They tend to have a hidden recovery partition these days. I like to use Macrium Reflect (free) to image drives. It will also let you create a recovery CD that you can boot from, and use in conjunction with a recovery image if you have to replace the HDD. Just make sure to put the drive images on an external USB drive or something.
-- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Mon, 24 Aug 2015, at 05:17 PM, Kurt Wendt wrote: > Sounds like a good idea. This Image backup you speak of - it's a CD > image? Something like that? I've not actually done that before - but I > would definitely like to do it this time around. > > Strangely - last night - upon opening the box and pulling out the laptop > - it only had a small paper setup guide (which I didn't really need) and > some small booklet. I was annoyed that it came with NO Install CD for the > OS - incase something happened and I needed to re-install the OS! I found > this Annoying. I will admit - its my 1st time buying a Refurb, so - I > knew I had to expect its NOT the same thing as buying a NEW Laptop! > > -K- > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted > Roche > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 12:05 PM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: [NF] Laptop Dying & a Cheap Replacement ASAP... > > Step One The First: Before adding, editing, configuring, deleting or > otherwise FUBARring: make an image backup you can restore the machine to > the pristine, bloatware, unregistered, but working condition it came in. > > Then make backups. > > Then go to town slashing and burning. > > > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Kurt Wendt <kurt_we...@globetax.com> > wrote: > > Hey Ted - I was referring to Kevin Cully's last reply. So - thanks - I will > > try that link you gave me, grab it up & put it on a Flash HD - then install > > it on my train commute this evening! > > > > -K- > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of > > Ted Roche > > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 11:49 AM > > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > > Subject: Re: [NF] Laptop Dying & a Cheap Replacement ASAP... > > > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Kurt Wendt <kurt_we...@globetax.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> So - Kevin - how do I go back to "Classic Shell" as you suggested. Is it > >> just a setting - or do I need to install something. I did a Google Search > >> - and there seems to be a bunch of Links for downloading some kind of > >> Classic Shell. But, on the web - I tend to be wary of DL's - unless its > >> from a Known source. Heck, even CNet/Download.com can give you sucky DL's > >> - like SW you don't want that's Attached to SW you DO want! > >> > > > > I'm not Kevin, nor do I play him on YouTube (the bees!) > > > > But, here's the one I use: > > > > http://www.classicshell.net/ > > > > and don't download anything from untrustworthy sites! And there are no > > trustworthy sites. > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1440433689.2050039.364604761.409c3...@webmail.messagingengine.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
