Thanks Jim. I am going to get an external hard drive and eventually
reformat. I do have the os and the drivers on disks, they came with the
pc. My problem was that I had to many applications on my pc. I ran out
of memory! 1 gig memory doesn't go far these days. My system became very
unstable and I knew it was only a matter of time before a crash and
burn. Once I figured out that it was my memory I started removing
programs and cleaning out my registry. My pc is running smoothly again.
Thanks for your time, it is appreciated.
Mick
jpurcell wrote:
>
> Mick,
>
> > I'm looking into different ways to save what I have :-)
>
> There are two aspects of what you need/want to save. The first is
> data, your files that you don't want to loose, especially can't afford
> to lose. This can be fairly easy to do, especially if you have an
> external hard drive or cd/dvd burner. In the old days we only had
> floppies to save our data on. We have way more options today. You
> should keep your data files backed up.
>
> The second concern is of course the OS and the applications. I always
> want to be ready for the ultimate type of recovery, having to
> reinstall the OS then reinstall the applications. That means you will
> need a copy of the OS install and of the applications. These days most
> computers come with rescue disks [or a rescue partition]. But if you
> never need to restore your computer you could become complacent, even
> not taking care of the install disks for your OS and your
> applications. You might even want to make copies. And when you need to
> use them use the copy. That way you know that they work AND you
> subject the original disks to less wear.
>
> OH, and don't forget drivers if your rescue disk is older than XP or
> for some other reason you won't have drivers. You should go to the
> site of the software/hardware site of the mfg. of your hardware.
> Download the drivers and include them with the data that you back up.
>
> Jim
>
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