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  1. Aggravating "Send error report" or "Don't send" message

    Hello,

    I'm working on my daughter's computer. She's running Win XP SP2. An annoying thing is happening with various applications at different times. As you're working along, an error message...
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    Many thanks, Ridge. I've set that one aside for...

    Many thanks, Ridge. I've set that one aside for future use...

    Limerick
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    Many thanks for the reply. I've passed this info...

    Many thanks for the reply. I've passed this info on to my son, and AFAIK, the jury is still out as to the ultimate outcome of the matter...

    Limerick
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    Removing Vista and returning to XP

    Hi friends,

    Trying to help my son with this one...

    He has a coworker friend who recently installed Vista on his laptop only to discover that some of his favorite stuff doesn't work with Vista. ...
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    Ridge, what happens if one doesn't do these two...

    Ridge, what happens if one doesn't do these two things? I've recently burned two data DVD's and did not do those steps. Please advise as to what I might expect for not having done so. Thanks!
    ...
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    Back with a brief follow up...

    A month ago, I had not seen any labels that were created by using LightScribe. Since getting that cool DVD burner from Newegg, I have created several labels on CD and DVD with LightScribe. Though...
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    Caught stopped by and said, in part: Caught,...

    Caught stopped by and said, in part:
    Caught, it's great to see that you have found an approach to protecting your data that you are happy with and that you have tested under fire. While different...
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    Bravo! That's an excellent approach, Nick. I've...

    Bravo! That's an excellent approach, Nick. I've been doing the exact same thing for several years, as well as capturing a Ghost image at various intervals of installation. That makes it very easy...
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    Stevejr, pondering the backup possibilities that...

    Stevejr, pondering the backup possibilities that are out there, asked the question:
    Nothing wrong at all. There's also nothing wrong with having several backup sets stored on your backup drive. I...
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    Train stopped by and left a reply of considerable...

    Train stopped by and left a reply of considerable importance --
    I may have mentioned it on here before, but this reminds me of a time when I worked for a software company in Baton Rouge. I did...
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    Thanks for posting that link, Steve. I visited...

    Thanks for posting that link, Steve. I visited there and read some of the reviews, which were mixed. A product like that may work well for some, but being an old "DOS-head" myself, I prefer a...
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    From what you've said about the means that you...

    From what you've said about the means that you are using, that sounds like the only thing that you could do at that point.

    Limerick
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    Ain't that the truth! After years and years of...

    Ain't that the truth! After years and years of having hard drives that ran non-stop for long periods of time (and none ever failing), I encountered a bad year in 2006. Within the space of only a...
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    Hats off to you for doing something about...

    Hats off to you for doing something about protecting your data, Tom. So many computing enthusiasts just hope that nothing bad will ever happen to them, never do backups of any kind, and then when...
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    A note of encouragement to action...

    Hi friends,

    Here we are at the beginning of a brand new year and I have a sobering question to toss in your direction. -- How serious would it be if your hard drive (which had previously displayed...
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    It wouldn't take but a moment to change the drive...

    It wouldn't take but a moment to change the drive letter from D to another letter via the use of Disk Management. That may be of no help, but since you already employ sort of an "odd" configuration...
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    Problem solved...

    Though I would not have thought of a router port "going bad", that indeed seems to be the case with the one that I have. Switching the connection to another port has banished the sporadic connection...
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    This is the only router that I've ever had, and...

    This is the only router that I've ever had, and this has been the first time that I've seen connectivity issues like this. However, I've now done several cold boots and a number of warm reboots, and...
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    Many thanks for the replies! I've just now...

    Many thanks for the replies! I've just now finished inserting a different cable into a previously unused port. I've rebooted several times, and it hasn't failed to connect yet. I'll give it a few...
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    [RESOLVED] Router going "belly up?"

    Hi folks,

    I have a Linksys router that I bought back in about 1998. It has worked flawlessly until recently. I've built a new box that's loaded with a fresh install of XP Pro. When I boot the...
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    Thanks again for the reply, Nick. I just...

    Thanks again for the reply, Nick. I just finished using Ghost 2003 on a secondary machine that has one SATA drive and one IDE drive. With no switches added to the command line, it performed...
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    Yet more on this issue...

    Last night, "just for kicks", I decided to boot from a floppy and try Ghost again. To my happy surprise, it worked fine. (This when using no command-line switches other than -auto.) Afterwards, I...
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    Nick, thank you for the ultra-quick reply. One...

    Nick, thank you for the ultra-quick reply. One other question -- does Acronis ver 9 also do incremental and differential backups? Thanks!

    Limerick
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    HAN happened by and offered a thought or two: ...

    HAN happened by and offered a thought or two:



    While away for a few days to see my Mom in Louisiana, I visited with my brother-in-law also. He was excited about a program that he has recently...
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    SuperSparks contributed the following: ...

    SuperSparks contributed the following:



    Just got back from a trip and I appreciate finding the replies in this thread. I have thought of Acronis, and *seem to recall* that I read somewhere tht...
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