Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again
You can also take a look at the link below http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp On Sep 8, 2010, at 10:44 PM, Keith McCombs kmcco...@engineer.com wrote: Anthony -- I use: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/image-for-windows.htm#IFWFEATURE If you click on Download, you can download a trial version. Sorry, I don't know what the limitations are on this version. I have, and use, the complete bundle including BootIt NG (for disk partitioning). $49. There is a learning curve (but not nearly as steep as AB). Another popular one is: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ I used a previous version of their Pro line, Backup Recovery. It also has a trial version. It was easier to use than I4W above. But I have used I4W for many, many years, so I just stick with it. Also, Terabyteunlimited doesn't charge for updates. Acronis does. -- Keith On 9/8/2010 07:31, Anthony Faragasso wrote: Thank you everyone... Keith, I am using windows Vista home premium...I can not run in Repair mode...I have exhausted all methods I can think of to repair the OS.. There are several / many Services that can not be started no matter what I have tried...I have not been able to update the OS through the windows automatic update service for sometime I do NOT have all installed program disks... Are there any free disk Imaging softwares that allow what you suggest ? Anthony - Original Message - From: Keith McCombs To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again Before you attempt to do anything else, make a complete image of your hard drive. Make sure that your disk imaging software will allow you to recover individual folders and files as well as the entire image. Then see if you can run your OS installation software in 'Repair' mode. If you can, you may end up fixing what ever your problem is, without needing to reinstall any software. If that doesn't work, maybe you might have to reinstall the OS. Are you absolutely sure that the only solution to your problem is a complete re-install? Positive? Absolutely Positive? If so: Just because you have copies of all your installed programs does NOT mean that you can merely copy them onto the newly installed OS. You will have to re-install almost all of your programs. For this you need the Original installation programs, including protection keys, either on disks or saved elsewhere. Good luck, -- Keith BTW, I have been using PC's since the very first IBM ones. Probably owned a couple of dozen since then. The only time I have had to reinstall an OS was when I lost my first HD more than 25 years ago. Since then, I make drive images and/or use other work arounds. On 9/7/2010 02:36, reinsley wrote: Hi, IMO, before to format, save your My documents files ( it's another name under Vista, the file containing all your personnal documents), save your bookmarks ( IE or Firefox), save your Outlook settings (address book contacts, settings accounts) Emails as well if needed, but they are on ISP's server. Save the other application files such as AB, into c:\Program Files. Your formulas, your databases, etc. are there. Then format the disk, and start from scratch, install vista. Don't forget the drivers. Install all your applications. Printer and gadgets... Restore your My documents, and AB formulas, AB databases. You can do a todolist of the actions before to start. You update this document as and when you did it. Next install you update your technical notes, the order to proceed, the things forgotten. It's a good way to never miss a step. When everything is running fine for a while, you know what is worth to backup from time to time. :) Best regards Le 07/09/2010 00:44, Anthony Faragasso a écrit : I need to re-install windows Vista to correct several issues I am having... I purchased an external Hard drive...How do I move all programs and files to the external hard drive and then move them back to the computers internal hard drive after re-installing the operating system ? I do not think just backing up the internal hard drive will preserve all programs...some programs I do not have disks for... Help... thank you Anthony
Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again
Thank you everyone... Keith, I am using windows Vista home premium...I can not run in Repair mode...I have exhausted all methods I can think of to repair the OS.. There are several / many Services that can not be started no matter what I have tried...I have not been able to update the OS through the windows automatic update service for sometime I do NOT have all installed program disks... Are there any free disk Imaging softwares that allow what you suggest ? Anthony - Original Message - From: Keith McCombs To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again Before you attempt to do anything else, make a complete image of your hard drive. Make sure that your disk imaging software will allow you to recover individual folders and files as well as the entire image. Then see if you can run your OS installation software in 'Repair' mode. If you can, you may end up fixing what ever your problem is, without needing to reinstall any software. If that doesn't work, maybe you might have to reinstall the OS. Are you absolutely sure that the only solution to your problem is a complete re-install? Positive? Absolutely Positive? If so: Just because you have copies of all your installed programs does NOT mean that you can merely copy them onto the newly installed OS. You will have to re-install almost all of your programs. For this you need the Original installation programs, including protection keys, either on disks or saved elsewhere. Good luck, -- Keith BTW, I have been using PC's since the very first IBM ones. Probably owned a couple of dozen since then. The only time I have had to reinstall an OS was when I lost my first HD more than 25 years ago. Since then, I make drive images and/or use other work arounds. On 9/7/2010 02:36, reinsley wrote: Hi, IMO, before to format, save your My documents files ( it's another name under Vista, the file containing all your personnal documents), save your bookmarks ( IE or Firefox), save