Re: OT - Computer advice wanted.
On Jul 20, 2008, at 15:20, P. J. Alling wrote: There are a number of products including some shareware, but I've always used Norton Ghost, the last good Norton product that Symantic hasn't ruined. Then again I'm using a relitively old version so maybe Symantic has ruined it too... Since version 9.0 (a few years old now at this point - 2003?) it sucks a lot more than it used to. I stick with the older (v 8.x) stuff for maximum usability (sure hope I'm remembering my version numbers correctly!) -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Computer advice wanted.
From: Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/22 Tue PM 07:48:01 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net 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 pdml@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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 From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/20 Sun PM 06:07:28 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Anthony, Are you 100% certain it is the hard drive that is producing these clicks? May be it is one of the fans? I should also mention, that for the future, you'd consider portable applications. My WinXP uses all together 2.1 Gb of space with the programs that I cannot use in portable mode. The rest (few GB) are on the other drive and they are portable, so that I can easily backup them just as a bunch of files. Just my cents... On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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. Regards, Anthony Farr -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Computer advice wanted.
I took my PC with XP home to store to get a bigger HD, and he mapped the drive and transfered my stuff to it. He's out of business now, so i don't know what he used. Dave On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My data files are on a second drive in the case which is newer and in good health. The C:drive only has the OS and programs, although the contents of Outlook will be on C: I guess I should back those up so I don't lose Address Book and Organiser contents. I'll leave things running for now (it gets quiet when it's just idling) and get some cloning software and a new drive tomorrow. Thank you to the responders who've given me some hope. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Monday, 21 July 2008 4:56 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Computer advice wanted. Mat Maessen wrote: On 7/20/08, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 ... Should I leave it on despite the clicks? I worry that if I shut down it won't reboot. It's Win XP Home. Definitely get the external drive and start backing it up now. If you do need to shut it down, you may be able to recover the files off of the drive by putting the drive into an external enclosure, and putting the enclosure in the freezer. A USB cable will route out through the freezer's door seal quite nicely. :-) I'm not sure what cloning software exists for XP, though I bet someone else on the list does. Norton Ghost http://www.symantec.com/norton/ghost Acronis True Image http://www.acronis.com/ There are probably others. But, like Bill said, start copying your data files to another drive now. Re-installing the O.S. and your apps after a drive failure is a pain in the butt, but losing your data files really sucks. I have two hard drives on my computer and one holds the O.S. *only*. And I back it up with Norton Ghost once a week. I keep my data mirrored on an external drive. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Computer advice wanted.
- Original Message - From: Anthony Farr 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. The only one I know of is Norton Ghost. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Computer advice wanted.
On 7/20/08, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 ... Should I leave it on despite the clicks? I worry that if I shut down it won't reboot. It's Win XP Home. Definitely get the external drive and start backing it up now. If you do need to shut it down, you may be able to recover the files off of the drive by putting the drive into an external enclosure, and putting the enclosure in the freezer. A USB cable will route out through the freezer's door seal quite nicely. :-) I'm not sure what cloning software exists for XP, though I bet someone else on the list does. -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Mat Maessen wrote: On 7/20/08, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 ... Should I leave it on despite the clicks? I worry that if I shut down it won't reboot. It's Win XP Home. Definitely get the external drive and start backing it up now. If you do need to shut it down, you may be able to recover the files off of the drive by putting the drive into an external enclosure, and putting the enclosure in the freezer. A USB cable will route out through the freezer's door seal quite nicely. :-) I'm not sure what cloning software exists for XP, though I bet someone else on the list does. Norton Ghost http://www.symantec.com/norton/ghost Acronis True Image http://www.acronis.com/ There are probably others. But, like Bill said, start copying your data files to another drive now. Re-installing the O.S. and your apps after a drive failure is a pain in the butt, but losing your data files really sucks. I have two hard drives on my computer and one holds the O.S. *only*. And I back it up with Norton Ghost once a week. I keep my data mirrored on an external drive. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT - Computer advice wanted.
My data files are on a second drive in the case which is newer and in good health. The C:drive only has the OS and programs, although the contents of Outlook will be on C: I guess I should back those up so I don't lose Address Book and Organiser contents. I'll leave things running for now (it gets quiet when it's just idling) and get some cloning software and a new drive tomorrow. Thank you to the responders who've given me some hope. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Monday, 21 July 2008 4:56 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Computer advice wanted. Mat Maessen wrote: On 7/20/08, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 ... Should I leave it on despite the clicks? I worry that if I shut down it won't reboot. It's Win XP Home. Definitely get the external drive and start backing it up now. If you do need to shut it down, you may be able to recover the files off of the drive by putting the drive into an external enclosure, and putting the enclosure in the freezer. A USB cable will route out through the freezer's door seal quite nicely. :-) I'm not sure what cloning software exists for XP, though I bet someone else on the list does. Norton Ghost http://www.symantec.com/norton/ghost Acronis True Image http://www.acronis.com/ There are probably others. But, like Bill said, start copying your data files to another drive now. Re-installing the O.S. and your apps after a drive failure is a pain in the butt, but losing your data files really sucks. I have two hard drives on my computer and one holds the O.S. *only*. And I back it up with Norton Ghost once a week. I keep my data mirrored on an external drive. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Computer advice wanted.
- Original Message - From: Anthony Farr Subject: RE: OT - Computer advice wanted. My data files are on a second drive in the case which is newer and in good health. The C:drive only has the OS and programs, although the contents of Outlook will be on C: I guess I should back those up so I don't lose Address Book and Organiser contents. I'll leave things running for now (it gets quiet when it's just idling) and get some cloning software and a new drive tomorrow. Thank you to the responders who've given me some hope. I don't mind reinstalling programs, but I hate losing data. In Outlook Express you can change the store directory to a different location than the stock one. I don't know if Outlook will allow this though. I changed my store directory to my mirrored drive. I also regulary back my bookmarks file and anything else I can think of that is stored by default on my C drive to my RAID1 drive. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Computer advice wanted.
http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/20 Sun PM 06:07:28 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net 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. Regards, Anthony Farr -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Computer advice wanted.
There are a number of products including some shareware, but I've always used Norton Ghost, the last good Norton product that Symantic hasn't ruined. Then again I'm using a relitively old version so maybe Symantic has ruined it too... Anthony Farr wrote: 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. Regards, Anthony Farr -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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EP uses the NTFS file system, with no real modifications AFAIK and you can force it to run on DOS 7.0 formated disks so I expect any good cloning software will work. Mat Maessen wrote: On 7/20/08, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 ... Should I leave it on despite the clicks? I worry that if I shut down it won't reboot. It's Win XP Home. Definitely get the external drive and start backing it up now. If you do need to shut it down, you may be able to recover the files off of the drive by putting the drive into an external enclosure, and putting the enclosure in the freezer. A USB cable will route out through the freezer's door seal quite nicely. :-) I'm not sure what cloning software exists for XP, though I bet someone else on the list does. -Mat -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT - Computer advice wanted.
Hi, My data files are on a second drive in the case which is newer and in good health. The C:drive only has the OS and programs, although the contents of Outlook will be on C: I guess I should back those up so I don't lose Address Book and Organiser contents. I'll leave things running for now (it gets quiet when it's just idling) and get some cloning software and a new drive tomorrow. The best image is always made when Windows is not running. And backing up while Windows is running may cause a lot of extra drive activity (not nice when it starts failing). Here is another one, which will also run from a live CD (the Bart PE live CD, which you need to make yourself). It will cause the least stress to the drive. http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/index.htm BartPE CD: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder Boyd -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
