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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Some advice with my computer, please .... Reply #15 - Apr 16^th, 2013 at 2:12pm Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 16^th, 2013 at 4:56am: Sounds like an update. Make sure autoupdate is off or it will happen again and again. SOB Good advice ~ if I can remember it.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Some advice with my computer, please .... Reply #16 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 4:32pm It's gone from bad to worse. Helpful Advice: Do NOT install Macrium Reflect as your backup app.
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Reply #17 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 6:22pm

Herb I'm a few posts short of being able to post a link, have you looked at

support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-firefox-controls-buttons-and-toolbars

seems a good site, or

google.com.au/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=Firefox+browser's+Toolbars+setup+&
oq=Firefox+browser's+Toolbars+setup+&gs_l=hp.12..33i29i30.3282.3282.0.8059.1.1.0
.0.0.0.417.417.4-1.1.0...0.0...1c..9.psy-ab.eqCqSQPpYqU&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&
bvm=bv.45368065,d.dGI&fp=f21352a9d87c1993&biw=931&bih=594

a page full of google search url's

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Some advice with my computer, please .... Reply #18 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 6:31pm Hi Moses. I'm unable to copy your links. Thanks. I'll be doing a clean/install tomorrow.
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Reply #19 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 8:57pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 4:32pm:

It's gone from bad to worse.

Helpful Advice: Do NOT install Macrium Reflect as your backup app.

I had problems with Macrium as well, Herb.

Now I use EaseUS ToDo Backup Manager Free edition.

It does work, I've used it myself for a while now, with no issues at all.

It's very easy to use, pretty-well fool-proof. Their free partitioning software is
very good too, I use that as well.

Get it here.... http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

Link is to the official EaseUS website, and is clean. You don't need to
register, and you won't get spammed.

**EDIT:- There's also a full-function paid version (Workstation v5.8), which is
very good, and which I've just upgraded to.**

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Reply #20 - Apr 19^th, 2013 at 8:59am

Kat wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 8:57pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 4:32pm:

It's gone from bad to worse.

Helpful Advice: Do NOT install Macrium Reflect as your backup app.

I had problems with Macrium as well, Herb.

Now I use EaseUS ToDo Backup Manager Free edition.

It does work, I've used it myself for a while now, with no issues at all.

It's very easy to use, pretty-well fool-proof. Their free partitioning software is
very good too, I use that as well.

Get it here.... http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

Link is to the official EaseUS website, and is clean. You don't need to
register, and you won't get spammed.

**EDIT:- There's also a full-function paid version (Workstation v5.8), which is
very good, and which I've just upgraded to.**

Thanks, Kat.

The reason I got banned from Mozilla Firefox's forum some time ago is because I chucked a fit and used .... er .. some intemperate language to describe the idiots who design the interface with its incomprehensible wording as against the laudable and clever boffins who design the actual software.

Take Macrium, for instance. Nowhere can one see the option to restore all of one's backup. There's only the option to restore one file or folder at a time ~ which you just know can't be right.

Anyhooo ... I'll try your suggested backup program. I had Acronis backup system for years, but then it went dead on me for reasons that are still a mystery.

All I want from my backup app is extreme simplicity. Just backup the whole hdd at the one go, and no daily 'incrementals', etc. And I still can't work out what the hell the difference is between 'Copy the hdd' and 'Image the hdd' and 'Clone the hdd'.

Is it any wonder I use 'intemperate' language when confronted by such inscrutable crap?

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Reply #21 - Apr 19^th, 2013 at 9:25am

Kat ~ I've noticed your recommended backup app. doesn't have a free bootable rescue disc like Macrium has. That's not good.

Hmmm ... I might try to get back with Acronis.

But wait! There seems to be a problem:

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<rant>
I'm posting this for the benefit of anyone who is thinking of paying $$$ for an Acronis licence.

I've been an Acronis user since 2005 – both Server and PC versions. At the start it was a great product. I used the 32 bit server version for years and recovered partitions, used it for P2V conversions etc. It had a few issues but it mainly worked.

Over the past 2 to 3 years something has gone wrong with Acronis. Where I work we have had images that would not restore (the server was fine – we just wanted to move it to different hardware) and repeated crashes and failures.

The last straw for me was buying 2 copies of ATI Home 2012. They are on 2 computers at home – neither works as the dropdown box for selecting the source drive or partition to copy won't populate. 60 seconds on google found stacks of other users with the same issue.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2029492

*groan*....

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Reply #22 - Apr 19^th, 2013 at 1:23pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Apr 19^th, 2013 at 9:25am:

Kat ~ I've noticed your recommended backup app. doesn't have a free bootable rescue disc like Macrium has. That's not good.
Hmmm ... I might try to get back with Acronis.

But wait! There seems to be a problem:

Quote:

<rant>
I'm posting this for the benefit of anyone who is thinking of paying $$$ for an Acronis licence.

I've been an Acronis user since 2005 – both Server and PC versions. At the start it was a great product. I used the 32 bit server version for years and recovered partitions, used it for P2V conversions etc. It had a few issues but it mainly worked.

Over the past 2 to 3 years something has gone wrong with Acronis. Where I work we have had images that would not restore (the server was fine – we just wanted to move it to different hardware) and repeated crashes and failures.

The last straw for me was buying 2 copies of ATI Home 2012. They are on 2 computers at home – neither works as the dropdown box for selecting the source drive or partition to copy won't populate. 60 seconds on google found stacks of other users with the same issue.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2029492

*groan*....

You create one from within the program after installation.

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Some advice with my computer, please .... Reply #23 - Apr 20^th, 2013 at 2:00pm Many thanks for your time and efforts, Kat, but I think you'll find that's the paid version.
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moses Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6353	Re: Some advice with my computer, please .... Reply #24 - Apr 20^th, 2013 at 3:07pm Herb, I'm using an older free version of Easus backup. under tools it has the option to create a bootable disk
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Reply #25 - Apr 20^th, 2013 at 3:24pm

Thanks Moses and Kat. I'll try it.

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I've downloaded and installed it. I've been Googling for half an hour without success trying to find out what 'System Backup' means, and what 'Disk and Partition Backups' means.

The different options under the titles of 'Disk Copy', and 'Disc Clone', and 'Disc Imaging' is still a mystery to me.

I want to backup my entire 'C' drive (local drive) with all my folders and files, etc.

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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 21672 ACT Gender:	Re: Some advice with my computer, please .... Reply #26 - Apr 20^th, 2013 at 4:33pm Great to see moses has turned up here, perhaps you should start that famous free software topic on here.
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moses Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6353	Re: Some advice with my computer, please .... Reply #27 - Apr 22^nd, 2013 at 5:28pm Thanks Redneck, once I can post working links, I would like to start a freeware thread
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