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Re: What partitions to copy in creating bootable clone?

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RnR wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> 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.

> Ok wise one, please give us your approaches....

Backup to other drives on other PCs than the one being backed
up and the whole collection on an external drive to a physically
separate location so you are covered if the house burns down,
floats away, or the entire house is looted by some damned druggy.

No point in being so obsessively anal with the restore disks,
the full image of the hard drive is all you actually need. 

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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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