I like dale442's ideas but Ghost eliminates the partial (incremental) backup problem, and I find ghost explorer is a good test. I can look at...
BTW, you need 2 partitions or disks to use Ghost or similar imaging software because the program can't copy a disk to itself. I make the image to...
Hi Pat, You say that you have a new computer with ME installed? You should be able to get proper drivers from the motherboard...
see this and the pages following for up-to-date benchmarks.
Ghost images are made by Norton's Ghost program; they are images (binary bit streams) that capture every 'bit' on the imaged disk (= partition),...
Hi stuartsjg, The short answer is "No ", incorrect. The long answer is "please read this series of articles on the subject ".
I use ghost imaging and place the images on DVDs for safekeeping. More secure than magnetic storage like tape or disk. :) BTW marilyn, You...
Looks fine to me and the price is right. you should be able to find dvd-rw disks in small quantities, like 5-10 that'll last you a long tine...
Absolutely! Optical storage is much more secure, provided the disks are stored safely (i e., protected from strong light and abrasion). I'm...
Suggest you borrow a linux setup CD, boot it and install linux. If this works, yout computer is fine. Then call up linux fdisk /dev/fda and...
Or you can install a new HDD and install XP on that (disconnect your present HDD first, and reconnect later). That way you wont lose any...
try on friend's box, yes.
Trying the monitor on a friend's box, first boot in safe mode and see if it works. While in safe mode set the parameters you need and then boot...
You need to check your manual before replacing a CPU. There's a limit to what you can upgrade to, depending on the motherboard. Now, try...
all the time - continuously.
I'm waiting too.
Strange! May be a matter of drivers. Check mfgr's web site for updated drivers.
Right! I said "personally ". :D For a beginner I do the same as you, but if the drive is larger than 40GB I will make the system disk that...
gghartman If you use fdisk, there's no fat32 limit for any HDD I'm familiar with; any limit is in terrabytes. The fat32 limit in XP is...
Paul I was referring to the person who is responsible for "my Laptop recommends ", not you. :D
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