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I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with it for
a while.
Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution?
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Denise
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Denise,
Have you already tried rebooting?
System restore to yesterday, maybe?
:)
Carlos
"Denise" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with it for
> a while.
>
> Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution?
> --
> Denise
>
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Denise <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
[Quoted Text] > I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with
> it for a while.
>
> Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution?
Well, now that you've gone and made new friends, want to tell us more about
your symptoms? My crystal ball is on the blink.
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Yes, I did. I also ran a number of anti-virus/trojan/malware programs and
they came up with nothing except a few cookies. I was reading around the
internet and the only other thing that was mentioned that could cause the
lockout from Add/Remove Programs is that the appwiz.cpl file had been deleted
from Windows > System32, but mine is there.
--
Denise
"Carlos" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Denise,
> Have you already tried rebooting?
> System restore to yesterday, maybe?
> :)
> Carlos
>
> "Denise" wrote:
>
> > I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with it for
> > a while.
> >
> > Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution?
> > --
> > Denise
> >
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<title></title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
<big><font face="Calibri">Another example of you trying to "clean" and
"update" your computer. Now it's screwed up, AGAIN, and you want
others to figure out just what it was you did to screw up your computer.<br>
<br>
There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with Windows if you don't DINKER with
it!<br>
<br>
You need to find another hobby - like knitting, crocheting, reading
books, etc. Something you can't DINKER with!!!<br>
 <br>
</font></big><br>
 <br>
Denise wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:36223BA8-C644-4D28-AA65-50AE42C3BC3C[ at ]microsoft.com"
type="cite">
<pre wrap="">I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with it for
a while.
Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution?
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
</body>
</html>
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Just for fun I did a Google for 'Denise' and 'Windows' and
'x64'. Google returns about 37,200 for Denise AND Windows
AND x64.
You are a celebrity. You probably have more computer
problems that any other single person in the entire world.
Denise wrote:
[Quoted Text] > I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with it for
> a while.
>
> Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution?
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You're a complete jerk . . . always have been and always will be. I've come
to accept that but do you really need to make an a$$ out of yourself in
public? That was the most obnoxious, backward, anti-feminist statement that
I've heard since the 50's.
Your time would have been better spent searching for a solution to the
problem that hundreds of people have, which is, not being able to get MS
Updates.
And you know what? Most people don't know the answers to the questions I
ask . . . so put that in your pipe and smoke it.
And get rid of your HTML code . . . it doesn't work.
Dinker with it? You must mean tinker with it. Dinker is not a word. You
just keep showing your ignorance everytime you post.
If you don't like me searching for answers to the problems that Microsoft
causes me and hundreds of others, don't read my posts.
--
Denise
"Bobby Johnson" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> > <html> > <head> > <meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> > <title></title> > </head> > <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> > <big><font face="Calibri">Another example of you trying to "clean" and > "update" your computer. Now it's screwed up, AGAIN, and you want > others to figure out just what it was you did to screw up your computer.<br> > <br> > There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with Windows if you don't DINKER with > it!<br> > <br> > You need to find another hobby - like knitting, crocheting, reading > books, etc. Something you can't DINKER with!!!<br> > <br> > </font></big><br> > <br> > Denise wrote: > <blockquote > cite="mid:36223BA8-C644-4D28-AA65-50AE42C3BC3C[ at ]microsoft.com" > type="cite"> > <pre wrap="">I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with it for > a while. > > Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution? > </pre> > </blockquote> > <br> > </body> > </html> > |
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Denise,
Have you tried pressing Windows Key + R key simultaneously and then entering
appwiz.cpl and the pressing the ENTER key?
That should launch the add/remove thingie.
Carlos
"Denise" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Yes, I did. I also ran a number of anti-virus/trojan/malware programs and
> they came up with nothing except a few cookies. I was reading around the
> internet and the only other thing that was mentioned that could cause the
> lockout from Add/Remove Programs is that the appwiz.cpl file had been deleted
> from Windows > System32, but mine is there.
> --
> Denise
>
>
>
> "Carlos" wrote:
>
> > Denise,
> > Have you already tried rebooting?
