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Any reason not to back up to a USB Flash?
They're really cheap after all, and odds are you can fit a system plus all desired installed programs on one big stick.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 09/15/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Any reason not to back up to a USB Flash?  Michael Kelly | 09/15/09
Well...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
DVDs...  WindowWasher | 09/15/09
Depends on the amount of data you have  CobraA1 | 09/15/09
Also another good clone program  Michael Kelly | 09/15/09
Clonezilla  Gerry_z | 09/16/09
Actually Clonezilla is one of the apps in Parted Magic  Michael Kelly | 09/16/09
May as welll buy a new system  The 'G-Man.' | 09/15/09
Oh please  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
Demand? No we don't. Would LIKE..  PollyProteus | 09/15/09
It doesn't hurt to make sure . . .  CobraA1 | 09/15/09
One way to make sure of that ...  mwagner@... | 09/15/09
Good for many (but not all) desktops  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
Installing on another hard-disk comments  Computer_User_1024 | 09/16/09
Laptops and secondary hard drives  DNSB | 09/16/09
SIL 3124 SATA II Driver  Computer_User_1024 | 09/16/09
Are you running Beta, RC or RTM?  de-void | 09/30/09
I'm printing this out - and a note  CobraA1 | 09/15/09
Thanks  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
Another Win7 Advisor shortcoming  Jim Johnson | 09/15/09
How big was your drive...  Computer_User_1024 | 09/16/09
Black Screen Install Problems w/ 7RC Workarounds! grin  i2fun@... | 09/15/09
So much futzing...  arminw | 09/15/09
Apple has their FAIR SHARE of Problems & Incompatibility Issues! grin  i2fun@... | 09/15/09
Yeah OK...  Sleeper Service | 09/15/09
Oh, just look at MacFixIt and other sites...  dmoisan@... | 09/15/09
This guide is for people with a lot older hardware  pethers | 09/15/09
Never mind the fanboy nonsense  robertleeking@... | 09/16/09
Message has been deleted.  tealcat | 09/16/09
So I'm guessing you use...  kaninelupus | 09/17/09
Realy  jdbukis@... | 09/17/09
W7 advisor  Budster1 | 09/15/09
Have you checked with your video card maker?  mwagner@... | 09/15/09
Sounds like Driver Issues MS isn't Responsible for! wink  i2fun@... | 09/16/09
Windows 7 Advisor - no good  pjsa01@... | 09/16/09
Is the move of media files to external necessary?  mtmartin71 | 09/15/09
That will work fine!  mwagner@... | 09/15/09
No it's not if you've got your data already separaate...  PollyProteus | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  pcs800@... | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  gneri@... | 09/15/09
Not everybody is an expert  Michael Kelly | 09/15/09
"Only a total incompetent"  davagain | 09/16/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  nzav@... | 09/15/09
Google that error  Michael Kelly | 09/15/09
Google that error  nzav@... | 09/17/09
Imaging your drive  lhehe@... | 09/15/09
Imaging your drive  nzav@... | 09/17/09
Is moving data necessary if. . .  r_gregory | 09/15/09
Settings  James T. Kirk | 09/15/09
No you won't.  mwagner@... | 09/15/09
If you do a "custom" install...  PollyProteus | 09/15/09
No, not necessary...  PollyProteus | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  jemd@... | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  Pyrotech_z | 09/15/09
Don't be a fool, backup is cool :-P  magallanes | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  mike-blu-c-c | 09/15/09
Silliest suggestions ever  croberts | 09/15/09
Silliest suggestions ever?  Ian Sedwell | 09/15/09
The flash drive suggestion...  PollyProteus | 09/15/09
I agree; silly suggestions  DoctorAndy | 09/16/09
backing up perhaps?  Dcarm | 09/15/09
No reason...  seal@... | 09/18/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  preeves1377 | 09/15/09
No upgrades are necessary for the home user...  PollyProteus | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  cjc5447 | 09/15/09
Absolutely not true  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
So theoretically...  Michael Kelly | 09/15/09
Yes, correct  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
Step 0: Wait - for SP1  HollywoodDog | 09/15/09
So...  Sleeper Service | 09/15/09
Already been swimming for months with the RC  Patanjali | 09/16/09
Step 0: Wait - for SP1  Andrej.G. | 09/16/09
Normally I'd Agree  JasonJD48 | 09/16/09
Thanks, Ed. Step 7 will save me hours of work.  heres_johnny | 09/15/09
Upgrade from Vista is straightforward  kevinx326 | 09/15/09