your Outlook settings (address book contacts, settings accounts) Emails as well if needed, but they are on ISP's server. Save the other application files such as AB, into c:\Program Files. Your formulas, your databases, etc. are there. Then format the disk, and start from scratch, install vista. Don't forget the drivers. Install all your applications. Printer and gadgets... Restore your My documents, and AB formulas, AB databases. You can do a todolist of the actions before to start. You update this document as and when you did it. Next install you update your technical notes, the order to proceed, the things forgotten. It's a good way to never miss a step. When everything is running fine for a while, you know what is worth to backup from time to time. :) Best regards Le 07/09/2010 00:44, Anthony Faragasso a écrit : I need to re-install windows Vista to correct several issues I am having... I purchased an external Hard drive...How do I move all programs and files to the external hard drive and then move them back to the computers internal hard drive after re-installing the operating system ? I do not think just backing up the internal hard drive will preserve all programs...some programs I do not have disks for... Help... thank you Anthony
Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again
Herman, I purchased an external HD...if I install the OS ( Vista ) on the external HD, will the computer boot from there ? Anthony - Original Message - From: Herman To: Keith McCombs Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:19 AM Subject: Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again A fresh install of the OS most of the time leads to new install of most programs you use. If you have many you always miss some and always have to serach for install disks, passwords, etc. My way around this is to add another harddisk and leave the old one intact and functional. Then install on the new Hard disk. You will still have to install all the programs but at least you can still access everything you missed copying. Having two hard disks you can do a new OS install periodically without having to worry about losing anything. I do the same when upgrading OS and now have three HDs, XP, Vista and W7. herman Before you attempt to do anything else, make a complete image of your hard drive. Make sure that your disk imaging software will allow you to recover individual folders and files as well as the entire image. Then see if you can run your OS installation software in 'Repair' mode. If you can, you may end up fixing what ever your problem is, without needing to reinstall any software. If that doesn't work, maybe you might have to reinstall the OS. Are you absolutely sure that the only solution to your problem is a complete re-install? Positive? Absolutely Positive? If so: Just because you have copies of all your installed programs does NOT mean that you can merely copy them onto the newly installed OS. You will have to re-install almost all of your programs. For this you need the Original installation programs, including protection keys, either on disks or saved elsewhere. Good luck, -- Keith BTW, I have been using PC's since the very first IBM ones. Probably owned a couple of dozen since then. The only time I have had to reinstall an OS was when I lost my first HD more than 25 years ago. Since then, I make drive images and/or use other work arounds. On 9/7/2010 02:36, reinsley wrote: Hi, IMO, before to format, save your My documents files ( it's another name under Vista, the file containing all your personnal documents), save your bookmarks ( IE or Firefox), save your Outlook settings (address book contacts, settings accounts) Emails as well if needed, but they are on ISP's server. Save the other application files such as AB, into c:\Program Files. Your formulas, your databases, etc. are there. Then format the disk, and start from scratch, install vista. Don't forget the drivers. Install all your applications. Printer and gadgets... Restore your My documents, and AB formulas, AB databases. You can do a todolist of the actions before to start. You update this document as and when you did it. Next install you update your technical notes, the order to proceed, the things forgotten. It's a good way to never miss a step. When everything is running fine for a while, you know what is worth to backup from time to time. :) Best regards Le 07/09/2010 00:44, Anthony Faragasso a écrit : I need to re-install windows Vista to correct several issues I am having... I purchased an external Hard drive...How do I move all programs and files to the external hard drive and then move them back to the computers internal hard drive after re-installing the operating system ? I do not think just backing up the internal hard drive will preserve all programs...some programs I do not have disks for... Help... thank you Anthony
Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again
Hi Anthony/Herman, I missing something in this conversation. It's the BIOS determining the BOOT process ? Regards, Ton. - Original Message - From: Herman To: Anthony Faragasso Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again I don't think that is possible because before it can access the external hard-disk the OS must be running the drivers, i.e., the OS must be loaded. herman Herman, I purchased an external HD...if I install the OS ( Vista ) on the external HD, will the computer boot from there ? Anthony - Original Message - From: Herman To: Keith McCombs Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:19 AM Subject: Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again A fresh install of the OS most of the time leads to new install of most programs you use. If you have many you always miss some and always have to serach for install disks, passwords, etc. My way around this is to add another harddisk and leave the old one intact and functional. Then install on the new Hard disk. You will still have to install all the programs but at least you can still access everything you missed copying. Having two hard disks you can do a new OS install periodically without having to worry about losing anything. I do the same when upgrading OS and now have