> Bottom line - if you are not real savvy, consider purchasing a
package that
> incorporates a virus scanner, disk utilities and a good
hand-holding
> backup. The software will help you backup what you may need,
and help keep
> things from going south. The reality is you are the most
important part
> of the PC - you have to do something to keep it going, and you
have to do
> something to kill it. Even after you get the software, keep
learning. The
> software may help, but nothing is a substitution for knowing
why things
> happen or how to fix them. Even if you don't want to be a
geek, the data
> you may save is your own.
Hi Bob,
Your absolutely right. I've got a McAfee Suite that I get
automatic dat upgrades on every week or so and engine upgrades
every couple months or so. The 'suite' includes what looks like
a nice "backup" utillity. I think the reason why I haven't
bothered using it is - I don't know, it doesn't "hold my hand"
well enough or I'm too lazy to spend a few hours with it.
I had 2 of my own Win95 boot discs and an IT tech at work made a
new one for me - NONE of them would net me more than what I call
that "minimal Windows DOS". And from that dos I could not access
my CD drive to try re-installing my Win95 from my original Win95
CD. Other than verbal tips from the IT techs at work (none of
their tips worked for me) I was on my own. So, on the 14th day I
"wiped it clean" and started from scratch.
I have to say it was a great learning experience though, and I
learned more about the guts of Win95 and drivers and dll's and
sys and ini files, etc. than most home users will probably ever
learn. It's funny too that only AFTER my "crash of '99" am I
hearing on the 'media' that "y2k" apps are causing more grief
than apparent good. I guess if they work properly they're
un-noticed, transparent; they only get "noticed" if they screw
up.
Anyways, all's well that ends well.
Happy Holidays,
Alan Guy
