---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Laptop Dying & a Cheap Replacement ASAP... > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:17:20 +0000 > > Sounds like a good idea. This Image backup you speak of - it's a CD image? > Something like that? I've not actually done that before - but I would > definitely like to do it this time around. > No, it is a complete binary image of your entire drive, generally written to an external USB hard drive (around $60 for 1 TB). This can be restored completely any time you wish.
Two free, excellent backup programs to do this: Macrium Reflect (beloved of Leo Notenboom) and EaseUS "Todo" backup, from China. I've used both, have standardized on Todo because scheduled incremental backups are available as part of the free package. Do NOT use older backup packages, because Win 8 introduced a couple of new, unnamed partitions on your drive that will screw up your boot process if the backup doesn't know how to deal with them. More wonderful MS technology to help us out! Dan > Strangely - last night - upon opening the box and pulling out the laptop - it > only had a small paper setup guide (which I didn't really need) and some > small booklet. I was annoyed that it came with NO Install CD for the OS - > incase something happened and I needed to re-install the OS! Forget it. Nobody has CD/DVD drives any more. Get a couple of 16 GB USB thumb-drives and learn how to use them. Easy to carry, too! Dan _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
