Re: new computer backup problem



"Malke" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> yc wrote:
>
>> I bought a new computer (viro (sony) brand). But I didn't find any
>> support diskets or CDs in the package. I need to backup its system
>> files, my friend told me that. What should I do and how I can do it?
>> Please help me. Thank you.

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> You could always image the drive with something like Ghost or TrueImage,
> but not all laptops image successfully. You really should find out what
> method Sony provided in any case.
>
> Malke

Interesting statement Malke. What problems have you seen? I image laptops
frequently and have not run into this. If it does occur, it would throw a
monkey wrench into my normal repair methodology, as I image to an external
USB hard drive the Windows partition of every computer I work on. I'm just
trying to be prepared.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

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