[TechAssist] Re: Fw: computer technique for non Gurus
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- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 05:03:54 -0500
Dave or anyone, do you know if older versions of Ghost will
do this to at least some extent? I have some, but no manuals
for them.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave" <dazevedo4@xxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 2:31 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: computer technique for non
Gurus
Get Norton Ghost ver 2001 or newer it will allow you to make
an image of
your hard drive directly to your cd-burner it will also span
cd if need be.
It works on networks also.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <jmgoins.tn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 1:14 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: computer technique for non
Gurus
>
> Mike,
>
> I don't have a second hard drive. Can I copy an
> image of my system to a directory on the same
> drive and then burn a copy onto a CD?
>
> Can you please tell me which folders or files
> need to be included? I use Fix-It Utilities 4.0
> to save all the critical files each time I install
> a program. This includes:
>
> registry files config.sys autoexec.bat
> system.ini win.ini protocol.ini command.com
>
> I suppose that I would really need to have a copy
> of Windows\System. The program System Safe
> Gold is supposed to do this and then have the
> copy available for restoring when you boot up
> with a rescue disk. I have not been able to get
> it to work on two computers (WIn98 & WinME).
>
> I have not tried an older version or the retail
> version of System Safe Gold. One of them
> must work! Seems this may be the ultimate
> solution for some of us.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bil
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jmgoins.tn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 9:31 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: computer technique for non
> Gurus
>
>
> > I have fought losing battles with Windows more often than
> I care to talk
> > about. Really useful documentation is scarce or
> nonexistant (at least in my
> > case), so I can only offer guesses from observed
behavior.
> When you install
> > drivers, it seems to act like if drivers exist, that it
> doesn't actually
> > replace all the existing files even though the screen
> messages implies that
> > it does. It seems to work better if you use newer
(updated
> or more current)
> > drivers, so the date stamps may be involved.
> > Sometimes going into the system icon on the control
panel
> , and deleting a
> > device, and letting it reinstall on the next startup
cycle
> works, and
> > sometimes it does not.
> > The PCI bridge drivers ( some of the proprietary systems
> like Commpaq
> > Deskpros need these loaded from the driver disks or from
> downloaded files)
> > are important, as until these are loaded the OS will not
> be able to
> > identify a lot of on-board and PCI preipherals.
> >
> > The point of all this is a recommendation that you use
> Ghost or something
> > similar (if you have it) to copy an image of your system
> to another
> > partition, or hard disk now that it is working, ( several
> images in
> > different stages of installation are useful.) and burn a
> copy to a cd (or
> > cd's by using the spanning option when creating your
> image, if your image
> > is too lareg to fit one cd).
> > I do not claim to be a Guru, although I have done this
> for a job.
> >
> > Mike Goins jmgoins@xxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > At 10:59 PM 9/30/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Subject: computer technique for non Gurus
> > >
> > >
> > >> HP Vectra VE, customer screwed audio, would not go
back
> on with its own
> > >> discs or plug and pray!
> > >> Remember a "guru" suggested removing all the boards
> except simple vga card
> > >> and re-installing win98,with updates. I did this after
> de frag and disc
> > >> scan.
> > >> I then installed the whole cd that came with the
> sound card BEFORE
> > >> restarting computer.I even installed all the "extras".
> > >> I shut down the computer, installed the sound card,
> and fired up the
> > >> puter. Audio was perfect.I figure their kids hit the
> wrong keys(games up
> > >the
> > >> gazoo) and deleted
> > >> part of the audio drivers (volume control gone) and
> win98 fought the
> > >> drivers. They also had a fancy video accelerator that
I
> will re install
> > >> tomorrow.
> > >> I worked on this computer on and off for weeks,no
> audio, so I am
> > >happy
> > >> this worked. The gurus may feel this is obvious, but
it
> wasn't to me. Hope
> > >> this helps somebody.
> > >> Any "gurus" kind enough to explain the theory on
> this.I would
> > >appreciate.
> > >> al
> > >>
> > >> May God give us strength
> > >> Al's TV
> > >> 224 Rt. 46
> > >> Mine Hill, NJ. 07803
> > >> 973-361-5796
> > >> alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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