[pchelpers] Re: Help please

  • From: "Cy Halbach" <kr3y@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 14:48:32 -0400

   Inge, I read Scotts comments too, and I have to agree with him. The
problem with trying to restore the system piece meal is part of the problem,
it tends to get really messy because most of your programs have various
control files in the Windows folder.  Then just restoring the Windows system
from a back up will have these files already in there, so you then go to
re-install some of the programs and they balk because they look at files in
the windows folder and indicate that you already have the program installed
etc. It can get to be a tie consuming operation.
    If in fact you have enough hard drive space to back up the everything
using PowerQuest Disk Image especially  to the external hard drive you will
find it extremely easy to restore and then be able to apply your regular
Data Backup you will be right back to your current systems as of your last
Data Backup.
    Granted you may never need it, in the last 15 years I have needed it
only three times. But when I did have it the restore was a matter of hours
versus many days of work the time I did not have it. Particularly because
the tape backup that I had was partially corrupted and did not restore
anything after the tape error.
    The size of the compressed hard drive backup will be approximately 60%
of the total size of all your files.
    Just some thoughts to consider.

      Cy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Inge" <inge@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 22:20 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Help please


>
> 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

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