Well your data would change daily where as your programs would stay the same - it is always advisable to take backups of your data on a regular basis hence what Rick is saying is only back up the system and your data should be backed up using another method.
If you do a back using Image for Windows which includes your data then you will only get back the data to the point of where you made the back up. So if 6 months down the line you restored from a backup your data would be 6 months old too. If you have made a separate back up of your data then you just copy that to the location after the back up. Larry & Flax GD (Guide Dog) & Elliot RGD (Retired Guide Dog) London, UK Multiple Installer http://ninite.com Flash Updater http://updateflash.org/ Impartial info on Android & IOS http://www.blindtechsupport.net/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: 14 September 2011 17:12 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Using a screen reader in Safe Mode andquestionabout the best accessible backup-solution with JAWS I'm a little confused. If your local hard drive dies, you would need to perform a complete recovery of your system onto a new drive from a backup image. This means that you would have to back up everything, including data files, programs, and OS onto a suitable backup medium such as DVD's. So even if you keep your OS and programs in one partition and your data files in another partition, you still need one series of DVD's to hold everything. I don't understand how creating separate partitions avoids this problem. It seems to me that if you need, say, three DVD's to hold your OS and programs partition and another two DVD's to hold your data files partition, that's still five DVD's, right? If you kept everything in a single partition, it would still require five DVD's. What am I missing? And is there any tutorial that explains how to repartition a hard drive? Thanks. Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Using a screen reader in Safe Mode andquestionabout the best accessible backup-solution with JAWS > Hi Gerald, > I have used Image for Windows multiple times on multiple systems by > myself, with no problems every time. > The key is simplicity, keep the operating system partition to a > controllable size, thus requiring fewer disks for the image. > This is why I stress to people, that keeping their personal data > separate from the operating system and programs make backups and > recoveries easier and less time-consuming. > Image for Windows does work very well, and Jaws or any screen-reader > is not necessary for the recovery process. > HTH, > Rick Justice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:45 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Using a screen reader in Safe Mode and > questionabout the best accessible backup-solution with JAWS > > > > There is no way to use JAWS in safe mode because the drivers are not > yet loaded, although someone on another list has claimed that it is > possible to use NVDA in safe mode with some kind of registry hack. As > for your second question, there is no image backup program that I am > aware of that is totally JAWS accessible. The one that comes closest > is Image for Windows, which is JAWS accessible during the backup > procedure but not during the recovery procedure. On the JAWS Users > audio page, David Ferrin has a three-part tutorial that explains how > to restore an image backup without speech using Image for Windows. > Note that some sighted assistance is a good idea to insure that the > restoration procedure is proceeding smoothly, although it is not > absolutely necessary as long as you are willing to back up your entire > system onto a series of DVD's. Except for David himself, I am not > aware of anyone else who has attempted to perform a full system > recovery this way. If you back up your system onto an external hard > drive, you will need to create a rescue CD that will require sighted > help to use during the recovery process, regardless of which image > backup program you choose. > > Gerald > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anders Boholdt-Petersen" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:44 AM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Using a screen reader in Safe Mode and > questionabout the best accessible backup-solution with JAWS > > >> Hi everyone, >> >> 1. On another mailing list I have asked about sound on Windows when >> you boot Windows into "Safe mode". >> >> Since I not on the mailing list could find a link to the >> download-page, I tried to ask here: >> It is posible to using a screen reader when you boot Windows into >> "Safe Mode", if yes, how can I do? >> >> 2. I really will backup my operating system with all informations >> (settings, programs et cetera). >> >> What backup-solution working best with JAWS (online-backup or "normaly" >> backup, where you backup to a DVD or external hard drive)? >> >> Thanks for your answer. >> >> Regards, >> Anders >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
