-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Back ups - They're not just for breakfast anymore.

Christine,
    What is the size of all of the files in that CAB folder and what are the 
names of the subfolders?  If it's not already showing, go to View and click 
on the words Status Bar to enable the bar at the bottom.  It will tell you 
the total size and how much of the drive is free, among other things.

    If you're going to use an older computer, make absolutely sure that the 
components will support Vista before waiting to lay out your hard earned 
cash for it.  Vista needs some serious horsepower to enable all of the bells 
& whistles.  As a side note, I usually suggest that folks wait until a new 
OS has been out for at least 6 months before they run it.  By then, MS has 
worked out most of the more serious bugs and some of the security flaws that 
are present in any new program or OS.

    As you can see from the post that started this thread, you have several 
options for backing up your stuff.  If you want to tell me which ones make 
the most sense for your situation, I'll try to walk you through the process 
and give suggestions for programs you can use to get it done.  Of course, if 
you choose burning them, you'll need to have a CD-R/RW or DVD burner. 
;O)

    As far as I know, there's no way to actually save your networking 
settings short of writing everything down.  Still, that doesn't help you set 
it all back up.  If I were a programmer, I'd try to write something that 
would do this.  I bet I'd make more money than that MS guy selling it to the 
masses.  You might try using the "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard".  I've 
never used it, but it may also save the networking stuff.  Still, WinXP is 
pretty good at setting up networks, so you might not need to go through any 
of this.

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 7:21 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Back ups - They're not just for breakfast 
anymore.


> Hi Guitar man,
>
> I looked and found a "cab" folder in my C: directory, not in my "windows"
> directory and I opened it and saw a bunch of files, one of them was user1
> cab1 and sys1 cab.  There were actually two folders inside of the cab
> folder, not all are cab files though.  I do have the restore disks only. 
> Is
> this the folder you were referring to?
>
> I am seriously thinking about reformatting my older computer which I
> actually like much better than my newer one, seems to run faster for some
> reason.  I want to purchase the operating system CD, not sure yet though
> whether to go with win xp or the new one coming out soon.
>
> I also want to figure out a back up system for files and programs.  As of
> now, I only have some files on some CDs, that is it.  My problem has been
> "time".  But I would hate to lose my files for sure.  I also have a neice
> using a wireless laptop which is hooked up to my system with a router and
> all.  Is there a way to save all that set up so when I reformat, it does 
> not
> have to be set up again.
>
> Christine 

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