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Which Backup Option to Choose
Need some advice on how best to "backup" my system in case something happens like what happened last night that nearly gave me a heart attack.I wanted to install the latest Synaptics Touchpad driver as mine has not been responding "completely" after re-starts.For some reason,after a re-start,it seems like the touchpad driver is not loading (completely). I can use the touchpad but,features like two finger sc crolling are disabled until I physically load the Synaptics program myself from the start menu.Once I load the program myself,all is fine.The program used to load at startup and remained hidden in the taskbar.I'm not sure what happened in order for this program to stop loading.But,apparently,there is indeed an update available from the Synaptics website.
Windows AND HP can find no updates on their own.Synaptics informed me to uninstall the old driver before installing the new.I THOUGHT that the Windows proprietary touchpad driver would kick in upon reboot so that I could then install the new driver.Instead,upon reboot I was then unable to use the pc AT ALL Once the pc was booted to the log in screen where I was to then enter my Windows password,I found that I was completely locked out of the pc due to the entire keyboard being disabled ! Ugh !! So,I had to perform a system restore.Everything was fine after the restore.But,again,I am still stuck with the old,outdated driver.
As I'm not really used to "backing up" my pc (I just relied on "system restore" if anything went wrong.But,like last night,I was afraid that the restore option was going to cause me to lose things (updates,etc) due to possible having to restore to too early of a point.Thank God this was not the case).So,before I attempt this again,I 'd just like some advice on which backup option I should choose.I know there are several.Like "creating a system image" (?) WHich would all of you choose ? Which is the best ? Which would be the best for me ?
Remember,technically,all I'm trying to do is simply uninstall a driver/program so I can then install the new one.And,I really don't need "the scare" that I ended up having last night.All that being said.....thank you all Very,VERY much for any & all input.All help is IMMENSELY appreciated !