Re: Techy Q?'s...
- From: David C <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:38:43 GMT
On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:03:58 GMT, "pmj" <post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
>> Unrelated, thanks for the questions & answers re. activation & XP.
>> It explains why I have been able to install the same copy of XP on
>> different 'pooters, 6/7 months apart.
>
>& does it work OK on all of them still?
>Have any of them needed ReActivating?
>Or have you *Un*Installed it from the other PCs?
Yes, all the PC's are working OK, I've needed to reactivate one of
them ( within 3 days, not 30?), after changing the hard-drive &
upgrading the memory, did it online without having to resort to a plea
to an M/S person!
>
>> I'm also reassured that when I've finished up-grading the rest
>> of the fleet to new & larger (partitioned) H/D's, reinstalling
>> XP won't be too difficult.
>
>Nope, it shouldn't be.
>& it should Activate OK, provided it's on the same PC as when it was
>Installed (& Activated) previously
I've recorded wich PC is using which copy of XP, & 3 out of 4 have
they "official label.
>
>> Since I've tried Ghosting from an 80 GB drive to a smaller partition
>> on another drive, (which does not work,)
>
>It *can* be made to work.
>But a lot depends on the particulat Program that you use (& the Version
>of it & what Settings are used etc,)
This PC was assembled by a local sytem builder, therefore I have all
the original software, ( XP, drivers, Nero, etc.) but no recovery
discs.
Norton Ghost is version 9, the activation key-less variant that has
been given recently away with Norton Int.Sec. by PC World.
( A freind recently purchased a new PC from PCWorld & asked me if I
could use "Ghost".
>
>My Medion PC comes with a "Factory Restore" Image, which is designed
>to go onto the First Partition on the Hard Disk, (& it *Deletes*
>whatever is on that Partition in the Process) & expects to use the
>*whole* of that (resultant) Partition but it does it using a Script
>(as part of the "Factory Restore" Process).
>I looked at the Script & found out how to get it to Restore into a
>"Smaller" Partition...
>
>This is what is actually in the Script that Runs, when the PC is Booted
>up into the Factory Recovery thing...
>
>Factory.pqs
><quote>
>SELECT DRIVE 1
>SELECT PARTITION 1
>DELETE
>SELECT DRIVE 1
>SELECT FREESPACE LARGEST
>SELECT IMAGE ALL
>RESIZE IMAGE MAX
>RESTORE
></quote>
>
>By a bit of careful "Hiding" of Partitions (& "Marking" them as being
>a Type that it doesn't recognise) - usin ga Utility such as PTEdit -
>I was able to get it to Restore into a Partition *other* than the first
>Partition & Smaller than the (what it thought was) "available ("free")
>Space.
> :-)
>
>But other Machines may do it diifferently, using other Software
>& Settings & Scripts.
>
>I know Boo's Medion PC (for example) uses different Factory Recovery
>Software & she had to do it differently to get it to do what she
>wanted.
See above comments re. my PC.
Only the new Acer Laptop has any "restore" software & that's not
supplied on disc, they have created two accessible & one hidden
partition on the H/D & their restore info is tucked away there.
I've the licence for XP & the "OEM" manual, but no actual disc.
Drat!.
Acer strongley suggest that before you use the laptop, you follow the
on-screen instructions & burn your own recovery CD's or DVD, which
I've done.
>
>>... & all my important personal data is stored on Back-up external
>> drives, I'm not worried about loosing anything important.
>
>OK.
>So long as you have that all sorted out OK, you can afford to do a bit
>of "Playing around" & "experimenting" then!
> :-)
Exactly, if I restrain myself & only take one machine out of service
at any one time, I'll not have too many problems.
>> When I'm done with my intnded upgrades, I'll end up with some spare
>> (2/3) 80 Gb H/D's.
>
>ROFL!!!
> :-)
Why?
>>... I'm considering installing one of them into an external case,
>
>Good idea!!!
It might be cheaper to buy a large external H/D & swap drives, raher
than pay an inflated price for a plastic box, but I guess we agree on
the concept.
I've a friend who is upgrading his elderly P/C's, I might do a deal
with him with the other drives.
>>... giving it 4 partitions & using it to store a Ghost / Clone od
>> the O/S - software partition from each each of my 'poorts.
>
>Sounds like a perfectly reasonable idea?
>That's (basically) what the manufacturers do, anyway.
>
>> Possibly over-kill, but it would make re-installations easy,
>> & each clone could be updated as & when required.
>
>Yep.
Great minds...........
>
>> Anyone care to comment on the above thoughts???????
>
>Yes!...
>
>See above!
> :-)
Thanx, PMJ
DC
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