Win7 Upgrade Advisor Beta Fails to Run  hws1947@... | 09/15/09
It's still in beta  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
RE: It's still in beta  hws1947@... | 09/15/09
Same  tealcat | 09/16/09
Same  ricardian@... | 09/16/09
Win7 Upgrade Advisor Beta Fails to Run  bmhedrick | 09/16/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  Mike Mobbs | 09/15/09
Upgrade not possible  liviuzak@... | 09/15/09
DIRECT Upgrade is not possible...  PollyProteus | 09/15/09
Prevent troubles with your BIOS  prikkebeen | 09/15/09
Or  Michael Kelly | 09/15/09
I said  prikkebeen | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  shoshonski | 09/15/09
Answer  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
RE  shoshonski | 09/15/09
Sorry, not buying it  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
re  shoshonski | 09/15/09
Most will not have a problem  Patanjali | 09/15/09
It's very  tealcat | 09/16/09
re  shoshonski | 09/16/09
LOL  FrankHa | 11/04/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  Sodbuster41 | 09/15/09
Simple upgrade guide.  mrlinux | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  pguarisma@... | 09/15/09
Yes, that should work  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
Upgrade Adviser?  Mike Mobbs | 09/15/09
From rc?  booly1 | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  booly1 | 09/15/09
Move massive data collections off your system drive before you start.  TheWerewolf | 09/15/09
It's been a long, long time since I played with Windows.  richdave | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  Gis Bun | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  nwarden | 09/15/09
Is it worth changing from 32 bit to 64 bit system  dianecmiles@... | 09/16/09
Dear Ed: Why install this at all ? Hobbying  mlindl | 09/15/09
Congratulations  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 09/15/09
Stupid response.  mlindl | 09/16/09
Windows 7 v Mac SL  JasonJD48 | 09/22/09
U= tard  Duke E. Love | 09/25/09
still costing less  jxb | 10/05/09
huh?  ttremeth | 10/07/09
Dell Precision M4400 Mobile Workstation  mlindl | 09/16/09
You can prove he is paid right?  jdbukis@... | 09/17/09
You can fool some of the people all of the time..  tonymcs@... | 09/15/09
Apple vision... can't see the forest for the trees  pethers | 09/15/09
Unfortunately they like Macworld  JasonJD48 | 09/22/09
Just being pragmatic  Earthling2 | 09/15/09
Hello MacIdiot  Patanjali | 09/16/09
Yeah,  tealcat | 09/16/09
MACs...  Andrej.G. | 09/16/09
What about windows easy transfer?  TwighlightShadow | 09/15/09
Windows Easy Transfer works very well  dmoisan@... | 09/15/09
File Transfer  dianecmiles@... | 09/16/09
Thanks  TwighlightShadow | 09/16/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  Knightwolfe | 09/15/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  mfitzpatrick001@... | 09/15/09
Back up  dianecmiles@... | 09/16/09
A one step process to achieve the best possible long term outcome  schmandel@... | 09/15/09
Computers are a sinkhole anyway  Patanjali | 09/16/09
sinkholes  dianecmiles@... | 09/16/09
DO NOT FORMAT the Windows 7 partition with a 3rd party utility.  Computer_User_1024 | 09/16/09
Believe it  tealcat | 09/16/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  ramnet@... | 09/16/09
You should always read before posting something this silly.  tealcat | 09/16/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  NoSpark | 09/16/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  GeorgeWagner | 09/16/09
Windows 7 ? ROFLMAO !  lynne1462@... | 09/16/09
I totally agree  janitorman | 09/16/09
why "upgrade" at all  janitorman | 09/16/09
Then why  tealcat | 09/16/09
Why even bother at all?  Duke E. Love | 09/26/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  dhaun@... | 09/16/09
How to upgrade from XP to Windows 7  roger andre | 09/16/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  brunnegd | 09/16/09
Wow! 133 comments and counting on how to upgrade to Win7!  richdave | 09/16/09
Its all good advice but  tech_walker | 09/17/09
"upgrades are for lazy people"  wkulecz | 09/17/09
Wow, your money is not nearly as impressive as your narcissism!  jivester | 09/17/09
alih_eng@hotmail.com  alih_eng@... | 09/17/09
I am actually looking forward to win 7  Duke E. Love | 09/25/09
No Samsung Support for Windows 7 on Q1EX  Brianflys | 09/27/09
RE: The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide  wedgy2@... | 10/16/09
Upgrade Media  jps@... | 10/20/09

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