From: "Robert Comer" 

A 10G memory stick, I want one of those! ;-)

- Bob Comer


"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
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> How about using a memory stick to move the bkf file to her machine?  Map
> that memory stick as drive Z: like the backup thinks it needs.
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Chris"  wrote in message
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>> 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
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>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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