Backup vs Transfer Wizard

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I,like many, do not have the windows CD..the program was installed when I
bought the system..thanx dell.Seeing as I don't want to chance the download
from onecomputerguy..couldn't I use the file transfer wizard as my backup
system??Will my files be deleted once I have put them from "old computer"
onto a usb flash drive?Is a 2GB big enough for just a documents file?
Has anybody tried this?
 
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TMacK said:
I,like many, do not have the windows CD..the program was installed
when I bought the system..thanx dell.Seeing as I don't want to chance
the download from onecomputerguy..couldn't I use the file transfer
wizard as my backup system??Will my files be deleted once I have put
them from "old computer" onto a usb flash drive?Is a 2GB big enough
for just a documents file?
Has anybody tried this?
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You can contact Dell for a XP CD.
BTW, I have never heard any bad feedback from the One computer guy source.
Although you are following good computer procedure.
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Thanx Micheal...being a newbie I am soo afraid of downloading
anything,especially from a site I am not familiar with.I certainly did not
mean anything detrimental against OCG.Any words of wizdom about the transfer
wizard??
TMacK
 
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TMacK said:
Thanx Micheal...being a newbie I am soo afraid of downloading
anything,especially from a site I am not familiar with.I certainly
did not mean anything detrimental against OCG.Any words of wizdom
about the transfer wizard??
TMacK
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It is not a substitute for a real backup. I prefer imaging over a backup.
Files And Settings Transfer wizard [F.A.S.T]
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/fast.html
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Guess I will find a CD to run the backup program...what do you mean,that you
prefer imaging over backup...is this something relevant to my situation?
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TMacK said:
Thanx Micheal...being a newbie I am soo afraid of downloading
anything,especially from a site I am not familiar with.I certainly
did not mean anything detrimental against OCG.Any words of wizdom
about the transfer wizard??
TMacK
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It is not a substitute for a real backup. I prefer imaging over a backup.
Files And Settings Transfer wizard [F.A.S.T]
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/fast.html
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TMacK said:
Guess I will find a CD to run the backup program...what do you
mean,that you prefer imaging over backup...is this something relevant
to my situation? Thanx again for your help,the linx are good
reads.Michael Stevens" wrote:
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Imaging is the exact cloning of a hard drive or partition to a compressed
file that can be restored to a hard drive exactly as it was when it was
created. Depending on the software used to clone the drive; some allow you
to restore individual files or folders from the image to your current system
if a file is lost or corrupted. Some applications also allow you to create
incrimental backups of the images. Do a Google search on imaging and you wll
get a lot of information on imaging.
The FAST tool is very usefull if you can only restore your system to it's
original shipped state and you have all the additional software to reinstall
the programs that FAST backs up and you import into the restored program.

Files And Settings Transfer wizard [F.A.S.T]
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/fast.html

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