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**Paul** · September 9th 13, 04:37 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.windows7.general

wrote:
On Sun, 08 Sep 2013 08:40:01 -0700, Ken Blake
wrote:

And if this failed I have nothing!

Not true, if you backup the laptop to an external USB hard drive.

And some hard drives, come with software to help you make
the copy or whatever. For example, both Seagate and Western Digital,
offer versions of Acronis TIH for download, as long as you're using
one of their branded disk drives.

The reason I specify an external USB hard drive, is they're the most
likely to work in a variety of scenarios. Using network shares isn't
nearly as trouble free. Some restore software, won't allow you to go
to the network for the data. And that's where the USB hard drive
comes in.

*******

If the laptop maker offers a "downgrade DVD", there's a chance
that will work better than something we cook up here for you.

But backups are all part of the game. When I got my laptop,
the first two days were spent preparing all the DVDs for
restoration, as well as completely backing up the hard drive.
Not many people seem to bother with that, but now I'm protected
against hard drive failure. Pop in an empty drive, and I have
a ton of options.

Paul