25 Aug
2010
25 Aug
'10
6:56 a.m.
At 08:22 AM 8/25/2010, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
Might you have a link? I am a complete dummy with
Windows and I avoid it
when I can.
Google "mse", the first link is it.
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
Do you know of any way that I could establish a link
over the router between my
Windows 98SE system and the Windows XP system?
Yes, it's not hard to set up a (named) Windows Workgroup that
would allow you to share folders or drives between the machines.
By the way, I requested FAT32 on the Windows XP system
so that when I use
Ghost during the backup,
I would recommend the default NTFS for a new system. FAT32 isn't optimal.
I already have 3 * 1 TB SATA II drives on my new
Windows XP system, so there is
sufficient storage. Again, all 3 drives will be identical so that each file will be there
3 times on 3 separate physical drives.
As a mirror RAID? Separate drives? Do a mirror RAID if you're
worried about failing drives. And they do, of course. These days,
simple RAID is free on the motherboard. Do a RAID 5 if you like.
It's cheap these days.
My strong preference is to make a backup onsite. I
realize that is old fashioned,
but old habits from 1960s are still with me.
I have no problem with an onsite backup. Off-site is even better, even
if you do it yourself. The web-based backup is easy, cheap and automatic.
Cheap insurance.
I have no problem with 1960s methods. On the other hand, you asked
for common-sense Windows advice that might even rise to the level of
household "best practices" and that's what I gave you. Burning to DVDs
takes a lot of time, and my time isn't free.
For a quick free and good backup, try Sync_Back.
http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html
It'll schedule a backup, sync to an external hard drive, keep a log,
verify, and run for years without a hiccup. Drive_XML is good, too.
- John