> > From: "Lucas Rijnders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/07/22 Tue PM 07:48:01 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT - Computer advice wanted. > > Op Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:20:11 +0200 schreef mike wilson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm > > Seconded. Easily worth several times the amount they charge for it. > > Regards, Lucas
A lot of other useful (and free!!1) stuff on the site, including a "dcombobulator"...... http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm > > >> From: Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: 2008/07/20 Sun PM 06:07:28 GMT > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Subject: OT - Computer advice wanted. > >> > >> My hard drive has the death clicks. Previously I had a couple of noisy > >> (clattery) startups but it has run quietly so I've just left it on full > >> time. Today the clicking has become almost constant. What do I need > >> to do > >> or get (apart from a replacement HD) to "clone" or "ghost" the OS and > >> software over to another drive? I want to avoid a clean install > >> because of > >> the enormous number of updates between the build version of XP that I > >> have > >> on my backup discs, and SP3. I also want to avoid having to reinstall > >> and > >> configure my other software. > >> > >> Should I leave it on despite the clicks? I worry that if I shut down it > >> won't reboot. It's Win XP Home. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

