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That's the point. Let's not leave this to the user to have to figure out, when a change to the default installation could make system recovery a lot easier for both IT and end users.
Posted by: Jason Hiner   Posted on: 09/21/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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erm???  mcfaul@... | 09/21/09
oh and of course...  mcfaul@... | 09/21/09
I was just going to post the exact same thing.  ye | 09/21/09
Indeed  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
Users don't figure this stuff out.  ye | 09/21/09
Backups  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
How does partitioning allow for much easier backups?  ye | 09/21/09
By aggregating all data in one place  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
@Jason Hiner: I don't see how partitioning...  ye | 09/21/09
And then..  bobiroc | 09/21/09
Apple provides for...  arminw | 09/21/09
I repectfully disagree..  JCitizen | 09/21/09
Windows Backups  mail@... | 09/22/09
Microsoft had/has an intergrated backup app....  devlin_X | 09/26/09
Actually  j.m.galvin | 09/21/09
Actually since the "average" user...  JCitizen | 09/21/09
Risky  bishofthedump | 09/22/09
Furthermore  MadWhiteHatter | 09/21/09
One must be very careful of re-installing the OS when...  ye | 09/21/09
EFS is a big ugly pig that needs to die...  Joshua_Morgan | 09/21/09
After Windows 2000  jdbukis@... | 09/21/09
What concerns do you have with EFS?  ye | 09/22/09
That is unless you want to be sure  mjolnar@... | 09/21/09
Not sure what world you live in but  bobtran | 09/21/09
yeah it does  mcfaul@... | 09/21/09
No it doesn't  bobtran | 09/21/09
That is because of the Windows or OEM..  JCitizen | 09/21/09
Yeah and not only that...  Peter Perry | 10/21/09
Or, Disk Drives are dirt cheap  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/09
Extra disk drives  Starman35 | 09/21/09
I use Windows Home Server...  PollyProteus | 09/21/09
I second this comment! (WHS!)  Speednet | 09/21/09
That's how the Pros do it!!..  JCitizen | 09/21/09
I third this post  bobtran | 09/21/09
I forth it!!!...  JCitizen | 09/21/09
Time Machine  jeremychappell | 09/21/09
So what does that cost?...  JCitizen | 09/21/09
Nix!  rahbm | 09/24/09
2 hard disks  Rick_R | 09/21/09
Exactly (well almost)  escapepod | 09/21/09
I like your moniker..  JCitizen | 09/21/09
Just Vista...  escapepod | 09/22/09
How many disks can you put into a laptop? (NT)  Earthling2 | 09/21/09
Two if it is designed right...  JCitizen | 09/21/09
HD failure more common  deepee912 | 09/22/09
Or, Disk Drives are dirt cheap  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/09
Yes, two drives would be ideal  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
I don't know about that.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/09
I don't think ...  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
You may be right, depends how its marketed.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/09
I agree with you No_Ax..  JCitizen | 09/21/09
Averge users  wolftalamasca | 09/21/09
Even Detroit found that selling hardware..  JCitizen | 09/21/09
The problem with your recommendation is...  ye | 09/21/09
Well we could just put RAID5 in everyones machine..  JT82 | 09/21/09
RAID1 would be more appropriate for...  ye | 09/21/09
Not for laptops!  de-void | 09/21/09
@de-void: I did not suggest RAID.  ye | 09/21/09
Well it was really more of a tounge-in-cheek response..  JT82 | 09/21/09
@JT82: You should learn about RAID before commenting on it.  ye | 09/21/09
Also, I'm sure ye would agree...  JCitizen | 09/22/09
few hundred bucks???  Me_too | 10/10/09
Oh I agree, but...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/09
Then you may want to revise your earlier comment which...  ye | 09/21/09
oh i dont know....  mcfaul@... | 09/21/09
Huh?..  JCitizen | 09/22/09
Backup the Registry? Are you crazy?  masonwheeler | 09/21/09
Windoze Registry  bfilipiak@... | 09/21/09
Dont be so ignorant  jdbukis@... | 09/21/09
Some of what u said is right  prabhu.mannu@... | 09/21/09
Got a stat for that?  jdbukis@... | 09/21/09
Not quite true.  masonwheeler | 09/21/09
Totally agree  pwn0tr0n | 10/15/09
Big step backward  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
I agree with that  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
Sad  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
Sad, but true  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
What about the differences between...  JCitizen | 09/22/09
I don't think si  timiteh | 09/21/09
I don't think so  timiteh | 09/21/09
Let me be clear  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
i bet you could  mcfaul@... | 09/21/09
About that Registry ...  Ronny102 | 09/21/09
Doesn't address HW failure, poor app structure  ejhonda | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  ty34ell | 09/21/09