> > System restore to yesterday, maybe?
> > :)
> > Carlos
> >
> > "Denise" wrote:
> >
> > > I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with it for
> > > a while.
> > >
> > > Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution?
> > > --
> > > Denise
> > >
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dinker
* someone who just does enough to get something done.
The above is just one of the definitions of dinker. In your
case you do just enough to screw up your computer.
Microsoft does not cause the problems you have with your
computer. You cause the problems because you really don't
know what you're doing. And, since you don't know what
you're doing then how do you expect others to know how to
correct your problems?
I have visited the other forums you post in and the people
also there get tired of trying to figure out the solutions
to your obscure problems.
You're absolutely right - most people don't know the answers
to your problems because you don't know how you screwed up
your computer and you can't provide sufficient information
to analyze the situation! Your approach is to throw your
problems out in public and hope someone mystically stumbles
across the solution!
To troubleshoot any problem there has to be enough relative
information to analyze and formulate logical methods to get
to the root of the problem!
In other words you air your dirty laundry in public!
Denise wrote:
[Quoted Text] > You're a complete jerk . . . always have been and always will be. I've come
> to accept that but do you really need to make an a$$ out of yourself in
> public? That was the most obnoxious, backward, anti-feminist statement that
> I've heard since the 50's.
>
> Your time would have been better spent searching for a solution to the
> problem that hundreds of people have, which is, not being able to get MS
> Updates.
>
> And you know what? Most people don't know the answers to the questions I
> ask . . . so put that in your pipe and smoke it.
>
> And get rid of your HTML code . . . it doesn't work.
>
> Dinker with it? You must mean tinker with it. Dinker is not a word. You
> just keep showing your ignorance everytime you post.
>
> If you don't like me searching for answers to the problems that Microsoft
> causes me and hundreds of others, don't read my posts.
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P.S.
Also there is a real place named Dinker:
http://www.maplandia.com/germany/nordrhein-westfalen/arnsberg/soest/dinker/
I think I have actually been there!
Denise wrote:
[Quoted Text] > You're a complete jerk . . . always have been and always will be. I've come
> to accept that but do you really need to make an a$$ out of yourself in
> public? That was the most obnoxious, backward, anti-feminist statement that
> I've heard since the 50's.
>
> Your time would have been better spent searching for a solution to the
> problem that hundreds of people have, which is, not being able to get MS
> Updates.
>
> And you know what? Most people don't know the answers to the questions I
> ask . . . so put that in your pipe and smoke it.
>
> And get rid of your HTML code . . . it doesn't work.
>
> Dinker with it? You must mean tinker with it. Dinker is not a word. You
> just keep showing your ignorance everytime you post.
>
> If you don't like me searching for answers to the problems that Microsoft
> causes me and hundreds of others, don't read my posts.
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Hi Carlos,
Things were never right after I did my last Repair . . . many things didn't
work right and not being able to get into Add/Remove Programs yesterday made
my mind up for me. I first tried an SFC scan but it didn't help so I did
another Repair. The first time I tried, it loaded all the files and then got
hung up on "Setting up Windows" (or something similar). I waited about 5
minutes but it didn't move, so I started it again and it went fine. I have
access to the internet, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Updates, and all the
other little problems that I was having are gone.
Besides having XP Pro x64 installed, I have SATA, so everything was new to
me. I've learned a lot in the past 2 years and a lot of it came from help
from people like you. Thanks for taking the time to help. I never got a
chance to try your solution. It looks like your response came in right
before I got up this morning. I hope it helps someone else though. That's
the one good thing about these forums. So many things and commands are
shared that it's bound to help someone.
Have a good weekend.
--
Denise
"Carlos" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Denise,
> Have you tried pressing Windows Key + R key simultaneously and then entering
> appwiz.cpl and the pressing the ENTER key?
> That should launch the add/remove thingie.
> Carlos
>
> "Denise" wrote:
>
> > Yes, I did. I also ran a number of anti-virus/trojan/malware programs and
> > they came up with nothing except a few cookies. I was reading around the
> > internet and the only other thing that was mentioned that could cause the
> > lockout from Add/Remove Programs is that the appwiz.cpl file had been deleted
> > from Windows > System32, but mine is there.
