Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:25:40 +0100 From: Kapusta Gerhard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Backup (was: Success: Complete reinstall WITHOUT CD-ROM) Hi! Jim wrote: > I am a believer that re-installing > windows is like going to the dentist; I hate doing it, I > don't do it often > enough, but it saves me pain later on. I also hate to install windows new, but I do it usually only when I got a new PC! Most PC users foreget one important thing: doing a regular backup! I do it in a very simple way: I have 2 installations on all my PC's, one for regular work, and one for backup and test purposes. To do a full backup I start the second installation and do a simple copy of the first installation and all the user stuff to another disk or PC. It can be done with drag and drop from the explorer. Of course it is possible to start the first installation and do a backup of the second one. My backup disks are removeable and stored on different locations, so even by theft or burning down my house would not destroy my windows! (Perhaps windows does not need so much security, but tons of irretrival digital pictures need it!) A nice side effect of having 2 installations on a PC is the following: I never run any unknown program and I never install any untested software on my work installation! For test purposes I use the second installation, if it is unstable by installing end experimenting, I replace it by a copy from my backup disk. It is all very simple and very reliable. You only need enough HD-space and a network. Jim wrote: > I also reboot my windows machine > every morning while I'm getting my caffeinated beverage... My Lib is never rebootet, except for backup (to activate the second installation) or if a new installed software requires this! regards Gerhard PS: Jim wrote: > And while I'm here, a big Thank You to you, David. You have > been a wealth > of information over the past 3 years! I agree. ________________________________________ Gerhard Kapusta Email office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax&Voicebox: +4989-1488201115 ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
