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| 236781 | 2004-05-15 03:31:00 | I have read the FAQ on backups by Susan and follow it. Very helpful. However my query is about backing up programs. Now, sure there are some which you restore from discs or download again from the internet. There are some however, that I would feel safer having a backup of. One, particularly is "Easy CD Creator 4". It came with the PC when I bought it and will doubtless be on the rescue disc. That puts all my faith in one disc though. I rely on Easy CD Creator for some of my backups so I need to be sure of the program availability in emergencies. How do you back up a program - as my understanding is that it is spread over different directories. How can you capture it all ? I run Windows ME. Misty ?:| |
Misty (368) | ||
| 236782 | 2004-05-15 03:35:00 | Explore the Rescue disk. It might be there as a a directory, or file, containing it as an installation package of its own which you can copy to HD then make a CD copy of. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 236783 | 2004-05-15 03:39:00 | > How do you back up a program - as my understanding > is that it is spread over different directories. How > can you capture it all ? It depends on the programs & how many files it put in different places on the computer, some programs have all their files in one folder & others it is all over the hard drive It is just trial & error in getting them all & making sure there all work once you restore them (Note: It is all away a good idea to keep a backup copy of the exe files you download or keep the CD which you install them from safe) If you give us an idea of what program you want to backup then we might be able to help you better Hope this helps :) |
stu120404 (268) | ||
| 236784 | 2004-05-15 05:02:00 | Misty,most programs start out as one file,usually an exe,zip or rar.So your Easy Cd 4 will be, as Graham says, somewhere on the Rescue Cd as a single file. That's the way, as I understand it,to save programs,before or after you install them on your pc,that one file that you click on to install the program on your pc is the one to save. If you've downloaded something from the internet,it can arrive as more than one file,still counted as one. |
Neil McC (178) | ||
| 236785 | 2004-05-15 05:58:00 | To add to the above, you (usually) cannot just "copy" the files from a program installed on your HDD, and restore them again and hope that the program will work. When the program is first installed, "keys" are written to the registry that identify each program part and its location and function. Many parts of the program are interdependent on other Windows system files, and this linkage is set up only at installation time, and depends on what else is installed as well to get the correct use of the library files. Thats why we "install" programs. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 236786 | 2004-05-29 02:29:00 | Thanks Stu, Neil and godfather I will look on the rescue disc re Adaptec programs. There is one program though that I use called "My GetRight". It is a free downloader which no longer exists. The website says that it is no longer available - you have to buy "GetRight" instead. However "My GetRight" works fine for me and does everything I need it to do. I downloaded it from the net. "My GetRight" seems to show up in two main areas - C:\downloaded files\GetRight....has only two files in it "PackageForTheWeb" which is an application - 8.41 MG "My GetRight Installation" - 1.05 MG C:\Program Files\My GetRight.......which has 4 folders called "ini, "skins" etc - which total 2.11 MG Taking on board what you say, godfather, then there will be entries in the registry etc. However from the little I know would it be the case that if I backup the "My GetRight Installation" file then it would install the program if I ever lost it, etc ? What puzzles me is that it does not seem to be a zipped file. Does what I say make much sense ! Misty ?:| |
Misty (368) | ||
| 236787 | 2004-05-29 02:51:00 | Hi Misty, The "My GetRight" installation program should be a .exe. What version do you have? You can still download the previous free version from here (www.freedownloadscenter.com) - it is called mygetright100.exe so could be the same version you currently have?? As already mentioned, it is best that you keep all original installers in one place as this saves you having to find and download them again if you need to reinstall. You can rename the installer to something more sensible so that you can remember what it is for, as some of them have pretty cryptic names :) |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 236788 | 2004-05-29 03:44:00 | Hi Jen Thanks, I have had a look and am not sure. It seems that my version is 1.0.0.0 (though my Belarc Advisor says 1.0b, which may mean there was a little update done sometime). I would guess that 110exe would be a more up to date version ? >>best that you keep all original installers in one place> Will do thanks :) Misty |
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