> > --
> > Denise
> >
> >
> >
> > "Carlos" wrote:
> >
> > > Denise,
> > > Have you already tried rebooting?
> > > System restore to yesterday, maybe?
> > > :)
> > > Carlos
> > >
> > > "Denise" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with it for
> > > > a while.
> > > >
> > > > Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution?
> > > > --
> > > > Denise
> > > >
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Your words show your distain for the people who come here for help.
If you choose to spread bad rumors about me, you had better be prepared to
back up those statements, in writing, signed by the person who spoke them and
they had better be willing to appear in court for you. Defamation of
character is an offence for which I can file a legal action.
"To troubleshoot any problem there has to be enough relative
information to analyze and formulate logical methods to get
to the root of the problem!"
Yes, we all know what information to give in order for someone to determine
the reason Add/Remove Programs no longer works. Yup, the reason is
Microsoft, the company that wrote script to remove wups from the registry but
leaving the file so that it trips everybody who reinstalls or Repairs Windows
by also affecting wuauserv. If you're so smart, why didn't you know this.
You're supposedly here to help. I come here for help but it seems that I
know more than you about this problem and it's really getting your goat.
"Microsoft does not cause the problems you have with your
computer. You cause the problems because you really don't
know what you're doing."
Really? That's not what Microsoft has to say about it:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/943144
"Scenario 1
This problem occurs because of how the Windows XP repair operation replaces
Windows system files. When you repair a Windows installation by using a
Windows XP CD, the repair operation performs both of the following operations:
It replaces all the Windows system files with the corresponding files from
the CD.
Note This includes the Windows Update files.
It restores the Windows registry.
The latest version of Windows Update includes a file that was not available
in the release version of Windows XP. This file is named Wups2.dll.
Therefore, after the repair operation is complete, the following situation
exists:
The Wups2.dll file remains on the computer.
The registry entries that correspond to this file are missing.
Because the registry files that correspond to the Wups2.dll file are
missing, update installations are unsuccessful."
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Adinker&aq=f&oq=
Google Search: define:dinker
No definitions were found for dinker.
Suggestions:
- Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
- Search the Web for documents that contain "dinker"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dinker
"Just for fun I did a Google for 'Denise' and 'Windows' and
'x64'. Google returns about 37,200 for Denise AND Windows
AND x64."
Just for fun, but not to help. You've missed your calling. I did a Google
search and came up with very little and there were duplicates of each thread.
I thought that I was smart to seek help when I needed it. Imagine, you come
here to help people but you think it's dumb. What are you doing here?
--
Denise
"Bobby Johnson" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > dinker
>
> * someone who just does enough to get something done.
>
> The above is just one of the definitions of dinker. In your
> case you do just enough to screw up your computer.
>
> Microsoft does not cause the problems you have with your
> computer. You cause the problems because you really don't
> know what you're doing. And, since you don't know what
> you're doing then how do you expect others to know how to
> correct your problems?
>
> I have visited the other forums you post in and the people
> also there get tired of trying to figure out the solutions
> to your obscure problems.
>
> You're absolutely right - most people don't know the answers
> to your problems because you don't know how you screwed up
> your computer and you can't provide sufficient information
> to analyze the situation! Your approach is to throw your
> problems out in public and hope someone mystically stumbles
> across the solution!
>
> To troubleshoot any problem there has to be enough relative
> information to analyze and formulate logical methods to get
> to the root of the problem!
>
> In other words you air your dirty laundry in public!
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Awwww . . . isn't that cute! Sticking up for your friend. That's sweet.
It really is. He needs all the help he can get.
--
Denise
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Denise <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I've come to the final conclusion that MS *BLEEPS* but I'm stuck with
> > it for a while.
> >
> > Today, I can't open Add/Remove Programs. What's the solution?
>
> Well, now that you've gone and made new friends, want to tell us more about
> your symptoms? My crystal ball is on the blink.
