On 2015-05-26 16:56, Billie Walsh wrote:
On 05/26/2015 08:57 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
There's several ways to get there.
Start > All Programs > Accessories > Maintenance > Backup and Restore
On the left side there are two options; "Create System Image" and "Create System Repair Disk".
My system image took 8 DVD's. YMMV The system repair disk is one DVD.
Ah, yes, I remember now. I did them both when I got my computer, and now I don't know where they are. When I store something safely then I never find it again... sigh :-( In fact, yesterday I needed the repair disk, to run "Bootrec.exe /FixMbr", which apparently is only there, and my laptop refused to create the repair disk with error "0x80070057". The advice on the microsoft support site failed to do anything.
People that say that Windows is easy to install most likely have not done many bare bones installs. What they do is restore manufacturer images.
Installing Windows is easy. Pop in the DVD, answer a few questions and go watch a movie. Prtty much the same process as installing your favorite flavor of Linux, if you don't fuss with the standard install configuration. It's all the stuff you have to add after the install to make Windows actually do something that is a pain. Half of it won't work from your other install because you have to pay for it again to get the code. ARGH!
You have to go to the video card manufacturer, get the driver. The board manufacturer, same. The sound card, same. Every bit of hardware, you need searching - unless you bought a packaged computer that came with a driver disk for all. Then, as often as not, the driver is older or newer than your Windows release and will not work, and you have to try several. Then run all the updates for Windows, which can take hours to download (I have 100Mb/s now, and a 100 MB update took more than one hour), and several reboots, specially if there is a service pack involved. Plus repeat procedures for printer, scanner, whatever. Plug and play? Rather insert disk, some clicks, reboot(s). Sometimes plug the hardware before, sometimes after. A mistake, and it breaks. Then google. Nay, it is a pain to install Windows from scratch. It is only easy on packaged computers. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)