Yep!..(nt)  JCitizen | 09/22/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  Loverock Davidson | 09/21/09
What if ...  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
Then we'd have people whining about how Windows...  ye | 09/21/09
seems like "less" to me  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
Removed? What do you mean?  ye | 09/21/09
And, did you see the warnings in the links..  JCitizen | 09/22/09
I did see them.  ye | 09/22/09
C: whining  beoz | 09/21/09
We did it both ways!...  JCitizen | 09/22/09
File synchronization  beoz | 09/22/09
The whining I'm referring to would be from the ABMers. nt  ye | 09/22/09
bad directory naming is the problem  ismoore | 09/22/09
Windows supports mounting volumes within the filesystem just like...  ye | 09/22/09
Yes - Kevin C. Redden  kcredden2 | 09/21/09
You can too save Outlook & Outlook Express  DrMicro | 09/21/09
For sure!?...  JCitizen | 09/22/09
WHAT am I missing?  preachjohn | 09/21/09
A lot of OEM factory image partition or emergency..  JCitizen | 09/22/09
That helps part of the time.  DemonX | 09/21/09
In theory this works  voyager529 | 09/21/09
You also have wifi - NAS storage..  JCitizen | 09/22/09
Decoupling Rules  johnfenjackson@... | 09/21/09
Yes  tomcosta@... | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  Harvey the Rabbit | 09/21/09
Apple has the best solution for backups...  prof123 | 09/21/09
Correct  eldernorm | 10/16/09
How about User Proficient Backups?  SteveMak | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  John Raj | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  samarok | 09/21/09
For sure, fantastic idea Jason  panelshop | 09/21/09
Nice system  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
Thanks  panelshop | 09/28/09
It doesn't work well for laptops  Earthling2 | 09/21/09
My latest laptop  JJ Brannon | 09/22/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  RoyWagner | 09/21/09
Multiple Partitions  lehnerus2000 | 10/03/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  Ron_Ellis | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  Matt.Fahrner@... | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  msdamico@... | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  DrMicro | 09/21/09
Not new news..Using this for years.  djzoey | 09/21/09
GOOD THING!!!  djzoey | 09/21/09
Those days may now be gone  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
Recovery  panelshop | 09/28/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  0ldGeek | 09/21/09
Mac and time machine  RedVeg | 09/21/09
"Building my Windows 7 'Time Machine'"  Earthling2 | 09/21/09
Yes.  pdf6161 | 09/21/09
Yes To Jason's Petition  wmsphoto | 09/21/09
Why are you addressing this to Apple?  UrbanBard | 09/21/09
agreed  PedroTabs | 09/22/09
The problem with defaults...  UrbanBard | 09/25/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  stanleyga2 | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  ken@... | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  sirure | 09/21/09
How to save your career  stanleyga2 | 09/21/09
If you read most of the other talkbacks ...  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
For individual use? Sure  beoz | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  dharanpdeepak | 09/21/09
YES  mehinindiana | 09/21/09
Will general public understand?  simple simon | 09/21/09
Tree-structured file system  oldbaritone | 09/25/09
Apple has archive & install options  bdmarsh | 09/21/09
All done in Windows 7  Earthling2 | 09/21/09
Don't presume  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
It's easy to change in the registry.  ye | 09/21/09
Arrogant much?  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
How have they made it harder?  ye | 09/21/09
So you think?  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
It wouldn't surprise me.  ye | 09/21/09
Looks like this has been fixed.  Earthling2 | 09/21/09
Thanks  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
CORRECT ANSWER: Casper disk clone utility! Get it. Use it.  net2j@... | 09/24/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  riluve | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  Harvey Lubin | 09/21/09
YES  jla1 | 09/21/09
Have been doing this for 20 years.  john_gillespie@... | 09/21/09
You know Mac OSX (and other *nixes) already do this, right?  cambric | 09/21/09
Yes, although ...  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/21/09
From a SME/home user POV...  UsernameRequired | 09/21/09
Soft Partition?  shaunehunter | 09/21/09
Disk partitioning  ngukurr | 09/21/09
Mr. Hiner you are on the right track!  derekgore | 09/21/09
Thank you, Derek for an excellent post . . .  acad2kman | 09/21/09
acad2kman, YW, but well stated  derekgore | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  wgrimes | 09/21/09
This reminds me of the old "if the computer wer a car" joke!  kd5auq | 09/21/09
