Windows 7 RC Expiring!

PJB

b33r wrote: »

I ran the RC for a while before picking up a full copy of W7 Home Premium. There were various bold warnings about it been purely for testing and also about not been able to keep your data if you updated or reverted later. No idea how you managed to miss them all!

Surely you have all your data backed up anyway? A hard drive is probably the least reliable thing in a computer.

I have not had any bold warnings as you you so patronisingly describe. Further i have backed up but i do not want to do a clean install with all the time that takes.

Your last comment is just wrong (the least reliable . . . . ) I have never had a hard drive go down save for a virus or glitch in the software, which i have at the moment! (i currently have 3 laptops, 1 netbook and 1 tower and have had computers for 10+ years!). But once formatted etc the drive will run perfectly telling me it was not the drive itself that was unreliable but the operator (downloading etc) or software!

movilogo

Boot up your computer with Linux (either a live CD or via USB drive).

You can access all your files on Windows drive. Of course, you can't run Windows applicatiosn on Linux (you can if you install VMware).

robredz

You have 8 days, so you can still back up your data, anyway it won't stop working completely immediately, it will shut down after 2 hours use. You have ample time to save your data. A fresh install of whatever you choose is a necessity however.

Atasas

Solved?
Let me know if any probs!

PJB

Dime_Bar wrote: »

You could try this work around but I would ensure everything is backed up.

Thanks dimebar, has anyone else tried this? What happened! Thanks.

Also what is the best and quickest software (cheap or preferably free!) to back up data etc?

Thanks again everybody

PJB

Atasas wrote: »

Solved?
Let me know if any probs!

Not sure what the link you PM'd is for and obviously loathed to try anything without knowing!

Atasas

PJB wrote: »

Not sure what the link you PM'd is for and obviously loathed to try anything without knowing!

Solved?
Let me know- PM if any questions:money:

b33r

PJB wrote: »

I have not had any bold warnings as you you so patronisingly describe. Further i have backed up but i do not want to do a clean install with all the time that takes.

Your last comment is just wrong (the least reliable . . . . ) I have never had a hard drive go down save for a virus or glitch in the software, which i have at the moment! (i currently have 3 laptops, 1 netbook and 1 tower and have had computers for 10+ years!). But once formatted etc the drive will run perfectly telling me it was not the drive itself that was unreliable but the operator (downloading etc) or software!

Apologise if it sounded patronising but it wasn't meant that way. As I said I've no idea how you missed them because there really was plenty of warnings about it been just for testing purposes etc. A few before downloading and then again in the installation process.

And my last comment is not wrong. I was referring to the hardware side rather than software. I have a slightly larger sample set than yourself too with the 200 or so servers I work with at work. In the 5 years I have been there we have a disk go every couple of month or so (not a problem as they are all RAID). In the same time we have had 1 mainboard and a couple of PSUs go.

Anyway if someone has given you a workaround for it then it's not a huge problem is it? :-) I would personally advise you purchase a copy anyway though as I can't imagine all the updates will keep working forever and you will be left with an OS full of even more security holes than someone who is getting the updates. Or do the even more sensible thing and move to ubuntu which is free and more secure.

PJB

b33r wrote: »

Apologise if it sounded patronising but it wasn't meant that way. As I said I've no idea how you missed them because there really was plenty of warnings about it been just for testing purposes etc. A few before downloading and then again in the installation process.

And my last comment is not wrong. I was referring to the hardware side rather than software. I have a slightly larger sample set than yourself too with the 200 or so servers I work with at work. In the 5 years I have been there we have a disk go every couple of month or so (not a problem as they are all RAID). In the same time we have had 1 mainboard and a couple of PSUs go.

Anyway if someone has given you a workaround for it then it's not a huge problem is it? :-) I would personally advise you purchase a copy anyway though as I can't imagine all the updates will keep working forever and you will be left with an OS full of even more security holes than someone who is getting the updates. Or do the even more sensible thing and move to ubuntu which is free and more secure.

Thanks for that, i am posting/reading at astressful time so i too apologise for being a bit strong with my wording.

Different comparisons really regarding the hard drves!

The 'workaround' i assumed meant editing from an purchased copy. Am eligible for student version so can get for £60ish, on that basis would be silly and not worth messing with 'other' versions i reckon!