Second thought: I'd be concerned about that drive. Have you run a chkdsk /r on it?
--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "vincentwinterling" <vwinterling@...> wrote:
>
> Sounds like you've had your hands full!
>
> The bootable disks are for the situations when you can't boot the machine. The addition of the BartPE component is somewhat detailed and multi-step and is confusing at points. I got frustrated and quit a couple of times. Not only were the instructions vague in some places, I couldn't figure out why I would want another disk when I had Hiren's boot cd.
>
> With respect to your comments about Windows backup, I think for me it's like sticking with software that consistently works.
>
> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Aycock" <billaycock@> wrote:
> >
> > during boot-up)Vincent, Roger, Bob Austino, and other backup Buffs--
> > This week I had a painful example of the need for backup, and related
> > insurance. After recovering, I reviewed some recent posts here. Some
> > comments about Bootable discs puzzled me.-- About that, later.
> > My other machine (desktop, Win7 home Prem(64), adequate Ram and an internal,
> > 500Gb HDD backup) didn't exactly die, but became unusable. Symptoms were
> > extremely slow operation, during which it would have a flurry of Disk read
> > sounds lasting about 1-2 seconds, followed by 36-38 seconds of silence,
> > repeated. At this speed, any scan is either frustratingly slow, or
> > impossible. Malwarebytes and Security Essentials were impossible. The Disc
> > activity light was constantly on. Boot took over 30 Min. My first thought
> > was Virus!!, but some of the symptoms were more hardware. I couldn't get to
> > the back-up. after over a day of frustration and two restore attempts, I
> > started getting a series of "File Corrupted" error signals. I finally found
> > a bootable disc that let me get to the Windows back-up files. The first step
> > back was no good (Remember how long this took to determine) but the second
> > worked.
> > Checking after recovery showed that the bulk of my data (Mail, technical
> > calculations, etc) were OK. some recently installed Apps were gone, and the
> > layout of my desktop was changed.
> > One of the tests I did was a "Drive Fitness" test from Hitachi I was aimed
> > at by one of you. This test took over 9 hours, but reported the C: Drive (1
> > Tb, Hitachi) to be OK. Waiting for that took a gross amount of patience,
> > and some faith. My thanks.
> > I still don't know what happened. After apparent recovery, I ran a COMPLETE
> > scan for malware, viruses, etc, using a fresh install of MS Security
> > Essentials. That took a LOT of time, even at normal speed.
> > Back to the recovery disc. I don't understand some comments Bob made about
> > difficulty in making one. It is a normal step in setting up the Windows
> > back-up system. I have just made a new one, for redundancy.
> > Also- most of the back-up talk is about Acronis and similar programs, and
> > the Widows set-up seems to be passed over. Why is that? It worked for me. I
> > have Acronyms on this machine, but haven't needed it-----Yet.
> > Thanks to all-- Bill--W4BSG
> >
>
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