--deleted--  bmgoodman | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  srwhite | 09/21/09
Interesting idea, but...  Earthling2 | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  kalmang | 09/21/09
Jason is a closet Unix freak!  shaunehunter | 09/21/09
One other thing I would ask.  don3605 | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  kpzdnet@... | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  bwchato | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  Thunderbird650 | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  evil@... | 09/21/09
Every Linux I've used did this automatically  tracy anne | 09/21/09
Just use an extra disk drive  goingbust | 09/21/09
Two partitions is too much trouble for most people to deal with  Lerianis10 | 09/21/09
Microsoft did recommend Paritioning  winthropyu | 09/21/09
You're kidding, right?  bjbrock | 09/21/09
It's time for M$ to embrace the ext4 file system!  Grayson Peddie | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  fry.this.spam@... | 09/21/09
BSOD picture on the frontpage is from Windows 95?  Earthling2 | 09/21/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  jimmanis | 09/21/09
Total BULL!  Narg | 09/21/09
For years! I've wanted this separation  RDrr | 09/21/09
Sony used to do something like this - it's a pain  dougs.zdnet@... | 09/21/09
AMEN!  CobraA1 | 09/21/09
Don't reformat?  mikermiker | 09/21/09
Re: Users don't figure this stuff out.  mikermiker | 09/21/09
re: how does partitioning allow... easier  mikermiker | 09/21/09
Re: Actually  mikermiker | 09/21/09
RE: Not sure what world you live in...  mikermiker | 09/21/09
Simple Fix  millben | 09/21/09
YES.  startfree | 09/22/09
yes  wkc | 09/22/09
YES  ed.burke@... | 09/22/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  KHMJR | 09/22/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  jbiro@... | 09/22/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  jdmck | 09/22/09
Yes, you are absolutely right!  dschmutz@... | 09/22/09
Some feedbacks lost the point . . .  derekgore | 09/22/09
I'm gonna emphasize this:  CobraA1 | 09/22/09
Thank you  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/22/09
Been doing it for years  blackepyon01@... | 09/22/09
Hogwash  dheady@... | 09/22/09
What do you want me to tell you?  Jason Hiner ZDNet Moderator | 09/22/09
dheady . . . ummmmm  derekgore | 09/22/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  gggypsy | 09/22/09
gggypsy  derekgore | 09/22/09
i didnt bother  OneTwoc21 | 09/22/09
Change is needed but 3 partitions is overkill!  rb_web2 | 09/22/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  ss4sgoku@... | 09/22/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  dheady@... | 09/23/09
deheady . . .  derekgore | 09/24/09
YES  gandalf43204 | 09/23/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  msterabate@... | 09/23/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  René_ | 09/23/09
How to save the PC? Casper disk clone utility! Get it.  net2j@... | 09/24/09
How to save the PC? Casper disk clone utility! Get it.  net2j@... | 09/24/09
Back-up, back-up, backup and to recover what you did after backing up  mark16_15@... | 09/24/09
Mr. Hiner  derekgore | 09/24/09
Yes  fletchoid | 09/24/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  fletchoid | 09/24/09
It's in there . . .  oldbaritone | 09/25/09
ERUNT  oldbaritone | 09/25/09
Best Idea I've Heard in Forever!  257209 | 09/25/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  devlin_X | 09/26/09
Can't upgrade Vista or W7 if data on a seperate drive!  bulk@... | 09/29/09
Yes  santuccie | 09/29/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  jerrylust1@... | 09/29/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  t91@... | 09/29/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  1djk1 | 09/29/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  BrookeDiz | 09/29/09
A petition to Microsoft and Apple  AnswerMan | 09/30/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  Bigfoot16EEE | 09/30/09
I wonder if you've tried a reinstall lately??  richardw66 | 10/01/09
Yes  krb5210@... | 10/02/09
Simple solution  rupaa62 | 10/02/09
Solariss 10 containers anyone?  ddavison50 | 10/03/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  jevans105 | 10/05/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  joyce108@... | 10/06/09
Yes  cushcalc | 10/06/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  rj_wilson@... | 10/08/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  Me_too | 10/10/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  pecosbill | 10/12/09
Add HP to the petition to also  ron@... | 10/14/09
Yes, and...  dszimmer | 10/14/09
Yes  bonifp | 10/15/09
Why so complicated....?  ozgwm2000 | 10/15/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  georgeou | 10/19/09
RE: How to save the PC: A petition to Microsoft and Apple  capam2k2@... | 10/20/09

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