#3998327 - 08/20/14 10:46 AM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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Oooow, that sucks.
Also reminds me to do a backup of my c:\ drive.
If I had to re-download all my currently installed games it would probably take a couple of weeks with my DSL connection...
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#3998334 - 08/20/14 11:15 AM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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This is where Steam for me wins hands-down.I back-up all my games via Steam.Also I have all my data etc on 2 separate external drives.
I did a clean re-install only this week,takes 25 mins via recovery option but doing the updates is a PITA.
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#3998391 - 08/20/14 02:14 PM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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Or you can do the double dance. You install it fresh, but don't activate. Then you put the disc in and run the upgrade option but changing nothing. At the end you will be able to activate it.
Because Microsoft.
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#3998462 - 08/20/14 04:33 PM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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My problem was a false diagnosis of my blue screen of death. I wrongly thought my HDD was dying and ordered a new one. Then I discovered it was my video card. So, since I had a new HDD anyway I went ahead and started from a fresh install of Win 7. I went real slow and it took me about 5 days to get to where I could game again.
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#3998501 - 08/20/14 05:31 PM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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I'm a true blue ShadowProtect man. From fast image backups to bare metal restores, this little gem never let me down. It's a little on the expensive side, but worth every penny.
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#3998505 - 08/20/14 05:35 PM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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Here's a tip: Have one drive (SSD if possible) for your OS. Have another for your game installations/Steam. A 3rd for storing your backup image of your OS drive. Get your drivers updated, necessary software installed and then use the Win7 disc imaging tool and have it easy next time that drive fails.
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#3998512 - 08/20/14 05:41 PM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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Here's a tip: Have one drive (SSD if possible) for your OS. Have another for your game installations/Steam. A 3rd for storing your backup image of your OS drive. Get your drivers updated, necessary software installed and then use the Win7 disc imaging tool and have it easy next time that drive fails. Sounds like a great set up to have and I think I'll be doing this myself.
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#3998533 - 08/20/14 06:10 PM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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Here's a tip: Have one drive (SSD if possible) for your OS. Have another for your game installations/Steam. A 3rd for storing your backup image of your OS drive. Get your drivers updated, necessary software installed and then use the Win7 disc imaging tool and have it easy next time that drive fails. The third in machine is convenient, but if your mobo fries after a power spike you better make sure you have an external backup also... Removable SATA cage is a good option here.
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#3998585 - 08/20/14 07:39 PM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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I use a 250GB drive from a netbook I no longer use. SATA, like the other drives. Create the image, then put the drive someplace safe, or you could leave it and just unplug it.
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#3998609 - 08/20/14 08:38 PM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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The funny thing is that although I've only ever lost 4 HDs over 20 years of PCing (and all of those at the same time - damned international shipping), I've reinstalled windows on so many systems over the years that I know exactly what you're going through, and I still don't use a full, proper backup.
Most of that is because every time windows gets nixed, it also counts as a good time to do a spring clean, and anything of any particular value is archived.
On that note, I find that it's always good to have a variety of other systems (I keep my old laptop with Linux & XP installed as a rescue machine, plus 2 other desktop machines) to deal with issues. That and far too many external drives, which I really need to sort...
Anyway, good luck. I bet it *is* nice letting steam do the job for you, rather than having to manage all that stuff manually...
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#3998644 - 08/20/14 10:07 PM
Re: Lesson learned (PC hardware)
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Murphy,you need MozBackup http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/ It handles Thunderbird and Firefox. It's not been updated for about 2 years but it works with the latest Thunderbird and Firefox releases.
Last edited by Chucky; 08/20/14 10:10 PM.
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