Re: Clone, ghost, migrate or image?

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:19:00 -0800, Sensitive New Age Thug
<SensitiveNewAgeThug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



"Og" wrote:



Andrew E. knows enough factoids to appear *knowledgeable* to people who are
not computer gurus.
Of his dozens of posts, I have only seen *one* that was quasi correct.
Some of his responses, if followed, would result in catastrophe.
His response to your question, for example, is just plain patootie.
He has been told multiple times the X-Copy utility can *not* result in a
bootable clone,
yet he blithely insists on regurgitating the same garbage over and over
again.

You can trust Anna -- she is one sharp cookie.
Steve



Thanks again, Steve,

I was somewhat doubtful about Andrew's advice, because it is contrary to
other information I had seen, from more reliable sources.

Assuming all you say about Andrew is correct,


If you need corroboration, what Steve says is *absolutely* correct.
What Andrew E. says is occasionally (but rarely) correct. It is often
downright wrong, and often dangerous. It is often misleading.

The best thing you can say about his postings is that his grasp of
English grammar and usage is so poor that his messages are often
almost incomprehensible. They are therefore less likely to cause
problems for people who are unable to follow his advice because they
can't understand it.


is there a mechanism to ban
him? It's sort of scary he can give potentially disastrous advice on these
forums. People really depend on them.



This is a public newsgroup. Anyone can post here, giving any answer he
wants. Andrew E.'s responses are almost always wrong, but he has no
monopoly on giving out misinformation here; many others do
too--although very few are wrong as often as he is.

When using this or any other newsgroup, it's always important to know
who you're getting advice from and whether that advice can be trusted.
The best way to do that is not just to pop in with a question now and
then, but to hang around for a while. If you spend a little time here,
you will quickly find out who knows what he's talking about and who
doesn't.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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