Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-27 Thread t.piwowar
On Dec 26, 2009, at 10:05 PM, Tony B wrote: WTF are you talking about? Compressed data isn't any harder to recover than non-compressed; just the opposite, since it resides in a smaller area and often contains recovery info. You are dangerous.

Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-27 Thread Tony B
Yes, but not completely ignorant, as some can lay claim to. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 12:44 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 26, 2009, at 10:05 PM, Tony B wrote: WTF are you talking about? Compressed data isn't any harder to recover than non-compressed; just the opposite, since it

[CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-26 Thread Tony B
We're really beginning to stray here with all this talk of rare BIOS and boot sector viruses. And now a question about backups. Disk imaging is the way to go, with some level of compression to save space. Ghost, Acronis, and many freeware apps will do this. They all have basic Windows PE cds that

Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-26 Thread tjpa
On Dec 26, 2009, at 12:54 PM, Tony B wrote: Disk imaging is the way to go, with some level of compression to save space. Backups should never be compressed. You can find yourself locked out of your data. Disk imaging is a possibility, but I prefer to focus on protecting the data. If you

Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-26 Thread mike
So you are installing linux then? On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:27 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: I find it is best to have a system that can be quickly installed on any hardware I have available (so installing Windows is out of the question). Then copy over the data and go online.

Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-26 Thread tjpa
On Dec 26, 2009, at 1:46 PM, mike wrote: So you are installing linux then? BSD UNIX. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-26 Thread mike
Awesome, it will install on more systems than if you just used os x at least. On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 12:38 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 26, 2009, at 1:46 PM, mike wrote: So you are installing linux then? BSD UNIX.

Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-26 Thread db
If my machine had the symptoms this one has, I would do the works: BIOS flash turn on BIOS virus protection, Boot sector cleaning, partitions removal/ format, Free Zone Alarm firewall w. ask turned on ...all done while keeping the machine off the net. ... and the presently existing data

Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-26 Thread tjpa
On Dec 26, 2009, at 4:26 PM, db wrote: If my machine had the symptoms this one has, I would do the works: BIOS flash turn on BIOS virus protection, Since the machine is new enough to be returnable I would skip the tough stuff. Keep the computer disconnected from the LAN and WiFi off. Use

Re: [CGUYS] recovery boot device

2009-12-26 Thread Tony B
WTF are you talking about? Compressed data isn't any harder to recover than non-compressed; just the opposite, since it resides in a smaller area and often contains recovery info. As for your system that can be quickly installed on any hardware I have available, I have no idea what you're talking