Using Recovery disc on a regular basis?

robt_2

I would say that for the average home user, if you *need* to do it six monthly, you should be looking at why you need to do it instead.

The_stingemeister

I assume "imaging" is copying. And you're copying your programmes (Aol,Avg,Open office,Epson printer.. etc) onto an outside source. A bit like storing your digital photos online?

Another possible reason to use recovery disc?... When I attempt to "de-fragment" at the moment, it halts the process and says: "a corrupted file" has been found and the process cannot go through.

chuckles1066

The_stingemeister wrote: »

I assume "imaging" is copying. And you're copying your programmes (Aol,Avg,Open office,Epson printer.. etc) onto an outside source. A bit like storing your digital photos online?

Another possible reason to use recovery disc?... When I attempt to "de-fragment" at the moment, it halts the process and says: "a corrupted file" has been found and the process cannot go through.

Imaging is taking a snapshot of your entire drive and compressing and rolling it into one file. So yes, all your drivers, programs, utilities etc get rolled into one great big file (my c: drive Vista image is 6GB).

Because I use BootIt, I can use TBIView from the same manufacturer to "explore" that one file; I can extract individual files/folders from the image if I needed to do so.

robt_2

aknot wrote: »

Its upto the user how often they wish to restore the PC and not upto you.

I wasn't aware that I wasn't entitled to an opinion on this matter.

My advice stands.

robt_2

aknot wrote: »

Poor advice at that.

So it is poor advice to wonder why you need to do multiple restores?

Your blatently a troll.

bookduck

Once working, you could try sandboxie from www.sandboxie.com and run your browser/mail/possibly other apps in that

albertross_2

The_stingemeister wrote: »

When I attempt to "de-fragment" at the moment, it halts the process and says: "a corrupted file"

start, run, cmd

chkdsk c: /R
Y
reboot



how much ram (memory) have you got? (right click on my computer), properties. Which AV do you use?

The amount of disk space used up isn't a problem, it is what is running at startup that can slow things down, start, run msconfig, or download autoruns

mrs_moneyspinner

come on girls, no need to get spiteful - earlier posts - isn't using the recovery disc a good way to clean up the computer if it has lots of junk on it?

BillScarab

It can be, but there is no need to restore your machine every six months or every month.

weegie.geek

BillScarab wrote: »

It can be, but there is no need to restore your machine every six months or every month.

Usually not.

I know a few people who buy several pc magazines a month and obsessively install EVERY piece of software on the coverdiscs.

Those kind of OCD install freaks should restore pretty often. :rotfl: