Comments on: Pumping oil http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/ The saner side of insanity Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:46:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tom Gleeson http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Tom Gleeson Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:32:32 +0000 http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/#comment-151 It could be worse http://lifehacker.com/5122848/hard-lessons-in-the-importance-of-backups-journalspace-wiped-out It could be worse http://lifehacker.com/5122848/hard-lessons-in-the-importance-of-backups-journalspace-wiped-out

]]> By: robert http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-150 robert Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:31:03 +0000 http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/#comment-150 I have the two DVD's that I burned since. I can post the to you if you want? Just e-mail me your postal address. I have the two DVD’s that I burned since. I can post the to you if you want? Just e-mail me your postal address.

]]> By: Richard http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Richard Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:29:34 +0000 http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/#comment-149 Aha!!!! You don't have a copy of those CDs???? ;) Aha!!!! You don’t have a copy of those CDs????
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]]> By: robert http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-148 robert Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:24:20 +0000 http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/#comment-148 I think I know the one you are on about. I came across it myself the other day. One of the laptops that I had to restore the other day was an Acer but luckily I knew someone else who had a similar one who actually created the restore CD's. 8 of them! I told him that he had the option of making two DVD's instead. The look on his face was priceless as he said he spent something like 2 hours shovelling in blank CD's. Incidentially if you (or anyone) goes to create the Acer restore CD's you only need CD 1 and 2. I have no idea what is on the rest except for CD 8 which is the driver CD. In true idiotic fashion you can only burn that one only agter having burned the previous 7 so it might just be worth having a CD with the downloaded drivers around. I think I know the one you are on about. I came across it myself the other day.

One of the laptops that I had to restore the other day was an Acer but luckily I knew someone else who had a similar one who actually created the restore CD’s.

8 of them! I told him that he had the option of making two DVD’s instead. The look on his face was priceless as he said he spent something like 2 hours shovelling in blank CD’s.

Incidentially if you (or anyone) goes to create the Acer restore CD’s you only need CD 1 and 2. I have no idea what is on the rest except for CD 8 which is the driver CD.

In true idiotic fashion you can only burn that one only agter having burned the previous 7 so it might just be worth having a CD with the downloaded drivers around.

]]> By: Richard http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Richard Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:17:35 +0000 http://apipeandakeyboard.com/2009/01/02/pumping-oil/#comment-147 My problem was that my restore sector was badly corrupted, and of course they didn't provide any CDs with the machine. I did manage to find a very neat free utility though which I may mention in a day or so. It creates a bootable XP DVD with rakes of utilities on it for system restoration. My problem was that my restore sector was badly corrupted, and of course they didn’t provide any CDs with the machine. I did manage to find a very neat free utility though which I may mention in a day or so. It creates a bootable XP DVD with rakes of utilities on it for system restoration.

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