On 5/21/2014 5:06 PM, BillW50 wrote:
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AlDrake typed:
On 5/21/2014 4:34 AM, BillW50 wrote:
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I'm glad that you agree with me so at least I haven't been doing
it wrong through the years. I usually install the clone at the time
of making the copy so I'm sure from the start I have a fail safe
method. So in the long run none of these backup applications are
even
worth the money, time and trouble I guess. But that all part of who
I am. I have shelves of toys I never use after unwrapping them.

Same here. Heck I still have Acronis 2013 and 2014 here unopened. I
didn't really need them for anything, I just wanted to checkout what
was new in these versions. As things generally work out with me,
they will probably stay on the shelf for 15 years before I'll break
the seal on the boxes.

I have a unopened still wrapped in plastic Win7 OS I'll probably
never use. Actually I have a whole system I need to through together.
I just don't have the space to put another desktop. One funny part is
my wife wouldn't even notice if I did build again, there so must
stuff around my computer room. All I'd have to do is rearrange some
stuff and she'd be none the wiser. What's one more system give or
take?

Yes same here. I too still have sealed Windows 7 OS that I was going to
use on a bunch of XP laptops (like this one). I did upgrade one of them
and that worked fine. I never upgraded the others yet. Although I did
move away from desktops in 2005 and went all laptops. Although I do use
docks, external monitors, etc. with them too. As you can store a lot of
laptops in a wall cabinet like you wouldn't believe.

I don't like working with small assemblies unless you're not referring
to actually building laptops. I knew someone that said he did. I like
building the larger beasts. I have a few of these:

http://www.sweetpond.com/index.php?r...uct_id=1620122

They're really nice when it comes to putting everything together
before you add the case.