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Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone?

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Krypsis wrote
> AndyHancock wrote
>> BillW50 <Bill...@aol.kom>  wrote
>>> GMAN wrote
>>>> AndyHancock<andymhanc...@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>> BillW50 <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote
>>>>>> AndyHancock wrote:

>>>>>>> Replacing lost recovery discs cost in the order of $66, and
>>>>>>> takes time for delivery.

>>>>>> There are places that will sell you restore discs for about 25
>>>>>> bucks. I've used them before.

>>>>> Acknowledged.

>>>>> For something as foundational as virgin factory settings,
>>>>> however, I would go for the assurance of original vendor recovery
>>>>> discs, if only for the hope of getting drivers and such that are
>>>>> tailored to the machine.

>>>> What the other poster meant was that if the manufacturer of the PC
>>>> like HP or gateway no longer sells or supplies the disk, you can
>>>> sometimes get the exact same disks from a 3rd party.

>>> Yes that is what I mean. I bought one set from:

>>> http://www.restoredisks.com/

>>> And they restore your machine to exactly the same as factory restore
>>> discs do. Same applications, drivers, etc. The only thing that was
>>> different was it was Windows XP with a SATA drive, the SATA driver
>>> wasn't slipstreamed on the XP install disc. But it was included on
>>> the drivers disc. And if your machine came with something like MS
>>> Office, they send you that too.

>> Handy to know about such an alternative.  Thanks.
>
> I always clone my restore disks as well as creating ISO images of them. I do this immediately I receive a new 
> computer.

Irrelevant to what can be justified rationally.

Just because you do it that way, doesnt mean that everyone else should.

> If the computer doesn't come with CD or DVD restore disks, I create them. My ISO images are backed up to offsite 
> storage. Original and created disks
> go to a fireproof safe.

Hell of a lot of farting around for very little useful result.

> I see way too many people who don't take any care at all with their media. Can't have a lot of sympathy for them when 
> their hard disk goes belly up!

There are plenty of viable alternatives backup wise that are
much more useful than your mindlessly anal approach. 

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What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-03 14:45 -0800
  Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 12:46 +1100
    Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-03 20:11 -0800
      Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 17:18 +1100
        Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-05 00:11 -0800
          Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-05 20:32 +1100
            Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-05 11:29 -0800
              Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-06 17:25 +1100
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-06 11:51 -0800
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-07 08:33 +1100
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2012-01-07 18:44 +0000
          Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2012-01-06 11:42 -0600
            Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-06 11:52 -0800
              Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-06 20:28 +0000
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2012-01-06 14:55 -0600
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? AndyHancock <andymhancock@gmail.com> - 2012-01-06 22:50 -0800
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? Krypsis <krypsis@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-01-08 01:32 +1100
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2012-01-07 12:52 -0600
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-08 06:47 +1100
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2012-01-22 08:28 -0600
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-23 05:58 +1100
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2012-01-22 14:17 -0600
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-23 11:23 +1100
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2012-01-22 17:34 -0800
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2012-01-22 22:09 -0600
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-23 04:26 +0000
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-24 05:28 +1100
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2012-01-23 13:55 -0600
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2012-01-23 22:15 +0100
                Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone? "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2012-01-23 16:07 -0600

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