[Andromeda43]

But, nobody really specified a "lab-test" machine, did they now?

We're taling about the ol' home computer.

With a Ghost in the machine, a format becomes as obsolete as a steering knob on a '61 Pontiac.

If I had a computer that other people like to futz with,,,,I'd be doing a Ghost Restore every morning.

I've shared this technique with many a school teacher that has to recover PC's that students muck up during the day. They have a restore DVD that can restore a PC in just a few minutes. FORMAT is one word never spoken in those venues.

Cheers,
Andromeda43

[Stoic Joker]

Andromeda43, on Aug 16 2005, 04:44 PM, said:

But, nobody really specified a "lab-test" machine, did they now?

We're taling about the ol' home computer.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

True, however I happen to have a "Lab" in my home.


Also Ghosting a drive assumes the hardware isn't going to change, unless you happen to like having phantom devices skulking around in devmgmt...and your sure you haven't done anything really important since the last imaging, that you're about to blow away.

[Andromeda43]

Well, yes,,,,,,it does take a few brains to use Ghost effectively.

When you change anything in the machine,,,,,you make a new Ghost image.

That's what I do anyway. That's why I make at least three new Ghost images of my C: drive every week.

I download and evaluate a LOT of software. My HD really gets mucked up easily. A Ghost restore gets things back on track in just four minutes.

Thanks for your replys,
We've breathed some life back into this old forum.

Cheers!

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Win 98 SE .::. None

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[Maleko]

I average on once a year, one of my machines was just re-done, and hadnt been formatted since it was built 2 years ago...just got to the stage where explorer kept dieing.