Re: Is it possible to have two copies of XP on the one computer?
- From: "News" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 01:10:52 +0100
Hi Brian,
Wow! Thanks for the super response. This might seem like I am being
unecessarily concerned
but in fact if you do alot of work on a computer, or if you keep important
information and if your time is valuable this preventative measure is
seemingly well worth it. It takes me a good two/three hours to
reformat/reinstall all my software and get things tweaked and tuned how I
would like them to be.
The problem is I am trying to find a system of doing this without having to
get too deep into windows. I am a power user not a technical user.
"B J W" <BrianWild7@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ODcEg1kYFHA.2128@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> As for having multiple partitions on a single drive: there is an argument
> in favor of having a data partition separate from your system partition.
> You should set the system to create swapfiles on both partitions. And,
> manually
> >move< (don't copy) the My Documents folder, Desktop and Favorites folder
> from C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\ Microsoft's TweakUI can help
> designate "special" folders on the second partition.
>
> The system partition is marginally more vulnerable than the data partition
> to catastrophic failure, although obviously, if they are on the same
> physical drive, there are a number of hardware scenarios, which would
> nevertheless bring down both. On computers with USB2, external drives,
> which cost as little as $100, make a lot of sense for backing up data on a
> daily basis.
I guess this would be like a small add on utility that hooks up to your pc?
You just use it like an external drive, for permanent backups. In the same
way
you would use a CD RW except more reliable?
LaCie has 40 Gig drives, which perform very well, and require
> no external power (they draw all their power from the USB port) and they
> are very sleek and cute, being based on 2.5 inch notebook drives. Combine
> a couple of those with a simple backup program, like ZipBackup, and you
> are in good shape. Or use a more sophisticated backup program of your
> choice to backup the system.
>
> As for having enhanced options for recovery, some people install the
> recovery console.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216417/
> The recovery console gives you some options for recovering from some of
> the more common glitches, which might prevent you from booting to the OS.
> For example, you can run chkdsk to clean up file system errors. And you
> can do a manual recovery of the registry, if your system's registry
> becomes corrupted.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058/
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
> You can use the recovery console from the OS CD-ROM, but having it
> installed is handy. I believe HP installs the recovery console as a
> matter of course on PCs it manufactures. The recovery console is
> installed to the same partition as the OS.
I tend to be of the opinion that if something is wrong with your computer
rather than spend six hours worrying about it and hunting around
for whatever the problem, it is simpler and faster to just reinstall many
times. If you fix something quite often it seems never to be quite perfect.
>
>
>
> If the object is to be able to switch over to a new drive and keep
> working, in the event of a catastrophic failure, then the cloned drive, as
> recommended by others, is the best bet.
That is my main aim most definitely. To be able to avoid having to reinstall
everything.
Especially, if you have software, which would be difficult or very
time-consuming to install, the cloned
> system drive can be a blessing. The cloned system drive constitutes
> protection against hard drive failure, certainly, but, with care and a
> little luck, it can help you in more catastrophic situations. I helped a
> friend a few months ago, whose motherboard went kefluiee, and took his OS
> installation with it. Luckily, he had a clone, and we were able to
> replace the motherboard, and coax his OS into accepting the change; such a
> change is fraught with peril, and would not be possible in all
> circumstances, but I have managed to do it, with complete success. (And,
> no, he did not violate his particular license in doing so, but that
> doesn't mean other circumstances might violate the EULA.) [If you do
> choose to create a clone, I recommend that you turn off or temporarily
> uninstall antivirus software, on the original, before creating the clone.]
>
Thanks again for your input, really valuable information. I think for the
future I will opt for this "clone" although I am not quite sure how it
works.
.
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