tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post4376479795155581184..comments2023-09-24T01:25:13.638-07:00Comments on Witterings from Witney: An apologyWitteringsfromWitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-57454284604199051012011-07-03T13:02:36.318-07:002011-07-03T13:02:36.318-07:00md: And if you would like to email me, whilst rety...md: And if you would like to email me, whilst retyping that in English I would be really grateful!WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-27035762580052787922011-07-03T11:34:54.581-07:002011-07-03T11:34:54.581-07:00What I do is partition the hard drive, and have al...What I do is partition the hard drive, and have all my documents on a different section to the operating system and programmes. Unless the drive fails completely, or you get a really nasty bug, it's straightforward to restore the first partition and not disturb the second at all.<br /><br />This does normally require a genuine O/S disc or discs, which I'm fortunate to have. The other common alternative is to use an "Imaging" programme to take a snapshot of your drive (when everything is running fine), and keep it somewhere else. In an event such as you describe, it's very easy to overwrite the corrupted installation with your copy.<br /><br />The second option would be a good choice for you as there is no risk of loosing the (hidden) restore partition which you've just used. These can all be carried out with freeware programmes, and others can be set to do regular back-ups of the all important documents.microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-16205350145318583112011-07-03T02:25:52.554-07:002011-07-03T02:25:52.554-07:00SR: Live and learn, don't we?
Actualy taking ...SR: Live and learn, don't we?<br /><br />Actualy taking it back to manufacturers factory settings is a piece of cake (control panel) but time consuming though.WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-68283619073436570272011-07-02T17:14:37.058-07:002011-07-02T17:14:37.058-07:00WfW, no backup? Jings even I have an external bac...WfW, no backup? Jings even I have an external backup drive. :) Hope it all goes well for you. I wouldn't know where to start.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-44654471385256589672011-07-02T13:28:38.829-07:002011-07-02T13:28:38.829-07:00A: Thank you
dm: backup? Unfortunately, no..... O...A: Thank you<br /><br />dm: backup? Unfortunately, no..... Oops!WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-80854497808325844912011-07-02T11:50:18.294-07:002011-07-02T11:50:18.294-07:00I hope you have your important documents regularly...I hope you have your important documents regularly backed up on an external drive?<br /><br />I also keep copies of all the programme install files, as these can be replaced with newer versions (which aren't always better!), or in some cases get withdrawn completely.microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-4796494927865687162011-07-01T20:04:22.114-07:002011-07-01T20:04:22.114-07:00Congratulations :)Congratulations :)Andrewnoreply@blogger.com