Well, yes, but Eric is talking about one shot and 80 or more GB. I think you are thinking of a rescue disk approach, although with Vista, this is a very weak method. Ron Rogers
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Norm of Bandersnatch Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Computer failure underway You can do the same thing to a DVD. It's called an ISO copy. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric T. <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LIVE-ABOARD LIST <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: 10/6/2008 2:59:03 AM Subject: [Liveaboard] Computer failure underway Hello All. Having suffered more than my share of disk failures I think I have the best recovery scheme on my computer right now. It is called Acronis True Image and it allows one to CLONE a hard disk! You can clone to an external disk (the same size or larger) and if your main disk dies you can boot from the Acronis CD and clone back to the exact condition you were in when you made the clone copy. This is an EXACT copy. Everything is copied, the operating system, it's validation, all applications, all settings. There will be only the delay required to boot from the CD and perform the clone. I clone my C: drive every week, or every time I get a successful new program install working. You can buy the Acronis True Image CD for about 50 bucks at newegg.com. Buy a nice big external hard drive at the same time and forget all about re-installing stuff ever again. If you are like me, buy TWO external drives and keep them in separate places on the boat. You know, belt AND suspenders! Eric Thompson S/V Procrastinator South San Francisco [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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