three HDs, XP, Vista and W7. herman Before you attempt to do anything else, make a complete image of your hard drive. Make sure that your disk imaging software will allow you to recover individual folders and files as well as the entire image. Then see if you can run your OS installation software in 'Repair' mode. If you can, you may end up fixing what ever your problem is, without needing to reinstall any software. If that doesn't work, maybe you might have to reinstall the OS. Are you absolutely sure that the only solution to your problem is a complete re-install? Positive? Absolutely Positive? If so: Just because you have copies of all your installed programs does NOT mean that you can merely copy them onto the newly installed OS. You will have to re-install almost all of your programs. For this you need the Original installation programs, including protection keys, either on disks or saved elsewhere. Good luck, -- Keith BTW, I have been using PC's since the very first IBM ones. Probably owned a couple of dozen since then. The only time I have had to reinstall an OS was when I lost my first HD more than 25 years ago. Since then, I make drive images and/or use other work arounds. On 9/7/2010 02:36, reinsley wrote: Hi, IMO, before to format, save your My documents files ( it's another name under Vista, the file containing all your personnal documents), save your bookmarks ( IE or Firefox), save your Outlook settings (address book contacts, settings accounts) Emails as well if needed, but they are on ISP's server. Save the other application files such as AB, into c:\Program Files. Your formulas, your databases, etc. are there. Then format the disk, and start from scratch, install vista. Don't forget the drivers. Install all your applications. Printer and gadgets... Restore your My documents, and AB formulas, AB databases. You can do a todolist of the actions before to start. You update this document as and when you did it. Next install you update your technical notes, the order to proceed, the things forgotten. It's a good way to never miss a step. When everything is running fine for a while, you know what is worth to backup from time to time. :) Best regards Le 07/09/2010 00:44, Anthony Faragasso a écrit : I need to re-install windows Vista to correct several issues I am having... I purchased an external Hard drive...How do I move all programs and files to the external hard drive and then move them back to the computers internal hard drive after re-installing the operating system ? I do not think just backing up the internal hard drive will preserve all programs...some programs I do not have disks for... Help... thank you Anthony
Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again
On certain newer systems, you can go into the BIOS at the computer start, and tell the computer to look at another drive first. e.g.: In the old days, the computer was made to seek on the A: floppy drive first, if no disk, then it would go to the C: drive. Similarly you can tell the system to ignore external drives - floppy, CD, DVD ... You will need to create a bootable USB stick, then change the BIOS to boot off the USB port, and off you go. === To create a bootable USB stick - must be a clean stick. This will clean the stick and DELETE all data oon the disk. From the DOS BOX via cmd: Diskpart List disk Gives disk #'s Select disk # MAKE SURE THIS IS THE USB STICK! Clean Create partition primary Active Format fs=fat32 quick Assign Exit Then load the OS you want to install on the USB stick then load the OS using normal commands. === -= Cß =-
Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again
Anthony -- I use: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/image-for-windows.htm#IFWFEATURE If you click on Download, you can download a trial version. Sorry, I don't know what the limitations are on this version. I have, and use, the complete bundle including BootIt NG (for disk partitioning). $49. There is a learning curve (but not nearly as steep as AB). Another popular one is: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ I used a previous version of their Pro line, Backup Recovery. It also has a trial version. It was easier to use than I4W above. But I have used I4W for many, many years, so I just stick with it. Also, Terabyteunlimited doesn't charge for updates. Acronis does. -- Keith On 9/8/2010 07:31, Anthony Faragasso wrote: Thank you everyone... Keith, I am using windows Vista home premium...I can not run in Repair mode...I have exhausted all methods I can think of to repair the OS.. There are several / many Services that can not be started no matter what I have tried...I have not been able to update the OS through the windows automatic update service for sometime I do NOT have all installed program disks... Are there any free disk Imaging softwares that allow what you suggest ? Anthony - Original Message - *From:* Keith McCombs mailto:kmcco...@engineer.com *To:* amibroker@yahoogroups.com mailto:amibroker@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Tuesday, September 07, 2010 11:52 PM *Subject:* Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again Before you attempt to do anything else, make a complete image of your hard drive. Make sure that your disk imaging software will allow you to recover individual folders and files as well as the entire image. Then see if you can run your OS installation software in 'Repair' mode. If you can, you may end up fixing what ever your problem is, without needing to reinstall any software. If that doesn't work, maybe you might have to reinstall the OS. Are you absolutely sure that the only solution to your problem is a complete re-install? Positive? Absolutely Positive? If so: Just because you have copies of all your installed programs does NOT mean that you can merely copy them onto the newly installed OS. You will have to re-install almost all of your programs. For this you need the Original installation programs, including protection keys, either on disks or saved elsewhere. Good luck, -- Keith BTW, I have been using PC's since the very first IBM ones. Probably owned a couple of dozen since then. The only time I have had to reinstall an OS was when I lost