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To: Louis V. Lambrecht who wrote (14272)	11/19/2003 12:11:34 PM
From: Jon Tara	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Sometimes you do not get a CD. It depends on the manufacturer. In lieu of a CD, (and often if a CD is supplied, as well) they will give you a complete copy of the CD contents on the hard drive. This permits you to install and uninstall components and drivers at will. Many manufacturers also provide a "recovery" capability using a hidden partition. The recovery partition contains an image of a fresh system. Note that this is distinct from the CD contents. That is, you have the CD contents in a directory in the system partition. And, additionally, you have a hidden partition containing an image of the system as delivered, including the CD contents. How you use the recovery partition depends on the manufacturer. Some will let you "refresh" a system without losing your application data and installed programs. Some will not, only letting you re-install a fresh system. Others will let you write-over the recovery partition with a snapshot of your system partition with your programs and data. Obviously, you've got a problem if your hard drive goes south and you don't have a CD. Nevertheless, this is how many manufacturers do it. Hard drives are so cheap today, though, that I highly recommend keeping a backup hard drive onto which you make a copy of your complete system. My preferred software for doing this is Paragon Drive Backup.

To: Louis V. Lambrecht who wrote (14272)	11/19/2003 6:41:29 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Thank you for the long response to my questions. I was doing OK utill I read your comments about recovery disks. You can make a recovery disk. Do it. The recovery disk is specific to your machine and your action will be facilitated. I am familiar with the recovery disks Microsoft ask you to make with Windows 95 and 98 but I have never seen any instructions for making a recovery disk with Windows XP. Hence what do you mean by a recovery disk and how do you make recovery disk with Windows XP?

To: Louis V. Lambrecht who wrote (14272)	11/19/2003 11:50:15 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Louis I bought a OEM copy installed it over a WIN 98 HD did not asked for registration. ON the other hand when I installed the same software on a blank HD the "Activation flashes al the time . Could you tell me why? Further if I disable on the old HD the WIN XP directory (renaming it differently ) the HD does not booth ? why? Now more serious question how can I transfer my e-mail files from Netscape in WIN 98 to WIN XP the problem is that those files went trough several upgrades from WIN 95 to WIN 98 SE and from Netscape 3 all the way to Netscape 7.2, plus 3 HD changes. The e-mail are business related and I can not just dump them. Under WIN 98 all works fine but even if I have the old drive as a slave Netscape does not see the mail folder. The transfer feature on the XP generates an error after a while and I need to reboot. Thanks in advance Haim