From: "Robert Comer" 

> 1)  Is there a way to compress the .bkf file and keep it in .bkf format so
> I might be able to put it on a DVD?
>
> 2)  If I compress the .bkf file, will I see enough space savings to make
> it worthwhile?

Not if it was compressed to begin with, but yes if it wasn't.  Don't think
you need to do this though if you have a big enough hard drive on the
target PC.

> 4)  If I remove the drive from my mom's computer and connect it into my
> computer and then restore the backup to it, will the security info get
> screwed over?

You wont be able to do that, but you will be able to copy the .bkf file to
that hard drive, then put it back in your mothers computer and run the
restore from there.

> 5)  Does anyone have any hair to send me?  I think I've pulled most of
> mine out.

I'm running low myself.  I've been working on computers far to long to have
much left.

> 6)  At this point, maybe it's worth just reloading from scratch...would
> make the system run better.  Comments?

That's what I would do, and then restore any *data* from the backup.

- Bob Comer



"Chris"  wrote in message
news:4214b628$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Do the letters FUBAR mean anything to anyone?  ugh....
>
> Anyhow, I tried restoring the image from the networked drive (a share on
> my computer).  That seemed to go ok and then the computer asked me to
> reboot to finish restoring some files.  Fair enough... I rebooted and the
> next thing I got was a BSOD - PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED, Stop
> 0x0000006B, (0xC000007A, 0x00000008, 0x00000000, 0x00000000).  So, I
> reboot again, but this time, I (stupidly and randomly) boot off of the XP
> CD and use the "Automated System Recovery" tool.  Next thing
I know, it's
> formatting the hard drive and now I'm thinking...oh crap, but I can't
> reverse the format (with the tools I have).  It finishes it's work and
> asks for the backup file location, but complains because there is no Z:
> drive (duh...it's a share).  I try to use a UNC path and then find out
> that the network stack is not loaded such that I can use the network.
>
> So, here's my position now, I've got a 10 GB .bkf file on my computer and
> a hard drive on my mom's computer that needs that backup restored to it,
> but no way to get it there (for now).
>
> 1)  Is there a way to compress the .bkf file and keep it in .bkf format so
> I might be able to put it on a DVD?
>
> 2)  If I compress the .bkf file, will I see enough space savings to make
> it worthwhile?
>
> 3)  Is there any way to split an existing .bkf file onto multiple DVD or
> CD's without losing the security info of that system?
>
> 4)  If I remove the drive from my mom's computer and connect it into my
> computer and then restore the backup to it, will the security info get
> screwed over?
>
> (If only I had ghost)
>
> 5)  Does anyone have any hair to send me?  I think I've pulled most of
> mine out.
>
> 6)  At this point, maybe it's worth just reloading from scratch...would
> make the system run better.  Comments?
>
> /Chris
>
>
> Geo wrote:
>> "Chris"  wrote in message
news:4210e850{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>
>>
>>>My mom is wondering if I will ever get her computer back to her.  I'd
>>>like to retain the original config so I don't have to re-load everything
>>>on to the hard drive if possible.  I have a COMPLETE backup using
>>>MSBackup on a network drive (my computer).
>>>
>>>Any thoughts?
>>
>>
>> restore it from the backup, then go to device manager and look for
>> something
>> that's not detected properly or look for some new hardware that was
>> installed recently. Lastly look in services for any services that may be
>> specific to that OEM and make sure those are running.
>>
>> I had a similar shutdown problem with my thinkpad, turned out to be an
>> IBM
>> supplied power management service I had disabled.
>>
>> Geo.
>>

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