my first HD more than 25 years ago. Since then, I make drive images and/or use other work arounds. On 9/7/2010 02:36, reinsley wrote: Hi, IMO, before to format, save your My documents files ( it's another name under Vista, the file containing all your personnal documents), save your bookmarks ( IE or Firefox), save your Outlook settings (address book contacts, settings accounts) Emails as well if needed, but they are on ISP's server. Save the other application files such as AB, into c:\Program Files. Your formulas, your databases, etc. are there. Then format the disk, and start from scratch, install vista. Don't forget the drivers. Install all your applications. Printer and gadgets... Restore your My documents, and AB formulas, AB databases. You can do a todolist of the actions before to start. You update this document as and when you did it. Next install you update your technical notes, the order to proceed, the things forgotten. It's a good way to never miss a step. When everything is running fine for a while, you know what is worth to backup from time to time. :) Best regards Le 07/09/2010 00:44, Anthony Faragasso a écrit : I need to re-install windows Vista to correct several issues I am having... I purchased an external Hard drive...How do I move all programs and files to the external hard drive and then move them back to the computers internal hard drive after re-installing the operating system ? I do not think just backing up the internal hard drive will preserve all programs...some programs I do not have disks for... Help... thank you Anthony
Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again
Hi, IMO, before to format, save your My documents files ( it's another name under Vista, the file containing all your personnal documents), save your bookmarks ( IE or Firefox), save your Outlook settings (address book contacts, settings accounts) Emails as well if needed, but they are on ISP's server. Save the other application files such as AB, into c:\Program Files. Your formulas, your databases, etc. are there. Then format the disk, and start from scratch, install vista. Don't forget the drivers. Install all your applications. Printer and gadgets... Restore your My documents, and AB formulas, AB databases. You can do a todolist of the actions before to start. You update this document as and when you did it. Next install you update your technical notes, the order to proceed, the things forgotten. It's a good way to never miss a step. When everything is running fine for a while, you know what is worth to backup from time to time. :) Best regards Le 07/09/2010 00:44, Anthony Faragasso a écrit : I need to re-install windows Vista to correct several issues I am having... I purchased an external Hard drive...How do I move all programs and files to the external hard drive and then move them back to the computers internal hard drive after re-installing the operating system ? I do not think just backing up the internal hard drive will preserve all programs...some programs I do not have disks for... Help... thank you Anthony
Re: [amibroker] OT: installing OS again
Before you attempt to do anything else, make a complete image of your hard drive. Make sure that your disk imaging software will allow you to recover individual folders and files as well as the entire image. Then see if you can run your OS installation software in 'Repair' mode. If you can, you may end up fixing what ever your problem is, without needing to reinstall any software. If that doesn't work, maybe you might have to reinstall the OS. Are you absolutely sure that the only solution to your problem is a complete re-install? Positive? Absolutely Positive? If so: Just because you have copies of all your installed programs does NOT mean that you can merely copy them onto the newly installed OS. You will have to re-install almost all of your programs. For this you need the Original installation programs, including protection keys, either on disks or saved elsewhere. Good luck, -- Keith BTW, I have been using PC's since the very first IBM ones. Probably owned a couple of dozen since then. The only time I have had to reinstall an OS was when I lost my first HD more than 25 years ago. Since then, I make drive images and/or use other work arounds. On 9/7/2010 02:36, reinsley wrote: Hi, IMO, before to format, save your My documents files ( it's another name under Vista, the file containing all your personnal documents), save your bookmarks ( IE or Firefox), save your Outlook settings (address book contacts, settings accounts) Emails as well if needed, but they are on ISP's server. Save the other application files such as AB, into c:\Program Files. Your formulas, your databases, etc. are there. Then format the disk, and start from scratch, install vista. Don't forget the drivers. Install all your applications. Printer and gadgets... Restore your My documents, and AB formulas, AB databases. You can do a todolist of the actions before to start. You update this document as and when you did it. Next install you update your technical notes, the order to proceed, the things forgotten. It's a good way to never miss a step. When everything is running fine for a while, you know what is worth to backup from time to time. :) Best regards Le 07/09/2010 00:44, Anthony Faragasso a écrit : I need to re-install windows Vista to correct several issues I am having... I purchased an external Hard drive...How do I move all programs and files to the external hard drive and then move them back to the computers internal hard drive after re-installing the operating system ? I do not think just backing up the internal hard drive will preserve all programs...some programs I do not have disks for... Help... thank you Anthony
[amibroker] OT: installing OS again
I need to re-install windows Vista to correct several issues I am having... I purchased an external Hard drive...How do I move all programs and files to the external hard drive and then move them back to the computers internal hard drive after re-installing the operating system ? I do not think just backing up the internal hard drive will preserve all programs...some programs I do not have disks for... Help... thank you Anthony
