Rokket
Dances with Bees
So... I finally started doing system image backups. I never thought I'd have to use it, but...
I got a new laptop. It was on sale and it's an ASUS, but anyhow. It has a huge HDD, and a screaming nVidia video card.
I took everything off the old beast and was ready to install. I restored from backup all my music, all my folders in My Documents, all my pictures... everything EXCEPT my runtime(s). Why is that a big deal? Because I got ahead of myself and reset the old beast to factory default so I can give it to my son.
I panicked a bit. There were 4 runtime(s) with more than 12GB of stuff! I tried a few different tricks, but nothing worked. I didn't backup the runtime(s) when I backed everything else.
Enter System Restore From System Image. I am doing that now. Once it's restored, I'll copy my runtime(s) over and be done with it.
One sad thing: I am going to lose 3DS Max because I didn't keep the installation DVD. Oh well, I hardly used it anyhow. It was free to me, and my friend may still have it. I hope I see him again.
Bottom line of my mini rant: backup your stuff! You never know!
I am going to bring it out to get on WIFI tomorrow so I can download Poser and DAZ again. I will be up and running soon! I will also have to download a few other nice to have things, like Wings 3D and UVMapper Classic...
I got a new laptop. It was on sale and it's an ASUS, but anyhow. It has a huge HDD, and a screaming nVidia video card.
I took everything off the old beast and was ready to install. I restored from backup all my music, all my folders in My Documents, all my pictures... everything EXCEPT my runtime(s). Why is that a big deal? Because I got ahead of myself and reset the old beast to factory default so I can give it to my son.
I panicked a bit. There were 4 runtime(s) with more than 12GB of stuff! I tried a few different tricks, but nothing worked. I didn't backup the runtime(s) when I backed everything else.
Enter System Restore From System Image. I am doing that now. Once it's restored, I'll copy my runtime(s) over and be done with it.
One sad thing: I am going to lose 3DS Max because I didn't keep the installation DVD. Oh well, I hardly used it anyhow. It was free to me, and my friend may still have it. I hope I see him again.
Bottom line of my mini rant: backup your stuff! You never know!
I am going to bring it out to get on WIFI tomorrow so I can download Poser and DAZ again. I will be up and running soon! I will also have to download a few other nice to have things, like Wings 3D and UVMapper Classic...