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Why I am reverting to W7
Hi guys
I recently had the shattering experience of a hdd failure (4yr old m/c going 24/7), after all my years that was a first. I was surprised to discover at my local tech shop that 80% of his work is hdd crashes
Well I guess you all know the scenario and the tech was able to retrieve most of my data and reinstall my OS (8.1) onto a new hdd. Now I go 100+hrs reinstalling my app etc
OK Im not here to whinge, I should have done more backups yada yada.
But what has really floored me is that there is no way for the home guy to back up his 8.1 system (not data) and restore it to a new hdd (on the same m/c). My tech guy confirmed this as he uses a business backup tp suite. Sounds incredible? You would never know till it happens to you
So I spent hours googling this only to conclude that the subject is littered with 99% crap (selling tp solutions etc and just plain bs - eg not differentiating between data and system, big giveaway
My solution follows the tech guy that I take my m/c to his shop and get him to do a system back up onto my usb hdd which he can then restore whenever using his tp set up - £50 done inc restore fee. Sounds like a con - I dont think he is that kind of guy and wouldnt be in business after 15yrs. I reason that this bu is only done say once/year and stored in a safe place as I dont install much new s/w
I survived my downtime by cranking up my old faithfull xp m/c (20yrs). This got me thinking about W 7, a stage I never went through but noted it has widespread user base (ca 50%) much to the fury of M$
So I got me a newish W7 HP tower and its a slicker version of xp innit. Of course it contains all the system image and restore disc utilities built in and seems easy (is it?) and its not bloatware and you have the control and can block all the annoying interference from M$
So after that preamble (hope it wasnt too boring) what I want to ask, are there any nasties with W7 (I learnt to live with and love xp - bit like an olf Ford Anglia, you could fix it with a few spanners.
Does the back up system do what you expect in the event of a total hdd failure. Can I reboot into a new hdd