Mike's Window : Backup

It’s simple..

Mike Hall — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:26:53 GMT

This morning, I read a post in a newsgroup where a computer user had endeavored to use the Vista backup facility. The backup software selected the D drive, but the computer user did not realize that the D drive was the recovery partition. The backup reported...(read more)

If You Are Into Cleaning..

Mike Hall — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:39:26 GMT

.. go do dishes or take the vacuum cleaner out for a jaunt around your abode, but please please quit using registry cleaners. The Windows NT operating system family (NT, Win2K, XP, Vista) is not phased by orphaned registry entries. They are ignored. There...(read more)

Backing up without running out of space..

Mike Hall — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:54:36 GMT

Bearing in mind that a single DVD will not hold a backup image of your Vista installation, and that computer manufacturers do not include a second hard drive or external backup device specifically for the purpose, do NOT attempt a full system backup until...(read more)

Recovery Partitions - Why you should NOT delete them!

Mike Hall — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:20:46 GMT

You may think that an OEM is being 'cheap' by putting a recovery partition on a computer and NOT giving you original Microsoft CD/DVDs. They take up valuable hard drive real estate, but the content of a recovery partition is maybe more valuable...(read more)

Low Disk Space Warning After Backing Up..

Mike Hall — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:02:58 GMT

Preface The general idea behind backups is to create usable retrievable copies of data onto media that is then kept isolated from the computer system until such time as there is a necessity to retrieve any of them. The term 'backup' is also synonymous...(read more)