Re: Can I save my system files on a DVD?
- From: "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:47:22 -0600
Carrie wrote:
"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've changed your post format to plain text (not HTML) format, which is
customary for newsgroups, Carrie (it's an option in OE). I had a
couple
of suggestions:
Oh, it says rich text (html) in the format?
I didn't set it that way on purpose. Usually if I click to reply to
a post that's in that mine tries to respond the same and a box comes up
asking if I want to send it that way and I click NO and it changes back to
plain text.
So, if it got sent in html (rich text) I have no idea why.
Well, just make sure it's only set that way for the OE News option (you
probably won't want it that way (plain text) for the Mail option).
1) You can get Acronis True Image (ATI) to make partition backups (using
imaging) to another drive, as an excellent system backup (or restore)
plan. Much better than simply using CDs or DVDs, I feel (plus it has
nearly unlimited space, and is much faster)
And if you buy this (ATI) in the package, it already comes on a bootable CD,
which can be handy sometimes.
2) In addition to using System Restore (if needed), you can also use a
freebie program called ERUNT, that backs up (or restores) the registry -
it works just like scanreg /restore did in Windows98.
3) If your Dell is like some other Dells, as a last recourse, there is
always the fallback option of using the Dell System Restore option to
roll
the entire system back to the state it was in when the computer was
shipped, but this is a pretty drastic restoration method (you'll lose
everything added since). (It's hidden on your hard drive in a hidden
partition, and can be invoked at boot up by hitting the right keys).
I thought here was something like this, but I didn't know where it was
or
how to find it.
With the WIN 98 ones I've had I either used a boot up floppy or restore
CD.
When I got this Dell, I had a floppy drive put in and have never used it
(LOL) I thought I could go over my old floppies and save stuff, put it on
CDs but they don't seem to pick up or open in this.
On my Dell desktop computer, if I boot up while pressing the Ctrl-F11 keys,
that option appears. But again, it's last resort measure, as you'll lose
everything added since the factory shipped it. You can check and see if
it's there, just don't go through with it!
"Carrie" <starchild@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Just spent the last few days getting an error message on dialup (I wrote
about in another post, resolved by putting in a new modem) but got me to
thinking...
When I got my DELL XPS 400 (has Win XP "media edition" I think is
"professional"?) I didn't get a restore or backup WIN cd with it.
Apparently they stopped giving them with it, and said you don't need it,
the restore files are built in.
After having the problem with error message, involving a system file
(though replacing the modem fixed it, the file involved was in drivers IN
the system files) I'm wondering if and how I can save the system files?
I had tried this before, the folder i386. It's too big for a cd so I
saved
it on a DVD.
But, the past few days when I got the error message, I dragged it from
the
dvd and replaced it and nothing changed (okay, I know, I needed a new
modem but I didn't realize that then, I was trying everything)
My question is, I have the folder with i386 saved on a DVD, is this
something I could use to replace files at some time in the future?
When I had WIN 98 (I actually got so I knew a little bit about) there was
a scan one could do, showing if any of the window files were bad and
needing replacing. If so, you could put in the WIN 98 cd and point it and
it would fix it. Or, go online and find the file as a download and
replace
it. There were also system files on the harddrive (Cab files?) I remember
learning on a computer help board how to reinstal Windows (98) throught
the cab files and not the restore CD (which was faster, and you didn't
lose your program files, etc)
Anyway, is there something I can do, to make sure I have needed WIN XP
files I might need? Is the folder I have saved (i386) enough? Should it
be
saved as a folder (which is what I have) or openned up and saved on a DVD
that way? Is there a scan I can do that checks the WIN XP files on my
computer, and if any are bad/missing I could use the DVD to replace them
(or find them somewhere as a download online)?
Hope my question(s) make sense, I'm not always sure I really know what
I want or mean (LOL)
In a way it amazes me that I can even "talk" computer.
I was thinking of contacting Dell and asking if I could buy a restore
CD for Win XP (my computer) but I know someone who tried to get a part (a
fan) for her computer from them, and they wouldn't sell itto her because
her guarantee/warrenty had run out and she'd have to renew that before
they'd sell her a part.
If I can make a backup DVD ( cds are apparently too small) of my system
while it is working, that might be the same?
Thanks,
Carrie
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