>
>
>
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It's amazing that I have been using Windows for over 20
years and in ALL that time I have not had as many problems
as you have in the past year! Windows is not the only
operating system I have used either!
Windows may not be best operating system in the world, but
if you read the appropriate user manuals and other related
publications, it is relatively stable as long as you don't
try to fix thing that don't need fixed.
The Windows update presently works on the 6 systems I
currently have running; both XP and Vista in both 32-bit and
64-bit versions; and it has worked for quite some time. I
can't even remember when I've had a problem with Windows Update.
I have been building systems for customers for over 20
years, also, and I have yet to encounter a customer with as
many problems as you. I doubt all my customers combined
have had as many problems as you - a single individual!
Denise wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Your words show your distain for the people who come here for help. > > If you choose to spread bad rumors about me, you had better be prepared to > back up those statements, in writing, signed by the person who spoke them and > they had better be willing to appear in court for you. Defamation of > character is an offence for which I can file a legal action. > > "To troubleshoot any problem there has to be enough relative > information to analyze and formulate logical methods to get > to the root of the problem!" > Yes, we all know what information to give in order for someone to determine > the reason Add/Remove Programs no longer works. Yup, the reason is > Microsoft, the company that wrote script to remove wups from the registry but > leaving the file so that it trips everybody who reinstalls or Repairs Windows > by also affecting wuauserv. If you're so smart, why didn't you know this. > You're supposedly here to help. I come here for help but it seems that I > know more than you about this problem and it's really getting your goat. > > > "Microsoft does not cause the problems you have with your > computer. You cause the problems because you really don't > know what you're doing." > > Really? That's not what Microsoft has to say about it: > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/943144> > "Scenario 1 > > This problem occurs because of how the Windows XP repair operation replaces > Windows system files. When you repair a Windows installation by using a > Windows XP CD, the repair operation performs both of the following operations: > It replaces all the Windows system files with the corresponding files from > the CD. > > Note This includes the Windows Update files. > It restores the Windows registry. > The latest version of Windows Update includes a file that was not available > in the release version of Windows XP. This file is named Wups2.dll. > Therefore, after the repair operation is complete, the following situation > exists: > The Wups2.dll file remains on the computer. > The registry entries that correspond to this file are missing. > Because the registry files that correspond to the Wups2.dll file are > missing, update installations are unsuccessful." > > > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Adinker&aq=f&oq=> > Google Search: define:dinker > No definitions were found for dinker. > Suggestions: > - Make sure all words are spelled correctly. > - Search the Web for documents that contain "dinker" > > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dinker> > > > "Just for fun I did a Google for 'Denise' and 'Windows' and > 'x64'. Google returns about 37,200 for Denise AND Windows > AND x64." > > Just for fun, but not to help. You've missed your calling. I did a Google > search and came up with very little and there were duplicates of each thread. > I thought that I was smart to seek help when I needed it. Imagine, you come > here to help people but you think it's dumb. What are you doing here? > |
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Definition #3 from your link below fits you perfectly:
3. dinker Verb. To troubleshoot. To fix. To try different
things with. To work on something when you don't really know
what you are doing or don't know what else to do. To try
unorthodox remedies.
I'm going to dinker with my car and see if I can get it to
start.
Denise wrote:
[Quoted Text]
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One can never have too many friends!
The more the better and they ALL are very dear too me!
Denise wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Awwww . . . isn't that cute! Sticking up for your friend. That's sweet.
> It really is. He needs all the help he can get.
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Bobby:
I like definition #3. I've seen this type of person in the automotive field
for well over 30 years and counting. I've given up on answering this lady or
trying to help her when I got a tongue lashing for recommending too simple a
fix for one of her problems. I also agree with you about not seeing this
many problems on multiple computers with XPx64 or Vista x64 since XPx64 was
in beta.
