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Thread ID: 115561	2011-01-24 03:26:00	Boot and operate from External USB Drive	B.M. (505)	Press F1

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1172151	2011-01-24 07:17:00	So, why not just install the apps on the laptop?	fred_fish (15241)
1172152	2011-01-24 09:42:00	:eek: Yikes, are you telling me that my Paragon & Macrium Back-ups are a waste of time if my elderly Socket 478 motherboard and ATA HDD fail and need to be replaced with a duel core Motherboard and SATA HDD. :eek: I’m gutted! :( Here was me thinking I could restore things with even the icons on my desktop in the right place. Anyway, has anybody used this MojoPac that pcuser referred to? It looks real interesting but I can’t quite get my head around how it actually works. Grrrrrrrrr, so much for all my religious back-ups mumble mumble mumble………….. Yes it is a waste of time if you want everything exactly the same on completely different hardware. You might get lucky, you might not. But you will still be glad of those backups containing all your files if your hard drive fails.	Agent_24 (57)
1172153	2011-01-24 10:07:00	www.acronis.com	zqwerty (97)
1172154	2011-01-24 18:43:00	I would see if any of the programs you use are available as portable apps and if they are install them on a flash drive here (http://portableapps.com/) and here (www.portablefreeware.com)	gary67 (56)
1172155	2011-01-24 19:07:00	Thanks again guys for your input. :thumbs: Well, we seem to have exposed two separate issues here, one being able to boot from an external drive using a foreign computer and the other, (that came out of left field), the ability to restore a system to a completely foreign Motherboard and HDD. In the first instance, pcuser has come up with a possibility of using a product called MojoPac which I will definitely investigate further and in the second instance, zwerty has come up with a Bare-Metal Restore which I had never heard of and definitely requires further investigation also. It seems today will be spent Googling. :lol: Fred_fish, the reason I’m trying to avoid installing everything onto the Laptop is it would require a new HDD (80gig won’t fit on 20 gig) plus a complete reinstall of everything. Given the Laptop is only used whilst on holiday I was hoping there may be another simpler way. And Gary I’ve just read your post and will follow up there too. Now off to Google. :D	B.M. (505)
1172156	2011-01-24 19:25:00	Good luck with google. I have the portable apps suite on a flash drive then just added what ever other programs I wanted to it, such as Foxit portable and revo un installer portable. It allows me to use any windows computer and not have to install any programs	gary67 (56)
1172157	2011-01-24 19:57:00	:eek: Yikes, are you telling me that my Paragon & Macrium Back-ups are a waste of time if my elderly Socket 478 motherboard and ATA HDD fail and need to be replaced with a duel core Motherboard and SATA HDD. :eek: I’m gutted! :( Here was me thinking I could restore things with even the icons on my desktop in the right place. Anyway, has anybody used this MojoPac that pcuser referred to? It looks real interesting but I can’t quite get my head around how it actually works. Grrrrrrrrr, so much for all my religious back-ups mumble mumble mumble………….. Yes!.....You can usually get around this by generalising the hardware to generic instead of manufacturer specific, however you would only be able to do this before replacing the motherboard.....The reason being that the windows start up configuration loads up drivers for a particular piece of hardware, if its different than expected, thats where your BSOD fun begins.	SolMiester (139)
1172158	2011-01-24 20:04:00	Good luck with google. I have the portable apps suite on a flash drive then just added what ever other programs I wanted to it, such as Foxit portable and revo un installer portable. It allows me to use any windows computer and not have to install any programs Confusion Reins. :D I can definitely see a use for what you suggest Gary but the programmes I usually wish I had with me are Picture and Video editing programmes which I don’t think come in a portable format. Anyway to give you some idea what I’m up against I’ll try and attach a screenshot of my Program Folder. The idea is to be able to use them all, theoretically. ;)	B.M. (505)
1172159	2011-01-24 20:19:00	Yes!.....You can usually get around this by generalising the hardware to generic instead of manufacturer specific, however you would only be able to do this before replacing the motherboard.....The reason being that the windows start up configuration loads up drivers for a particular piece of hardware, if its different than expected, thats where your BSOD fun begins. Ok, I think I’ve got the picture there, so where does this “Bare-Metal” restore fit into the scheme of things? :confused: And, can “Paragon 10 Home Addition” achieve this “Bare-Metal” recovery should it be of any use? :confused:	B.M. (505)
1172160	2011-01-24 20:20:00	I think the cheapest and easiest solution would be to buy a larger laptop drive..... $92 for IDE 80Gb $114 for IDE 160Gb If your lappy has SATA then 250Gb for $83	SolMiester (139)
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