Re: What is the process to backup your hard drive and clean your existing hard?
- From: "AMO" <NoSpam@SpamFreeWorld>
- Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 15:02:41 +0100
"Red" <rspahr1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> What is the process to backup your hard drive and clean your existing hard
> drive?
1) Copy all essential files to USB hard drive or some other media.
2) Wipe out all partitions and repartition (if neccessary).
3) Install Windows XP.
4) Install all software (drivers, applications, anti-virus & firewall).
5) Copy over saved essential files.
> I spent some money to have my hard drive eradicated of SPAM and Spy-ware.
> And it works beautifully again. I asked the technicians what their
> process
> was and they replied they have hardware and software in the $1000+ to
> perform this process.
They probably do. This is not the same as what it would cost you to do.
Also, whether its worth $1000+ is debateable. If you bought a PC from them,
they probably have a ghost image to save the time to reinstall Windows and
Drivers.
For you, you need to do the above 1)-5), or try a simply clean first by
downloading Spybot.
> I do not believe that it cost that much for both software and hardware to
> clean a PC hard drive.
It doesn't actually cost in terms of licencing anything if you do steps
1)-5) as it assumes that you already have the software. Where it does cost
is:
a) Vendors pay a lot to create and distribute and use
ghosting/backup/recovery software.
b) Labour time.
> It is my understanding I am to
> a) Copy my PC hard drive onto another PC hard drive.
> b) Reformat my existing PC hard drive
> c) Reload Operating system (Windows XP PRO)
> d) Copy back from the 2nd PC hard drive onto the original hard drive
> Data files only
> e) Reload Windows Office and any other software that was originally
> on
> the PC
Yes.
> My QUESTION to whom ever is what is the process to:
> 1) Backup my PC Hard drive and
Either burn all your documents and other essential files onto CD or DVD or
USB Pen or USB hard drive. If you use Outlook you also need to export the
contents and save this. If you need to save your Internet Explorer
Favourites, you need to copy this folder as well. If your PC connects to
various networks, you need to save these settings as well.
> 2) Hardware and Software need
Windows XP, the software drivers to all the components (graphics card, sound
card etc) on your computer and any other application software you use on
your computer.
> 3) What kind of cost should I expect to pay for these items.
You should already have them.
> 4) Can this be done by connecting an external or internal hard drive
> to
> my existing PC or must I buy another PC to perform this task.
Reinstalling your PC just takes the software and the time and expertise.
Backing up your work requires you to be able to copy this off your hard
drive as it is going to be wiped. Somethings take a litle knowledge such as
exporting the contents of your Outlook contact list etc.
>From the sounds of things whilst you understand what to do in concept,
you've never done it before. You just need to get a friend that knows how
to show you.
AMO
> Thanks for your response.
.
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