Re: System Restore creates problems

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"Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>If you really want to use something like System Restore - consider Symantec
>GoBack 4.0. It is system restore on steroids. The file that retains the
>goback information can be made (during the time of installation) to be up to
>8 gig in size.
>

Being as it is a Symantec product I would say it is more likely to
resemble System Restore on Crystal Meth or LSD (or both).


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
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In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
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