You should definitely look into Norton Ghost. If your machine ever decides
to take a trip south, the bootable CD lets you restore whatever good image
you (hopefully) remembered to save. You'll be up and running in 10 minues
(depending on the size of your HDD) like nothing happened. ...won't hardly
even need Plan B & C. ;-P 10-4
--
Hoppy
(e-mail address removed)
~~
Tosca wrote on Tue, 4 Oct 2005 00:09:52 +0100:
T> It's certainly turned out to be a long thread and I'm grateful to all
T> contributors who have improved my knowledge base.
T> I don't know if the Sony CD would recover any corrupted files (the
T> laptop is working fine but I just want to have a "B" and "C" plan for
T> if/when it fails) and I'm a bit timid to put it into the CD drawer, just
T> in case! I suppose I could do a system backup then try and see what
T> happens. I like your comment about saving your hide when you get a bit
T> too playful! I guess it's like delving in the registry and doing the
T> "oops" manoeuvre. You're just SOOO happy that you backed up the
T> registry before you got itchy fingers.
T> I know that the Sony CD comes with goodies such as DVD writing software
T> but I could get something else (maybe Nero or Roxio?) if I do decide to
T> go down the retail XP Pro route.
T> Tosca
T> "Hoppy" wrote:
T> ??>> Hi Tosca --
??>>
??>> I missed the beginning of this thread so I may have led you astray;
??>> I'm not really clear as to what it is you are trying to accomplish.
??>> Bart's PE may still help if you're looking for some kind of recovery
??>> CD.
??>>
??>> ...and YES, DEFINITELY I agree -- no way with these eyes and meathooks
??>> would I ever consider building a laptop. Sorry; I meant to mention
??>> that in my original post.
??>>
??>> If you're looking to recover corrupted files, wouldn't your recovery
??>> CD do that when you attempted to re-install XP? I've only done an OS
??>> re-install once (Win98, I think). I rely on my backup images (via
??>> Drive Image/Norton Ghost) to save my hide when I get a bit too
??>> playful. You're probably better off using the Sony CD rather than XP
??>> retail
??>> anyway. -- Hoppy (e-mail address removed) ~~ Tosca
??>> wrote on Mon, 3 Oct 2005 19:47:57 +0100:
??>>
T>>> So far as buying an assembled PC, I guess it's easy for someone with a
T>>> bit of knowledge to build a desktop but it's not so easy to build a
T>>> laptop from scratch, is it? I don't have a desktop and have always
T>>> relied upon a laptop so I don't really know any better than to accept
T>>> whatever the manufacturer "throws" at me! I'm getting more and more
T>>> inclined to do a full backup of my files now and then install a retail
T>>> XP Pro. I know that the whole process (including setting up wireless,
T>>> installing programs, configuring etc.) will probably take a couple of
T>>> days but I may just take the plunge. An alternative would be to get a
T>>> professional to do it but that will cost and I won't gain the
??>> experience
T>>> or satisfaction from doing it for myself.
??>>
T>>> "Hoppy" wrote:
T>>> ??>>
??>>>> You may want to look into Barts PEBuilder :
??>>>>
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
??>>>> It's a pretty amazing program which I just used to build an autoboot
??>>>> XP recovery disk. It sounds like it may allow you to build yourself
??>> a
??>>>> CD tailored with your Sony OS .... assuming you have your setup
??>>>> files available.
??>>>>
??>>>> Your problem is precisely why I would never again buy an assembled
??>> PC.
??>>>> Each manufacturer uses proprietary hardware and software: their
??>> mobos,
??>>>> video cards, drivers, etc., etc., are made how each builder sees
??>>>> fit.
??>>>>
??>>>> Good luck. HTH.
??>>>> --
??>>>> Hoppy
??>>>> (e-mail address removed)
??>>>> ~~
??>>
