Reinstall Windows and all
your programs in less than 5 minutes. . . . .
aaa without losing your data files (docs,
mp3, xls, emails etc.)
A simple computer backup solution using some great backup software!
Making good use of the popular Norton Ghost
from Symantec.
Are you sick of reinstalling Windows when it becomes unstable or infected
with spyware?
If I have a problem with my
Windows installation, due to badly installed software, virus attack, spyware or registry
problems etc…. then I reinstall the whole system in a matter of minutes with just
four or five clicks of the mouse.
How?
Simple. Have two drives, a drive for your operating system and a drive
for your data.
(A single drive partitioned as C and D will suffice )
Windows and all your programs are
installed to drive C, i.e Word, Office etc and all your data files are stored on drive D.
E.G, Photos, Spreadsheets, Docs, Game Saves, eMails etc…
When you have set up your PC as
above, you use Norton
Ghost to make an image of Drive C, save to a file and store it on Drive D or save it
to a recordable DVD.
When trouble occurs, you simply run Norton Ghost
and 3-4 minutes later you're up and running again with a clean installation, (See
Procedure below for full details).
Procedure:-
1)
Split your primary drive into two partitions, allocate approximately 20GB to Drive C the
remainder to Drive D.
2)
Install your Windows software to Drive C.
3)
Install all the other software you normally require on the machine.
Important: Any file saving by these programs must be done to your data drive. e.g Excell's
default directory must point to a folder on your data drive not to a folder on drive
C.
4)
If you use Outlook Express(OE) you need to store your emails on Drive D.
To do this:-
Create a folder on Drive D for your email store. E.G 'My Emails'
From the OE toolbar select Tools/Options/ Maintenance and click on the Store
Folder button and change the location to your newly created folder.
5)
Install Norton
Ghost and backup Windows drive or partition, Drive C.
6)
Save the hard drive backup to a file on Drive D or to a DVD(s)
That’s it!
If you subsequently install
more software or have Microsoft upgrades then simply make another Windows backup.
Using the above procedure, I have not
had to reinstall Windows XP from scratch for over 4 years, yet my operating system is as
bug free as the day I first installed it. Webmaster
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