If a nuke falls and there are no disks to ruin. Does it explode? On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:20:56 -0400, Mark Keitel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mark, > > > If where your back up lies is nuked and you are not then you are out of > luck > > > External HD's are so cheap now > > About $179 for 250gb USB2.0 and firewire connect > > > Or > > 500gb Seagate eSata HD ($ 359) external this is fast for back ups and > both > come with back up software to copy your computers HD exact down to the > Registry ( this runs on PCI host adapter card included) > > > > Mark > > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > Of Mark H > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities. > > > Talking about "The Big One", no one has mention online backup. These days > you can pay $5 a month to get 30GB remote space to back up your stuff > online. > > I use Mozy remote back service and it was very easy to set up. They also > provide 2GB space for free. If my city is nuked tomorrow and I happen to > be > out of town, I still have all my trading systems and family photos, and > can > start to make a living in no time, provided that the markets are still > open > after the nuke. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Yuki Taga <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Herman <mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:54 AM > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities. > > > Hi Herman, > > It's a personal choice, but for me, given the size, cheap cost, speed > and convenience, I'd always have a multiple physical drive system. My > primary box has five hard drives -- three IDE and two SCSI. I also > have an external USB that is 99 percent off line, turned on only for > weekly imaging. > > Removable drives ... sure. > > RAID or mirroring might be the safest, and of course if you are > *really* determined, an off-site backup. But my biggest worry here > is "The Big One", so I'd probably need foreign-country backup to be > really safe, or at least hundreds of kilometers away. I think, even > now, that is available -- I mean I am pretty sure that there are > services on line that will store your backups. Cost, diameter of > pipe, and trust, would be some issues that you'd need to assess. > > Yuki > > Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 9:50:44 PM, you wrote: > > H> May I ask: What would be the preferred backup media? > > H> TIA, > H> herman > > H> -----Original Message----- > H> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> > ps.com]On > H> Behalf Of Tomasz Janeczko > H> Sent: October 25, 2006 5:06 AM > H> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com > H> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities. > > H> Ara, > > H> If you have such "weird" problems the best you can do is the > following: > > H> 1. format drive / reinstall everything fresh (make at least 2 > partitions > H> one for the system and one for the rest. I personally have more > partitions > H> for various things) > > H> 2. buy Acronis True Image Home ($49) - and make system partition > backup > H> if you will do disk images regularly you can turn off windows "system > H> restore" > H> feature because full disk images give you much better protection. > > H> 3. backup your system partition before installation of every software > that > H> you don't know > H> so you can revert to pre-installation state in case somethign goes > wrong. > H> This will also ensure that registry does not get cluttered with stuff > that > H> did not get uninstalled properly > > H> Make scheduled backups (Acronis allows to make scheduled disk images > in > the > H> background > H> while you are working, you don't need to reboot nor anything like with > some > H> other tools) > H> and in the future you will be fully protected > H> and will be able to restore your system in 10 minutes (that's about > the > time > H> it takes on my computer). > > H> Recent story: > H> I have dual boot machine (allows to select whenever you want to boot > H> into Win XP 32 bit PL or Win XP 64 bit EN) > H> when I installed Windows Vista RC1 (for testing) it destroyed MBR > (master > H> boot record) on my disk > H> and I could not boot to anything but Vista. And as always Acronis True > H> Image > H> rescued me - I simply restored the image, MBR was restored too and > H> everything was back to normal. > > H> And big thanks to Yuki who first mentioned True Image on this list. > > H> Best regards, > H> Tomasz Janeczko > H> amibroker.com > H> ----- Original Message ----- > H> From: "Ara Kaloustian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:ara1%40san.rr.com> com> > H> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com> > H> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:13 AM > H> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities. > >>> Yuki >>> >>> My problems are "weird". .. >>> >>> For example, >>> 1. Some web sites I can not log in. (I can log in with backup >>> computer). >>> 2. Running Interactive Brokers TWS, when I activate Book Trader, data > does >>> not come into Book Trader. I have to shut it off and re-activate. This >>> actually happens with other programs also. Have not