--
Dennis Pack
XP x64 SP2, Vista Enterprise x64 SP1
WHS, Office Professional Plus 2007 SP1
"Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson[ at ]aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > Definition #3 from your link below fits you perfectly: > > 3. dinker Verb. To troubleshoot. To fix. To try different things with. To > work on something when you don't really know what you are doing or don't > know what else to do. To try unorthodox remedies. > > I'm going to dinker with my car and see if I can get it to start. > > > Denise wrote: >> Google Search: define:dinker >> No definitions were found for dinker. >> Suggestions: >> - Make sure all words are spelled correctly. >> - Search the Web for documents that contain "dinker" >> >> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dinker
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Denise <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Things were never right after I did my last Repair . . . many
> things didn't work right and not being able to get into Add/Remove
> Programs yesterday made my mind up for me. I first tried an SFC
> scan but it didn't help so I did another Repair. The first time I
> tried, it loaded all the files and then got hung up on "Setting up
> Windows" (or something similar). I waited about 5 minutes but it
> didn't move, so I started it again and it went fine. I have
> access to the internet, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Updates, and
> all the other little problems that I was having are gone.
Denise, I've been following your problems for a while and I wonder if
you've ever considered getting imaging software? What it can do is
make an "image" of your harddrive(s) to be restored if problems ever
arise, you just slip in the bootable rescue CD (instructions to burn
one are on the CD or you can boot the CD), reboot your computer and
select the last image you made when your computer was working properly
and it will erase your drive/partition (your choice) and put it back
exactly as it was when you made the image.
I've had good success with Acronis True Image Home but there are others
and, if you have a Seagate/Maxtor or Western Digital hard drive, both
manufacturers offer free software on their websites that include
Acronis True Image Home.
Acronis:
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
Seagate:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=DiscWizard&vgnextoid=d9fd4a3cdde5c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD
Maxtor:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=MaxBlast_5&vgnextoid=7add8b9c4a8ff010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD
Western Digital:
http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=504&sid=1&lang=en
Just a thought but it might be worth looking into.... When everything
is totally FUBAR, restoring an image will save bunches of frustration!
--
XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project:
http://improve-usenet.org
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I've used Acronis for years to do this. Given the kind of work I do, I'm
often running in beta OSs and constantly changing requirements. Whenever I
build a new box, I get it all set up and then pull an image of the OS drive.
(I keep all documents, music, pictures, and data on separate partitions!)
Periodically I update that image when I've made changes, and when those
changes are "good". Whenever I need to recover, I have a full image to blow
back on to the disk.
I stopped using Acronis for this about 6 months ago, switching to Windows
Home Server instead. Since then, I've had occasion to restore a full image
twice, and both times it's been flawless. In addition, WHS is VERY smart
about disk space, and I can easily handle all my backups (10 machines,
including my SBS box) on about a TB of disk space. This covers months of
backups of about 4 TB total of local machine disk space.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
"XS11E" <xs11e[ at ]NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9B6D713726C8Cxs11eyahoocom[ at ]127.0.0.1...
[Quoted Text] > Denise <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >> Things were never right after I did my last Repair . . . many >> things didn't work right and not being able to get into Add/Remove >> Programs yesterday made my mind up for me. I first tried an SFC >> scan but it didn't help so I did another Repair. The first time I >> tried, it loaded all the files and then got hung up on "Setting up >> Windows" (or something similar). I waited about 5 minutes but it >> didn't move, so I started it again and it went fine. I have >> access to the internet, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Updates, and >> all the other little problems that I was having are gone. > > Denise, I've been following your problems for a while and I wonder if > you've ever considered getting imaging software? What it can do is > make an "image" of your harddrive(s) to be restored if problems ever > arise, you just slip in the bootable rescue CD (instructions to burn > one are on the CD or you can boot the CD), reboot your computer and > select the last image you made when your computer was working properly > and it will erase your drive/partition (your choice) and put it back > exactly as it was when you made the image. > > I've had good success with Acronis True Image Home but there are others > and, if you have a Seagate/Maxtor or Western Digital hard drive, both > manufacturers offer free software on their websites that include > Acronis True Image Home. > > Acronis: > http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/> > Seagate: > http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=DiscWizard&vgnextoid=d9fd4a3cdde5c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD> > Maxtor: > http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=MaxBlast_5&vgnextoid=7add8b9c4a8ff010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD> > Western Digital: > http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=504&sid=1&lang=en> > Just a thought but it might be worth looking into.... When everything > is totally FUBAR, restoring an image will save bunches of frustration! > > > > -- > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups > The Usenet Improvement Project: > http://improve-usenet.org
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Well, I think this is enough of this baby bs. Somebody has to end it so I'll
be big and say Happy Holidays.
