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Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition?

From "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom>
Newsgroups comp.sys.laptops
Subject Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition?
Date 2011-08-16 16:30 -0500
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In news:jrednZdagL_5SNfTnZ2dnUVZ5sudnZ2d@giganews.com,
ghelf wrote:
>> Assuming the other partitions are still readable wouldn't it be
>> easier to run a live Linux CD and remove the data that way? My
>> grandkid (a gamer) had his W7 (Acer laptop) so corrupted that it
>> froze in bootup and wouldn't repair itself. I used a live Linux CD
>> to get his files off before restoring it with the hidden partition.
>> The laptop was still under warranty so removing the hard drive was
>> out.
>
> Yes I suppose that also would be an option. I use Acronis Home to
> image my HD. As part of the installation they have you create a
> bootable recovery disk (CD). When you boot using this disk it load a
> Linux OS and I believe you probably could get at your D: & E: drives
> to retrieve files without going through a slave setup. I'm not sure
> what the "live Linux CD" is that you are referring to.

Oh man, Acronis! Once I thought this program was great and once posted 
pages of problems with it. I used the free WD and Seagate versions and 
2009 and 2011 versions. And one problem keeps popping up with all of 
them.

Have you actually tried to restore from an USB drive yet? Acronis has no 
problems backing up to any USB drive. It does this perfectly. But where 
it has problems is restoring. Some it can never see at all. Some it can 
see on a good day. And some it can always see. This drove me to my wits 
end.

I could see if other programs had the same problem that it is probably 
not Acronis fault. BUT IT IS ONLY ACRONIS THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM! Acronis 
answer is to not use an USB drive to restore. What a load of crap if you 
ask me. Why the hell should I partition my laptop hard drive just to 
whole the backup? Then the stupid hard drive fails? Is Acronis really 
that stupid? It appears so!

-- 
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 

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Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-15 14:24 -0700
  Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-08-15 22:55 +0100
    Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "~misfit~" <sore_n_happy@nospamyahoo.com.au> - 2011-08-16 12:16 +1200
      Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-15 20:35 -0700
    Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-15 20:47 -0700
      Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 19:40 +0100
        Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-16 13:49 -0500
        Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 16:22 -0300
          Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-16 15:33 -0500
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-08-21 06:57 -0500
  Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <2579843445nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-15 16:21 -0700
    Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-15 20:11 -0700
      Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <1245nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-15 23:21 -0700
        Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-16 13:39 -0700
          Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-16 16:30 -0500
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-16 16:35 -0500
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2011-08-16 22:55 +0100
              Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-18 06:40 -0500
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "ghelf" <ghelf@sbcglobalDeathToSpam.net> - 2011-08-18 19:17 -0700
              Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-19 18:05 -0500
          Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <1245nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-16 16:47 -0700
            Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-18 06:04 -0500
              Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <2579843445nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-18 17:23 -0700
                Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-19 18:34 -0500
                Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? AJL <2579843445nomail@none.com> - 2011-08-19 21:26 -0700
                Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-08-20 11:03 -0500
  Re: Anybody have any success installing software applications to a separate partition? wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-08-16 02:04 +0000

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