Re: Two "expert" issues I must solve before upgading

From: Jeff W (msnews_at_kwcpa.com)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 21:01:03 -0400

Hi Sharon - what you describe below is exactly what I want to do (It's
wonderful to find someone who thinks like I do, ummm, other than my wife
of course 8-}), except that I want to keep the images on a hard disk on
another machine (prmarily so they can be generated unattended).

I'm sorry, but I still don't get your point about WPA because,
although I'm -restoring- the disk using a different PC, I'm -booting-
off it only on the original PC. If XP doesn't like being moved to
another hard disk and then being re-booted in an otherwise identical
computer, then I'm hosed no matter what I do because the original disk
is dead. Otherwise, let me try to describe it again...

On PC #1 - I perform full (image), and incremental (NTBACKUP) backups,
I -store- them on PC #2

when the disk on PC #1 crashes... I
1) add and format a new disk to PC #2
2) On PC #2, do an image restore to the new disk
3) move the new disk from PC #2 to PC #1
4) boot.
5) Do the NTBACKUP incremental restores to the new disk

Where does WPA come into play here?

Also - are you happy with IFW? Did you have to provide them with
information from your PC to get a paid copy? (I try to avoid
over-enthusiastic copy-protection schemes - WPA is the main reason I
waited so long to upgrade - I do things honestly and the schemes are
just so often a burden - as I'm finding out in this thread 8-})
thanks!
/j

Sharon F wrote:

>
>I mentioned before about using Image for Windows. I image my Windows
>partition (C:) which also contains my most critical programs (ones that I
>have to have up and running). At the moment that image runs about 3.5 GB
>and fits neatly on a single DVD. The DVD is bootable and it is all that is
>needed to restore the image. No need for a second computer.
>
>
>
-snip

>Early in August, I was checking into something for a friend and noticed a
>S.M.A.R.T. warning in Event Viewer about imminent failure predicted for my
>primary disk. Ran the manufacturer's diagnostic tools and it was confirmed.
>In under an 90 minutes, I went to the store, bought a new drive, installed
>it and then used my image to get Windows up and running again. I probably
>could have done it in less time but I got sidetracked looking at all the PC
>goodies at the store.
>
>I've restored Windows using many different methods through the years. I
>never bothered with imaging until XP. Now I wish I had looked into it a
>long time ago.
>
>
>

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