my own rather than use their POS ;). | |llus|oN (645) | ||
| 278000 | 2004-10-04 02:50:00 | If you want to install on a different computer, before making an image, delete the drivers & revert back to generic windows ones. Providing you have drivers for your new MB etc. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
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