Hi Gerald,
Hard drives do fail, but more often than not,it is some type of corruption
within the operating system
that will require it to be re-installed.
Here is where the data partition comes in handy,
because being separate from the system partition it is not affected by a
re-installation.
Also, your personal data files may include sound, picture and video files
which may consume considerable space on the hard drive
making for an unwieldy recovery image.
Typically, once I have gotten a clean install of Windows, I create a basic
image including Jaws,
and my security software so I can return to this state at any time.
This only requires one disk, which simplifies the recovery process even
more.
I backup all of my data files to an external hard drive every day,
sometimes
multiple times so that in the event of a hard drive crash,
it is a simple copy and paste operation to put them back on the machine.
I understand that it may be possible to place an image onto a new hard
drive
from a USB hard drive,
but I haven't done this myself, since the method I chose is simple enough.
Understand that what I have said here is very general, and it does require
some time and preparation to set up a good backup plan,
but when it comes to files that you can't replace, it is time well spent
in
the event of a hard drive disaster.
I believe that there is partitioning information on both
http://www.blind-computing.com
and
http://www.jaws-users.com
If you have any more questions, , I'll do what I can to answer them. smile
HTH,
Rick Justice
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:12 PM
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
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