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To: doniam who wrote (14949)	1/16/2001 10:14:08 PM
From: thecow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

If you get to the point of wiping out everything and starting from scratch you might try this first: from langa letter The "system restore" CDs actually use a kind of drive image of the system as it was when it left the factory: You can use that image to restore your system to its original condition. However, they're usually all-or-nothing deals: When you use a System Restore disk, you'll lose all your customizations, alterations, changes--- and most importantly--- any data files (documents, spreadsheets, etc) you've saved or created since you got the machine. Some of this is indeed Microsoft's doing; they're trying to reduce piracy by reducing the number of excess OS CDs in circulation. With less piracy, Microsoft's profits go up. But some of it is also the vendors' doing, because using the System Restore CD will automatically resolve all software problems in one giant step. With an easy fix for software problems, vendor tech support costs go down. In fact, the use of System Restore CDs is great for everyone-- except us end users. It makes it harder to do selective restores, or to have the flexibility to rebuild your system, from scratch, just the way you want it. Grrr. However, even on systems that use the System Restore approach, you'll find all or most of the original OS setup files in the windows\options\cabs directory. If you have good backups, you can usually run a reinstall from the Setup file in windows\options\cabs; this reinstall will lay itself on top of your existing installation, and should pick up your changes, settings etc., without harming your data files. tc

To: doniam who wrote (14949)	1/17/2001 12:23:19 AM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 110652

When I bought my HP Deskjet 932C USB printer in the spring, they had detailed instructions for USB that said "Follow these exactly" You have to, or else you have to uninstall the USB drivers, and start again. Usually I don't read instructions when it comes to computers, but when I ran into problems making the printer work, I had to go back and follow the USB instructions word for word, and now it works perfect. USB rocks, I will never buy another add on device other than USB. Not even SCSI. USB from now on. That's another reason I like Drive Image. If I have problems, say I install another USB device and everything goes bonkers, I just restore an image, and back to a working computer.