Re: do I need to "rebuild" Windows ?
- From: "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 15:23:10 +1000
"Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> >> "Wizard" <Wizard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:80B2C672-1DA4-4D82-929D-891289C36467@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > I have XP Home on a 2 year old Dell laptop ( 512mb ram, 2.2 gb
> >> > processor,
> >> > 60gb drive with 22gb free).
> >> >
> >> > What was once a lightening fast system is now a slow start up PC with
> >> > intermittent problems. i.e. (1) when clicking on My Documents from
> >> > Windows
> >> > Explorer, the system hangs. I can only get to my files through the
> >> > applications (Word, etc.). (2) The "My Computer" icon is a shortcut,
> >> > not
> >> the
> >> > original icon.
> >> >
> >> > I run all the diags (Norton, defrag, Spy Sweeper) frequently. I've
run
> >> > Microsoft Office Scan and Repair.
> >> >
> >> > I have a lot of programs, etc., and use this laptop 8-10 hours a day
> >> > for
> >> > business.
> >> >
> >> > Is it worth the 1-2 days it would take to start the system over with
> >> > the
> >> > original CD, and reload all my progams and data? I am backed up on an
> >> > external disk drive.
> >> >
> >> > thanks a lot, Joe
>
>
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >> It's the sort of thing I do about once a year when my machine
> >> starts misbehaving, with one exception: Twice each year I take
> >> a snapshot of my machine, using an imaging product such as
> >> Acronis or Ghost. When rebuilding the machine I use the most
> >> recent snapshot, thus reducing the rebuild time to one hour.
> >>
> >> Imaging machines works at its best when data is stored on
> >> a separate drive, e.g. drive D:.
>
>
> "Wizard" <Wizard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:BDBC5729-63A6-4FC1-8908-6D11C78FCBEE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have Norton Ghost but have never used it. Would the the "ghosted" copy
> > contain any system problems that a reinstall of Windows is supposed to
> > fix?
> >
> > I'm concerned that I can't get into My Documents from Windows Explorer.
> > The
> > system just hangs for 20 + minutes, with the hard drive banging full
time,
> > then I C-A-D. Makes it harder to navigate.
> >
> > If I could do this in a couple of hours it would be great. I do have a
> > large
> > external drive.
> >
> > Is it a complicated process?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
> Wizard or Joe:
<snip>
> If you don't have a "clean clone" at your disposal, you've got to clean
up,
> one way or another, your present system. Once you do that, then create a
> "good" clone on your EHD.
> Anna
Exactly. And six months later, when you create another clone, keep
the previous one until you are absolutely sure that the new clone is
"good".
.
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