[Magdalen] Computer woes

[Charles Wohlers]

-----Original Message----- 
From: P. Dan Brittain
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 8:02 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: [Magdalen] Computer woes

My primary (desktop)is giving me messages that I am going to have a hard
drive failure soon; to do an immediate backup and then replace the drive.

I did the backup (I have an external HD set to back the computer weekly). I
went to Best Buy before band rehearsal to pick up a new HD.

I have the recovery disks I made when I got the computer new several years
ago, along with the recent backup.

When I replace the drive, do I try t boot up with the recovery disks?


Yes - after all, the drive you bought will have nothing whatsoever on it. 
You'll also have to format it and partition it (if desired). The recovery 
disks (Windows 7?) should cover this. Remove the old drive and replace it 
with the new one.

You'll also need the install disks for all your programs (e. g., MSOffice), 
and will need to reinstall those. Backups typically don't back that stuff 
up - only stuff you've created (docs, music, pictures, etc.).

And you'll need to set aside a fair amount of time to do all this.

Good luck!


Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com