Re: .NET Framework question



"JS" wrote:

I use Ghost and Acronis for image backups without problems.
But have had problems with clones in the past so I don't use
this feature.

As for the second partition it ends up serving a second purpose
after the Image has been restored. Since drive performance drops
significantly at the last 25% of it's total capacity I used it for storing
downloading files/applications and updates I where drive speed is
not all that important.

That's fine. That's why I suggested to the OP that she reformat the old
drive and use it for additional storage. By putting it back in the computer
as a slave after the format, it acts as a separate partition because it is.
It's just on a separate hard drive.

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JS
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"Mark Adams" <MarkAdams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"JS" wrote:

The second partition is merely a way to
get from the old to the new drive.

That's what the cloning software that comes with the new drive is for. No
need to set up a two partition drive. The software expands the partition
of
the older and smaller drive to completely fill the newer and larger drive.
Does it all in one step; no need to make a second partition at all.

I agree if you are going to create image backup
then an external drive is the safer choice. But I
can store far more "full Image backups" then you
can "clones" on an external drive.

Who said anything about keeping clones on the external drive? If you read
my
earlier post, you will see that I wrote "backup images". The cloning
process
is only to replace the smaller internal drive with a larger internal
drive.
What I did not make clear to the OP, and maybe this is where the confusion
has ocurred, is that yet another type of software- imaging software- will
be
required to make the images to be kept on the external drive. I use
Acronis
True Image 10 and 11 for this purpose, and neither of them has ever failed
to
work. The Acronis software can also make clones in addition to images.

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JS
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"Rachel" wrote:

Great idea! Thank you. I was also told I could get an external hard
drive. Do
you have any thoughts on if one is better/more secure than the other?
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Rachel - Debty Beautiful Beads
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Rachel, I disagree with JS's strategy. It's much easier to clone your
old
drive to the new one and reformat the old one for additional space,
than
it
is to set up separate partitions on the same drive. Also, if you store
your
backup images on the same drive, if that drive fails your backups go
with
it.
Much better to use an external USB drive to store backup images and to
disconnect and turn off the external drive after you make the backup.
That
way, your backup drive is not constantly runnung and wearing itself out
as
it
would be if you backup to an internal drive. You can even place the old
drive
in an external USB enclosure; thereby turning it into an external
drive.
You
may not want to store your backup images on it however; after all it is
the
<old> drive! Best to buy a new one for storing backup images IMHO.


"Mark Adams" wrote:



"Rachel" wrote:

I have several of these programs in my add/remove panel. exp:
service
pack
2.0, service pack 3.0, 3.5 SP1, client pack 1.0, compression
client
pack 1.0,
user mode driver framework feature pack 1.0

I am wanting to free up some room on my hard drive and don't want
alot of
applications that are not needed. Should any of these be removed?
Will it
cause problems to remove any of them? Just curious that if I am up
to
service
pack 3 do I still need 1 and 2 on there.

Any help would be great. Thanks

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Rachel - Debty Beautiful Beads
http://www.debtybeautifulbeads.etsy.com


If you need more room on your hard drive; buy a bigger hard drive.
They
are
pretty cheap these days. Use the cloning software that came with the
new
drive to clone the old drive to the new one. Run the machine for a
few
weeks
on the new drive and test all of your applications to make sure
everything is
alright. When you are satisfied that all is well, reformat the old
drive and
use it for additional space.






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