Re: Is SuSe ready for me yet?

After serious contemplation, on or about Friday 11 August 2006 1:41 am
felmon davis perhaps from davisf@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:24:21 -0400, Darrell Stec wrote:

HP/Compaqs don't seem to have that same problem as frequently,
however they do suffer from the disease of having the entire OS,
drivers, and
applications installed on a hidden partition. The new computer owner
is supposed to run a (hidden deep inside the Programs-->Accessories
hierarchy) proceedure to archive the partition to 9 (or 13 depending
upon the computer model) CDs.

I seem to recall reading one can copy the contents of the directory
'c:\i386' and use an executable there to restore from. this will fit
on one cd.

Felmon

I don't think you understood what I wrote. On a HP/Compaq machine one
does not get WinXP, nor any of the proprietary drivers, nor the
applications on CDs. The new owner is required to run a proceedure
that archives the hidden partition when they first purchase the
computer BEFORE doing anything else. Almost nobody does. So if the
hard drive goes, the customer has no Operating System CDs with WinXP
(or whatever), no application CDs and no Drivers CD. The archive CDs
(all 9 or 13 of them) will allow one to restore the entire hidden
partition, after which the OS and applications can be restored to the
computer.

In any case, if the need arises, re-installing the system from scratch
will not be as easy and user friendly as Markzoom seems to think.

--
Later,
Darrell Stec darstec@xxxxxxxxxx

Webpage Sorcery
http://webpagesorcery.com
We Put the Magic in Your Webpages
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Install xp legally?
    ... the seller only sold you hardware. ... If there are no CDs then there is a hidden partition from which you execute a command to restore the image saved in that hidden partition. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: BIOS - COULD THERE A PROBLEM WITH MY PCS BIOS?
    ... Well, what's on the CDs? ... I use the cds to restore data. ... backup disks *can* fail too. ... Logs created by Windows B/up Utility at the time of backing up. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: Missing CDs
    ... and Compaq computer that ships with a recovery partition and no Restore CD ... bout a Dell. ... > aren't ANY CDs, ... > double memory, FREE upgrade to a larger/faster HD, FREE upgrade to a flat ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: tv recordings -corrupt or missing files
    ... It is possible you have those files in a hidden partition on your Hard drive. ... The Manufacturer is supposed to provide a way of creating the CDs or at least restoring the system to factory specs. ... You must have the Media Center OEM installation CDs. ... > with recording is faded and connot be run. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • Re: Data & CD & cetera
    ... I won't get into the argument here, but look at the archives of this ... qualities of CDs, particularly burned ones. ... I really favor multiple hard drives for archiving. ... USB or Firewire port and set the backup going...... ...
    (soc.genealogy.computing)