Hi Gerald, I use Karen's Replicator. HTH, Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Using a screen reader in Safe Modeandquestionabout the best accessible backup-solution with JAWS
Which program do you use to back up your data files? Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Using a screen reader in Safe Modeandquestionabout the best accessible backup-solution with JAWS > 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 >>> >>> 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/ 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/
