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| 242256 | 2004-06-06 23:52:00 | I had better make it quite clear that my advice regarding booting from the CD to do the reformat was for using the Windows CD that Chris mentioned, not the recovery CD. The procedure would be the same for both though. Check the documentation that came with the computer. Some of them specifically mention that using the restore disc will put the computer back exactly how it was when purchased, partitioning and all. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 242257 | 2004-06-07 00:16:00 | Hi Chris He can make an image of his OS partition and just restore that without affecting the other three partitions. I assume that he will also have his programs on the OS partition, but even if he has those on a second partition he can still restore the OS or programs independently provided the images are always updated at the same time after any changes to either partition. The images can be stored on spanned CDs, on a removable or USB drive, or on one of the other two partitions, but the latter option exposes him to risk from a full HDD failure. Assuming he will also backup his data, he will need four separate images to restore completely. The simplest thing to do would be to pick up an obsolete computer at low cost, install a network card and a 40GB HDD and store his images there, just in case. Backups can be restored over the network. I keep my images distributed across the computers on my network so that I always have a backup that can be used in case of catastrophic failure etc. This is all pretty simple and straightforward, and cost is minimal. The key thing is, if he can't afford to protect his data, he can't afford to be in business at all. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 242258 | 2004-06-07 13:09:00 | Hello... my computer died so couldnt read these...and after sorting dads issue out via a mates computer and text messages... this is what he did.. borrowed a friends hard drive (he had same computer) and transferred all his stuff he wanted to keep to that hard drive.. and reformatted the computer entirely and made 4 partitions and installed the OS as well.. so he ended up with 4 partitions and the OS installed and everything perfect...and now he transferred back all the stuff he required to keep and hes now glad to begin the new week with everything sorted :) and my computer is alive again (battery needed charging as i wasnt home but i am now) Thanks guys for your help 1 more question though...how do u make images of drives etc as i would love to do it with my own HDD and partition that i have... |
csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 242259 | 2004-06-10 01:16:00 | I use Norton (Symantec) Ghost, but there are other options such as Drive Image (now owned by Symantec) out there including some free programs. From reading various posts on the subject I believe that not all create true images though, some just create an uncompressed copy, and others may not provide a bootable result on the new HDD. I'm not sure on that though. I use Ghost through the Dos boot disk gui and find it 100% reliable. Ghost explorer also allows you to look through the image file and recover individual files as required. This is great when a DLL goes awol after you install some other piece of software. Searching the forum for Ghost will provide heaps of info. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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