[pchelpers] Re: Help please

  • From: "Inge" <inge@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:20:00 -0400

Thank you Cy,

I do have a lot of programs on my computer, because I operate two
businesses. I really do not want to back up the programs. I make regular
backups of all my files. The programs can be installed easily. I would =
like
to back up my whole system (I have Windows XP) minus the programs and my
files. Does that make sense to you?=20

I do have two hard drives (28 GB and 19 GB) plus the external hard drive
with 37 GB. I sure have enough room to play with. I do have Ghost, but I
can't figure that program out.

Hopefully, I will hear from someone who is using Back4Win.

Thank you again,
Inge





-----Original Message-----
From: pchelpers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =
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On Behalf Of Cy Halbach
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:01 PM
To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Help please


   Inge,
I downloaded Back4Win and have not yet tried it.  My point in responding =
to
your email is just to give you some idea of what I have chosen to do =
after
many years of experience.  Having a second drive which is large enough =
to
hold a compressed copy of your entire C: drive I a real asset.  It is =
very
nice to have such a copy if ever your Primary Hard Drive goes back and =
you
have to install a replacement.  Depending on how large the backup is , =
in
case of a disaster you can restore your entire C:\ drive with all the
programs etc. in less than an hour.  I personally use Drive Image but =
there
are other programs such as Ghost etc.
    Te only disadvantage there might be is when you want to do a partial
restore of your data or something else. The it would be an advantage to =
have
an additional backup of your data which could easily be restored without
restoring the entire C:\drive.  However if you are conscientious about
backing up the drive prior to installing a new program that messes up =
etc,
then a half hour to one hour to restore or recover the C: drive is not a
high price to pay.
    Just some thoughts, no doubt you will hear from some who currently =
use
Back4Win.

      Cy


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