[Ham-Computers] Computer Operation Question

[Jim Hill]

I use Norton Ghost, and it's a really useful application.  My 
computers seem to have problems from time to time (at this time I 
can't receive emails on one of them, and I'm currently restoring to 
an earlier image to resolve this problem).  The incremental backup 
feature should keep you up to date until you resolve the problem.  If 
you wish, you can recover specific files or folders.
Jim




At 08:37 PM 9/19/2007, you wrote:
>I have a new HP laptop which has had a couple of problems since the day I
>bought it.  Not a show stopper but I want it fixed while it is still under
>warranty.
>
>The problems it has is that the SHIFT key does not capitalize the character
>every time.  It does not matter which of the two shift keys you press but
>almost half the time the letter does not get capitalized.  The other problem
>is that the touch pad is way too sensitive.  Just resting my hands on the
>case is enough to make the curser jump randomly at times to anywhere on the
>screen and even off the screen.  So it makes it quite annoying typing a lot
>of stuff on this machine.  Yes, I have the touch pad desensitized as much as
>you can and still use it.
>
>HP had be do all sorts of things including a complete reformat of the HD.
>None of their suggestions solved my problems so now they want it back.
>
>Now for my question.  This laptop has two 100 Gig HD's and yes, I have them
>pretty full.  On my second HD I have installed the MapTech Pro mapping
>program including the photo maps for the entire state of Washington.  That
>comes out to around 60 Gig of data!  My normal drive which contains the OS
>(MS XP Media) also has over 60 Gig of programs, files and data.  So, I need
>to remove most of my stuff from the HD before I send it back, especially all
>my personal data and thousands of photos.  I do keep all of my personal data
>in the My Documents folder so it should be relatively easy (hi, hi...).
>
>I just bought a 400 Gig external HD and want to transfer my data to this
>external drive.  Yes, I moved all of My Documents folder to this external
>HD, but since I am still using the laptop, it is getting very confusing in
>keeping the external drive current also.  Is there a way in XP Media edition
>where I can specify to use this external drive for all of my "My Documents"
>instead of the normal C drive?  If so, how do I change that path?
>
>Also I use Outlook 2000 and would like to again store and use this external
>HD when running the program.  Any ideas how I can accomplish that?
>
>For all the CD's for the many programs I have loaded on this machine so I
>can re-install them all again but that will be a very time consuming job.
>Is there an easier way of doing it?  Perhaps drag and drop all of the
>programs I loaded on the machine to my external HD.  Would that work?  I
>think it would but HP already told me that they will have to reformat the
>main drive before they return it to me, so in my mind, once the reformat the
>main HD where the operating system is located, all the references in the
>registry would be lost and I don't think I would be able to just click and
>drag those programs to the main HD.
>
>Any and all hints would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Herb, KB7UVC
>NW APRS Group, West Sound Coordinator
>Our WEB Site:  http://www.nwaprs.info
>
>
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