Mike's Window : System Recovery

Windows 8 was not happy..

Mike Hall — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:53:00 GMT

Yesterday, I was trying to eliminate powering down issues with the computer. It had been shutting down of its own volition, no blue screen, no error messages, no mini-dumps, nothing. I ran the Windows 8 Memory Diagnostic, clean boot, everything suggested...(read more)

Restore points and Windows 7 64-bit..

Mike Hall — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:43:09 GMT

It seems that many have a problem with restore points disappearing. See here.. http://social.answers.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7repair/thread/6EB3551B-58D0-46DE-83AB-214A0022716B This is possibly the longest thread in MS Answers, and I have read through...(read more)

I had to start over

Mike Hall — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:15:41 GMT

Problem:: one Western Digital 160Gb SATA drive, used as the primary, and developing faults. I ran error checking and it cleared them. Then I ran Easeus Partition Copy, which told me that the drive still had problems and could not be copied. Three times...(read more)

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)

A ‘Cure all’ alternative..

Mike Hall — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:02:00 GMT

What program cleans up all in the list below: Downloaded Program files Temporary Internet files Offline webpages Office setup files Recycle bin Setup Log files System Error Memory Dump files System error Minidump files Temporary files Thumbnails Per User...(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)

Clean and learn..

Mike Hall — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:36:00 GMT

Remember 'First Aid', 'RegClean', or 'CleanSweep', 'Norton System Doctor', or 'Nuts n Bolts'? If you were a Windows 9x tinkerer, you might. The idea behind them was to aid the computer user in case of problems,...(read more)

EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY.. MACHINE DOWN!!!.. BREAK OUT THE BACKUPS..

Mike Hall — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:37:24 GMT

Prologue Wait up. I hear voices in the wind. ".... I didn't know how to work the program... nobody told me I had to do it... I didn't have any blank CD/DVDs... my friend who is a computer expert told me that it was unnecessary.. I never read...(read more)