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To: Zeuspaul who wrote (5663)1/29/1999 9:19:00 AM
From: Spots  Read Replies (2) of 14778
 
>>I do not agree that creating a Drive Image is a waste of time..at least not for me. It took close to an hour for me just to load Win98 from a fast CDROM drive. It will take me days to get my browsers loaded and configured with telephone numbers and email accounts among other basics.

I'm wondering with whom you are disagreeing. If you believe
you're disagreeing with me, you've misread what I've been
saying <g>.

What I've been saying is: Balance the costs. Neither rebuilding an
OS NOR making an image is free. When the estimated cost of
making, maintaining, and restoring images exceeds the
estimated cost of rebuilding, make the image.

In the case in point here, Clarence's image cost was on a steep
ascent curve, AND his rebuild cost is small, AND he still
doesn't have the backup NT which was the point of the whole
shebang in the first place and which he needs to get on with.

You will, of course, make your own cost estimates (duly allowing
for the high cost of wear and tear on the nerves) and make
your own decisions. I will do the same (duly allowing for my
don't-give-a-damn outlook) and make mine. Then you will make
images and I will play Doom <G>.

Seriously, I am not completely satisfied with my backup strategy for
my working NT, and I definitely intend to implement an
image strategy. I haven't done so because it will take me
quite a while to work out the procedures (I haven't even picked
the software yet) and my current backups allow me
to recover from a very big hit quickly. Other activities
have precedence right now. Still, a good idea -- better than
DOOM <gg>.
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