--
Denise
"Bobby Johnson" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > One can never have too many friends!
>
> The more the better and they ALL are very dear too me!
>
>
> Denise wrote:
> > Awwww . . . isn't that cute! Sticking up for your friend. That's sweet.
> > It really is. He needs all the help he can get.
>
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I agree with XS11E and Charlie. Having a reasonably recent system backup
and more frequent data backups from another drive is one way of avoiding
frustration and hard drive failure. You can still learn by what you are
doing, and more power to you. Those here who want to assist can read and
answer and those who don't should not bother reading your posts as they just
get disheartened. Kill file your posts and be done with it.
"XS11E" <xs11e[ at ]NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > Denise <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >> Things were never right after I did my last Repair . . . many >> things didn't work right and not being able to get into Add/Remove >> Programs yesterday made my mind up for me. I first tried an SFC >> scan but it didn't help so I did another Repair. The first time I >> tried, it loaded all the files and then got hung up on "Setting up >> Windows" (or something similar). I waited about 5 minutes but it >> didn't move, so I started it again and it went fine. I have >> access to the internet, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Updates, and >> all the other little problems that I was having are gone. > > Denise, I've been following your problems for a while and I wonder if > you've ever considered getting imaging software? What it can do is > make an "image" of your harddrive(s) to be restored if problems ever > arise, you just slip in the bootable rescue CD (instructions to burn > one are on the CD or you can boot the CD), reboot your computer and > select the last image you made when your computer was working properly > and it will erase your drive/partition (your choice) and put it back > exactly as it was when you made the image. > > I've had good success with Acronis True Image Home but there are others > and, if you have a Seagate/Maxtor or Western Digital hard drive, both > manufacturers offer free software on their websites that include > Acronis True Image Home. > > Acronis: > http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/> > Seagate: > http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=DiscWizard&vgnextoid=d9fd4a3cdde5c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD> > Maxtor: > http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=MaxBlast_5&vgnextoid=7add8b9c4a8ff010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD> > Western Digital: > http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=504&sid=1&lang=en> > Just a thought but it might be worth looking into.... When everything > is totally FUBAR, restoring an image will save bunches of frustration! > > > > -- > XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups > The Usenet Improvement Project: > http://improve-usenet.org
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Hi,
do you have a link for the backup possibilities of home server ?
are there any tools integrated to save an image ?
regards
jk
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Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy new Year!
Denise wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Well, I think this is enough of this baby bs. Somebody has to end it so I'll
> be big and say Happy Holidays.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx
is the home page for it.
The backup possibilities are simply awesome, frankly. I haven't seen a
better backup program on the market, full stop. It's easy, FAST, painless,
and apparently bullet-proof. It will backup Server 2k3, XP (but not XP x64),
Vista (including 64-bit), Server 2k8 (including 64-bit), and Windows 7. I
set it up in a few minutes initially, and haven't _touched_ it since, except
to recover systems.
The backup is image based, BUT it's "block aware". It does a CRC check on a
block during backup and if it already has that block somewhere, it creates a
link to it and doesn't save the block. So, for example, if you have a Office
installed on 4 machines, the chances are that those 4 machines will have a
lot of blocks in common for the disk sectors that hold Office. So, it
doesn't back them up after the first one. This makes it really smart about
how it uses space, and also makes it really fast.
There are lots of other features it has, but that's the one I use every day,
without ever thinking about it. JFW - Just -------- Works. Which is what I
want out of a backup program.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
"Juergen Kluth" <jkluth-newskonto[ at ]dokom.net> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > Hi,
> do you have a link for the backup possibilities of home server ?
> are there any tools integrated to save an image ?
> regards
> jk
>
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