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Windows 7: Do I need to do a backup?
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27 Jan 2013
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#12 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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27 Jan 2013
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#13 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit At home. |
Quote: Originally Posted by Kari 
Quote: Originally Posted by AddRAM Create a system image of Windows 7 on another partition or on an external hard drive. Don`t bother with W8, it`s garbage, and you`ll be switching back.
It`s like using 7 with a different look, a terrible look.  JMO So now after you got the Gold Member badge you feel you are the supreme authority capable of telling The Absolute Truth?
One of the most arrogant, uninformative, full of BS statements I have ever seen on the SF!
I feel sorry I congratulated you for the Gold Badge. This post alone put you in my ignore list.
Bye. Kari Uh, he did qualify his response by saying it was just his opinion (JMO). | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card On board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207h
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsun 128GB 840 Pro
Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB
Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB
Internet Speed fair to middlin'
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free)
Browser IE9
Other Info LSI 9211-8i SATA III controller card (eight more SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Combo - 3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Combo Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Logitech 5.1 speaker system, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer,
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27 Jan 2013
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#14 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit At home. |
Your link was flagged by WOT as being unsafe. Mayhap you could spell it out for us cowards who don't to go to a dodgy site. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card On board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207h
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsun 128GB 840 Pro
Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB
Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB
Internet Speed fair to middlin'
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free)
Browser IE9
Other Info LSI 9211-8i SATA III controller card (eight more SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Combo - 3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Combo Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Logitech 5.1 speaker system, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer,
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27 Jan 2013
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#15 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
The link is OK. But it is an Android 2.2. mini laptop. I wonder what the OP is up to. That is a real antique in Android terms. The current release is 4.2 Jelly Bean - and 5.0 Key Lime Pie is lurking around the corner. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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27 Jan 2013
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#16 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit At home. |
WOT gives it a very poor rating in three of four categories (the fourth is merely poor). Being the old coward I am, I prefer not to continue on to such links.
I was wondering the same about the OP. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card On board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207h
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsun 128GB 840 Pro
Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB
Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB
Internet Speed fair to middlin'
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free)
Browser IE9
Other Info LSI 9211-8i SATA III controller card (eight more SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Combo - 3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Combo Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Logitech 5.1 speaker system, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer,
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28 Jan 2013
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#17 | |
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 Australia |
What is it you are wondering about the OP? Sure it looks like a cheapy PC thing I personally wouldn't touch but it is Norton secured site 
Thanks for the info on the WOT plugin. I installed it for Firefox and it does warn about the site. Without this I'd have no idea it was a suspect site........So who do you believe? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800)
OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK520
PSU Seasonic M12II 520W
Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (000F), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS +
Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps
Antivirus Norton NIS, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser FireFox
Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
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28 Jan 2013
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#18 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 build 7600 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx Chennai, India |
Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald WOT gives it a very poor rating in three of four categories (the fourth is merely poor). Being the old coward I am, I prefer not to continue on to such links.
I was wondering the same about the OP. Given that the Op has joined very recently and 2 out of the total 3 posts are links to the same site  , I'd say its ads. http://www.sevenforums.com/search.php?searchid=3841508 | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86 build 7600 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache)
Motherboard Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset ICH9M-Enhanced
Memory 2GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics Card ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 with 256 MB
Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 15.4-inch WXGA anti-glare (1280 x 800 resolution)
Screen Resolution 1280 x 800
Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad, USB Mouse
Hard Drives 250GB Fujitsu MJA2250BH G2 ATA Device (IDE),
120GB in External Casing
Internet Speed 2 Mbps
Antivirus MSE
Browser Firefox, Chrome, IE
Other Info Authentec AES2810 Fingerprint Reader,
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7561S LightScribe
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28 Jan 2013
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#19 | |
Win 7 Pro x64 SP1, Win 7 Ult x86 SP1 NC, USA |
This link does not work for me, here is what i see when I click on it.  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number home built
OS Win 7 Pro x64 SP1, Win 7 Ult x86 SP1
CPU AMD Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
Memory 6GB GSkill DDR2 800
Graphics Card AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
Sound Card on board Realtek ALC889A
Monitor(s) Displays RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050...
Keyboard Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
Mouse Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
PSU Corsair 500 W
Case Rosewill mid tower
Cooling CM 90mm Tower
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
Internet Speed Uverse - 12Mbps D / 1.5Mbps U
Antivirus Avast free OR MSE. (+ MBAM Pro).
Browser 1-Firefox, 2-IE. (Chrome and Opera for testing)
Other Info 2 PCs: Primary: dual-boot, Test: triple-boot.
Mainly HTPC/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.
Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.
Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
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28 Jan 2013
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#20 | |
W7 X-64 RTM,SUSE 11.1, XP PRO SP3 as a VM, VMware ESXi Hafnarfjörður IS |
Hi there
Simple answer : YES
Doesn't matter what you are doing -- ALWAYS HAVE BACKUP - BOTH OS AND DATA - and have more than one on a SEPARATE DEVICE.
I read of one unfortunate member on this Forum who made several backups of his data on to a 3TB external drive - and after he'd accidentally deleted a lot of his music library he wanted to restore it again -- Guess what - when he plugged in his 3TB drive the power blew up and he was stuck !! -- Back to re-ripping several 000's of CD's again !!!!.
In this case the data was salvageable since these external HDD drives are usually standard SATA HDD's fitted with a power supply and a USB==>SATA adapter. Breaking open the case the disk could be restored by simply removing the HDD and fitting to the MOBO as an internal drive (you can get new enclosures to keep the disk as external if required too).
He was lucky in this case -- but if the disk had become totally defective -- what then -- so always keep important data backed up to MORE THAN 1 DEVICE.
Cheers
jimbo | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built
OS W7 X-64 RTM,SUSE 11.1, XP PRO SP3 as a VM, VMware ESXi
CPU Q9400 QUAD
Motherboard P5QL-CM
Memory 8GB
Graphics Card On Motherborad
Sound Card Realtek HD audio
Monitor(s) Displays Apple Cinema display
Mouse Toshiba wireless laser
Hard Drives 4 X 1TB SATA
Internet Speed > 20MB up
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