Re: Backup software--like GHOST

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Re: Backup software--like GHOST

Re: Backup software--like GHOST

It may take a few times to get used to it, yet I think you'll get it. I say
it's a myth that "you can't teach an old dog new tricks", and I'm sticking to
that. I hit that half a century mark in two weeks.

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375


"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:OeP01E3wIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Brian. It's ok, the .vbs shortcut method mentioned before works out
> fine, and I've got that in the Start Menu now (and on the QL bar). Now, if I
> could only remember to use it that way more often. (That's what happens
> when you get to be 60+, LOL).
>
> Brian A. wrote:
>> I've tried Bill, but can't get it to work properly. I got it into the
>> Search
>> submenu but it opens to the default lookin all drives. I think it's time to
>> put the question to an XP ng to see what they can do for you.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
>> Conflicts start where information lacks.
>> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>>
>> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
>> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
>
 
Re: Backup software--like GHOST

Re: Backup software--like GHOST

Rick Chauvin wrote:
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:OeP01E3wIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl
>
>> (That's what happens when you get to be 60+, LOL).
>
> ....you got me by a few years then...
> ...no wonder you are so set in your ways... <smile>
>
> Rick

Yup. Perhaps so. Been around the block waaay too long, for some of
this newage BS. :-)
 
Re: Backup software--like GHOST

Re: Backup software--like GHOST

I use it when I remember. :-)
If I don't, I end up back with the standard one, LOL. Things could be
worse. :-)
Although I'm still pissed off about the removal of the autocompacting of OE
folders to protect the bimbos.

Brian A. wrote:
> It may take a few times to get used to it, yet I think you'll get it. I
> say
> it's a myth that "you can't teach an old dog new tricks", and I'm sticking
> to that. I hit that half a century mark in two weeks.
>
> --
>
>
> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
> Conflicts start where information lacks.
> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>
> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
>
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:OeP01E3wIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Brian. It's ok, the .vbs shortcut method mentioned before works
>> out fine, and I've got that in the Start Menu now (and on the QL bar).
>> Now, if I could only remember to use it that way more often. (That's
>> what
>> happens when you get to be 60+, LOL).
>>
>> Brian A. wrote:
>>> I've tried Bill, but can't get it to work properly. I got it into the
>>> Search
>>> submenu but it opens to the default lookin all drives. I think it's
>>> time to
>>> put the question to an XP ng to see what they can do for you.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
>>> Conflicts start where information lacks.
>>> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>>>
>>> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
>>> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
 
Re: Backup software--like GHOST

Re: Backup software--like GHOST


"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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[...]

> Although I'm still pissed off about the removal of the autocompacting of
> OE folders to protect the bimbos.

Actually it's still there in automatic mode, even though not listed. iow,
on occasion I've seen when I shut down OE that up pops a prompt that asks
if I want to compact all folders to be efficient.... Granted my
C:\Documents and Settings\Rick\Local Settings\Application Data
folder has a few hundred MB of dbx files from all my techgroups within them
and so perhaps when it reaches a certain point it asks. I manually do it
once a month anyway. I've never had a database corruption that you'll hear
others talk about, but if it ever happened to me I'll just restore the
entire current dbx folder out of the True Image tib in 5 seconds flat, or
for that matter any other OS related problem, and so there is really
never any situation you can't recover from if you use imaging, from a
single file, folder, or entire partiton(s).

Rick
 
Re: Backup software--like GHOST

Re: Backup software--like GHOST

Rick Chauvin wrote:
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:e2UXtr4wIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl
>
> [...]
>
>> Although I'm still pissed off about the removal of the autocompacting of
>> OE folders to protect the bimbos.
>
> Actually it's still there in automatic mode, even though not listed. iow,
> on occasion I've seen when I shut down OE that up pops a prompt that asks
> if I want to compact all folders to be efficient....

I know, it supposedly runs after 100 uses? (or maybe it was 100 days?) in
OE, or whatever, IF one does not compact the folders manually.

> Granted my C:\Documents and Settings\Rick\Local Settings\Application Data
> folder has a few hundred MB of dbx files from all my techgroups within
> them
> and so perhaps when it reaches a certain point it asks. I manually do it
> once a month anyway.

I manually do it almost every day. :-) (otherwise it keeps getting
bloated)
I spend a LOT of time in OE in newsgroups, so it quickly adds up.

I wish OE would automatically remove old messages, but it doesn't (you HAVE
to run a rule to delete old messages, yourself) So, I have a news rule
set up to delete old messages from a newsgroup (actually I do it for all
newsgroups) after 7 days, but I have to run it manually.

(If you look at the OE Maintenance Tab (Tools, Options, Maintenance), it
almost implies it will be automatically done after xx days, but it isn't.
:-)

> I've never had a database corruption that you'll hear
> others talk about, but if it ever happened to me I'll just restore the
> entire current dbx folder out of the True Image tib in 5 seconds flat, or
> for that matter any other OS related problem, and so there is really
> never any situation you can't recover from if you use imaging, from a
> single file, folder, or entire partiton(s).
>
> Rick

Yup, I use True Image to backup my system regularly too. :-)
 
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