established patern. >>> 3. On my Firewall / Antivirus / Spam Blocker / Pest Controller, Spam > H> Blocker >>> and Pest Controller were not running. They were also missing from the > H> start >>> menu. >>> 4. Have problems running SecondCopy (my backup program). Beleive this >>> is >>> related the "read only" issue. >>> >>> I was hacked last week through Skype!. An "Unknown" user was registered > H> in >>> my PC, which I removed. >>> >>> Virus scans show no virus. >>> >>> The computer is new, so I do not do much HD maintenance. Occasional >>> Defragment. >>> >>> Unfortunatly have not got around to do a system backup!!! >>> >>> Where is the system log. Never looked at one. >>> >>> Tx >>> Ara >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Yuki Taga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:yukitaga%40tkh.att.ne.jp> > att.ne.jp> >>> To: "Ara Kaloustian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:39 AM >>> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities. >>> >>> >>>> Hi Ara, >>>> >>>> Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 3:31:19 PM, you wrote: >>>> >>>> AK> I regularly run Registry Machanic to keep PC running properly. >>>> >>>> AK> Today I ran a trial version of "PC MightyMax, right after I ran >>>> AK> Registry Mechanic. MightyMax found 241 Invalid Registry Paths and >>>> 74 >>>> Invalid Shortcuts. >>>> >>>> AK> Anyone experienced with this program??? The price tag also seems >>>> AK> unreasonably high ($120 / year licence) >>>> >>>> Ara ... generally speaking, these programs are all worthless, and >>>> have the potential to do much more harm than good. Running such a >>>> program -- regularly -- is a prescription for trouble, IMNSHO. These >>>> programs all follow different algorithms, and some are very >>>> "thorough" (to the point that they wreck your system by deleting >>>> things they shouldn't touch), and some are very lax (meaning they >>>> don't really do anything). >>>> >>>> Generally speaking, the registry (especially on a 2K or XP system) >>>> does not need "fixing". The only exception to that would be if you >>>> *knew* exactly what needed fixing. The registry is a huge database, >>>> and it does get cluttered with the remains of programs uninstalled, >>>> and other useless data. It also only grows in size, unless it is >>>> weeded and then compressed. But, again generally speaking, the amount >>>> of clutter is almost always minuscule compared to the size of the >>>> registry in the first place. Cutting the registry even by 5 percent >>>> (a tough job, usually) is not going to improve your performance very >>>> much. I doubt if you would even be aware of it. >>>> >>>> But because these registry "fixer" companies can scare or convince >>>> you into running a trial version, which they *know* will turn up >>>> something (unimportant, but probably a "large number" of unimportants >>>> -- i.e. seems large to you, but it's really *nothing*), they can make >>>> a lot of money touting their useless products. You could run 10 of >>>> these programs. None would agree with each other regarding either >>>> number or specifics. They are a waste of money. >>>> >>>> If invalid shortcuts or invalid registry paths are the only things >>>> you have to worry about, you probably have nothing to worry about, >>>> and definitely should not go to the trouble of reinstalling. What I >>>> am more concerned about, if I'm you, is "Am I compromised"? If your >>>> machine is "owned", to use the phrase, *then* it's time for a >>>> reformat and reinstall, maybe on a completely new drive. >>>> >>>> What problems are you having other than the read-only situation you >>>> mentioned in another thread? >>>> >>>> Do you have a known-good backup? >>>> >>>> Do you have an anti-virus program, and/or an anti-spyware program? >>>> >>>> Do you run them once in a while? >>>> >>>> Do you defragment your drives once in a while (every 48 hours here on >>>> a rotating basis)? >>>> >>>> Do you have a firewall? Which one? Is it running? >>>> >>>> Have you run any hard drive analysis software on your machine? Why >>>> not? >>>> >>>> Memory check software? Why not? >>>> >>>> What ... do your system logs tell you? Do you read them daily? >>>> (There should hardly ever be either a yellow or a red flag; basically >>>> they should be clean almost all the time.) >>>> >>>> The only way to clear DRAM that I know of is power off. That means >>>> computer, and modem, and monitor (if it's flat panel). Have you shut >>>> *everything* down completely, and waited five minutes (shouldn't take >>>> that long; but that should do it for sure), and tried again? >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Yuki >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. >>>> >>>> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to >>>> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com >>>> >>>> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: >>>> http://www.amibroke <http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/> r.com/devlog/ >>>> >>>> For other support material please check also: >>>> http://www.amibroke <http://www.amibroker.com/support.html> > r.com/support.html >>>> >>>> Yahoo! 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