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Back up and working!
A day or two ago, I posted a message saying that my Internet Explorer was freezing up and an unknown program was not responding when I went to shut down my computer. It was really wierd, because it was only after I visited this site only! Anyways, I did a format on my C: and started fresh. Now things are working fine! I have no idea what the problem was. But thanks to those who offered help tp me.
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Back up and working!
You are welcome. How long did it take to do the fresh install? Any
driver problems? Have you reinstalled all your downloaded apps? Preserved all your user files/settings? Done all your Windows Updates? Said three prayers each time it wanted to reboot? Once you have a functioning system, especially one close to a clean install, do a full system backup. If you have multiple partitions, I guess a backup is a bit more complex. It depends upon the ties between the Registry & the other partitions, as to whether they must be backed up concurrently. Also, if you've changed the hardware since the backup, you may need to change it back before a restore. http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/index.html Backup & partitioning strategy http://home.wanadoo.nl/geurt/home.html Extended Operating System Loader http://powerquest.com/driveimage/ Drive Image http://www.acronis.com/products/trueimage/ TrueImage http://www.arjsoftware.com ARJ Archiver http://www.betterbackup.com/ Retrospect CD Backup http://www.bootitng.com/ 's BootIt NG, has a variety of backup capabilities: Copy to HDD, or Image to HDD or to CD. (TBIView, freely downloadable, can retrieve individual files from an Image.) Shrink/expand your partitions without data loss. Multi-boot, if you dare. Free, run from floppy, but pay up as I did if satisfied. To install & use beyond 30 days, $34.95. http://www.cdrfaq.org/ CD R/W Backup http://www.cyberiapc.com/backup.htm MyOwnBackup (MOB) (Free) http://www.han-soft.com/habt.php Auto Backup (30-day free trial) http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport...&p=hpcdwriter2 Simple Backup http://www.karenware.com/ PtReplicator (Free) http://www.lifesaverbackup.com/ http://www.mvps.org/links.html Should have good info http://www.pcmag.com/ Lots & lots of sturdy downloads. There is a $20 yearly charge now. http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic Partition Magic http://www.ranish.com/part/ Ranish Partition Manager http://www.rescue-me.net/gold.html http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/58307.shtml Backups http://www.stompinc.com/bump/bump_details.phtml?stp Backup MyPC http://www.thirdstar.net/thirdstar_datarecovery.htm Data recovery http://www.tomsterdam.com/ BU process, performance, etc. http://www.v-com.com/product/pc_ind.html Partition Commander http://www.veritas.com Backup apps http://www.xxcopy.com/ Detailed Procedure Copy (Free) http://www.zeleps.com/ Partition re-sizer (Free) All gathered at this site. Whichever you choose, approach it carefully and verify all is well. After making a copy, run Scandisk/Defrag on it. If it's an Image, use it's verify option; perhaps, restore it and do a Scandisk/Defrag. http://www.pchelpandconsulting.com/links/windows.html WinDrvExpert http://www.jermar.com/wdrvbck.htm WinDrvBckup free version Those last two supposedly back up all currently installed drivers, such that they can be reinstalled. I never tried it but have seen a favorable report. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Paradoxdb3" wrote in message ... | A day or two ago, I posted a message saying that my Internet Explorer was freezing up and an unknown program was not responding when I went to shut down my computer. It was really wierd, because it was only after I visited this site only! Anyways, I did a format on my C: and started fresh. Now things are working fine! I have no idea what the problem was. But thanks to those who offered help tp me. | -- | I'm stuck inside this thing! |
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