> > There are two kinds of people in the world: those who make regular > > backups, and those who have not *YET* had a hard drive fail on them... > >
There are also those who think they're making backups, but aren't doing it properly. Not much point making copies of your pictures and MP3s if you can't restore the operating system because the restore information was in a hidden partition on the hard drive that just failed. Windows doesn't make it easy to backup hidden partitions. And as I found out the long way just this week - at least one laptop manufacturer provides a COA sticker which doesn't actually have a valid license key for the OS on it, although it looks like one. You can't just use any old OS disk and rely on getting the correct key from the sticker, which is what I've done several times over the years. It cost £30 to get a proper recovery CD from the manufacturer, which contains the correct key and a pre-activated version of Windows. This also means that once you've bought the recovery CD you can't re-use it for another laptop either. -- Tony Vincent --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
