09-03-13 13:25 BOB KLAHN wrote to ED VANCE about Backup software

 BK> {at}MSGID: 
 BK>  ...

 EV> -----snip-----
 EV>> Did You read My message in Windows 95 about what I did to a
 EV>> 4GB Thumbdrive by Restoring a TI Backup of a 1.2GB HDD to
 EV>> it?

 BK>>  What did you do?

 EV> Bob,

 EV> I changed a 4GB thumbdrive to a 503MB thumbdrive.

 BK>  I did that by trying to install Win XPE on one. Brought it
 BK> back
 BK>  by using Disk manager and wiped out the partition, and created
 BK> a
 BK>  new partition.

Bob.

I couldn't figure out how to do that so I did a TIH backup of
another 4GB thumbdrive and used that backup as a TIH Restore
to get the full >4GB drive space back on the one I messed up.

 EV> I Recovered the TIH backup to the 4GB Thumbdrive, and
 EV> during the process I put a checkmark in each of the boxes
 EV> for the 3 Partitions AND I also checked the box for a
 EV> Fourth entry called MBR.

 BK>  Ah, the old MBR trick.

For the uneducated, like myself.

 BK>>  Oh, I found I also have a newer edition of Ghost that will
 BK>>  recognize a SATA drive. Too late, but I have it. Didn't know I
 BK>>  had it. Dang...too much junk!

 EV> Me Too!, but it't MINE!

 BK>  Yep!

 BK> ... Ever had one of those days when the best defense is to go
 BK> back to bed?

Nice Tagline, never seen it B4, TTIA (Tagline Thief In Action)
Now I got it too! Thank You!

... Hmm... Nice tagline. Hey, look over there!  SUCKER!!! HAHAHAHA
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