Steve, This is for your information and not intended to be Microsoft bashing. I spent a great deal of time attempting to create installation...
Thanks for the link Bill. That was the most complete write up on windows 8 file history that I have read. Even though file history was designed...
Thanks for the suggestions. I will have to wait until I get a second hard drive then setup file history and give it a try. Gordon
If I was to move my documents, downloads, pictures, etc off of the C drive to another drive, would the windows 8/8.1 file history still work....
I know nothing about Ghost, but I use Drive Image XML to create a drive image that will boot. I only use it on the same PC. See my previous post...
Thanks Pete. That would explain why I could not find a way to activate it. Gordon
That application looks like it is the exact function that I want. I assumed that the function was built into windows 8 and I just had not found a...
Antik, thank you for the suggestion. I have played around with those setting but can not find a way to get what I want. Under system icons >...
Is there a way to monitor for line activity on a Windows 8.1 laptop that uses a WiFi connection? My XP desktop uses local area connection to...
Thank you Steve. I was not aware that a user could change the product key after the installation. When I get the time I will test this work...
Steve, the problem is "You'll also need your Windows 8.1 product key. " My laptop came with Win 8 installed, so I have a valid Win 8 product...
Kosketus. Like you, I don't like the way Microsoft handled the upgrade from Win 8 to Win 8.1. I would prefer that they offered us a CD or ISO...
"Will Acronis give you a complete clone? " Yes, Acronis True Image will let you backup/image any and all partitions onto an external drive. It...
"Do you have to buy new versions of Quicken each year? " No, you don't have to buy a new version. I used version ?? (don't remember) on our...
Is this what you are looking for. Create a USB recovery drive. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-usb-recovery-drive Be...
I don't know that what I did was the best thing or not, but this is what I did. My wife and I shared the XP desktop. I bought a new laptop with...
Frank, I totally agree. Decisions, decisions! I started with plan A; Buy a laptop with win 7 or 8. Retire the XP desktop by April 2014. Then I...
Thank you Neil. I think I can live with a Dell logo also. And thanks for reminding me to get the chipset drivers, I had forgot about them. Gordon
I am looking for an inexpensive way to upgrade my Win XP 32-bit desktop before the end of Microsoft support in few short months. There was an add...
Thank you all for the help. I finally found a Microsoft article that explains how to create a recovery drive....
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