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  1. March 28th, 2006, 03:46 PM #1
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    Red face mirror the orignal hard drive software

    I am trying to start my own computer repair business. When I get in a computer that needs a clean install I always have to reinstall 3rd party software again. Is there any software out there that will mirror the orignal hard drive software so I don't have to reinstall the 3rd stuff. Sometimes people don't have the backup disks.
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  2. March 28th, 2006, 03:58 PM #2
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    How have you handled it in the past?

    You can clone/make an imgage of a drive. But that defeats the purpose of a clean install.
    If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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  3. March 28th, 2006, 04:01 PM #3
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    I just reinstall the 3rd party software if they have it. Is there a way to copy just those programs, copy them to the HD when the clean install is done and use the programs. When I tried before they don't work.
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  4. March 28th, 2006, 04:24 PM #4
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    Windows applications make tons of entries to the registry and install and register files to various Windows folders. So as you've seen, you can't just copy programs.
    If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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  6. March 28th, 2006, 05:47 PM #5
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    Smile

    OK. I guess that is all I can do then. Thanks for all of your help.
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  7. May 8th, 2006, 03:35 PM #6
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    Disk Boot Failure, insert system disk, press enter.

    How do I fix this error?
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  8. May 8th, 2006, 04:37 PM #7
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    Check that there isn't a non-bootable floppy disk in the drive first of all.
    Nick.
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  9. May 10th, 2006, 09:10 AM #8
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    You can check the condition of the HDD,
    With the HDD manufacturers' diagnostic utility.
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