clone

Fri
09
Jan
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Best way to Upgrade old XP PC to Windows 7; Keep Data?

Infopackets Reader Bill C. writes: " Dear Dennis, I run Windows 7 64 bit on my computer and my wife has an old Windows XP 32-bit PC (Dell Inspiron E521). She's a real stickler about [keeping her PC exactly the way it is, so she can still access all ... her files and programs, but I know it's time for an upgrade and I'd like to upgrade it to Windows 7 64 bit for her] ... I already have on hand all the items I thought I'd need: Windows 7 upgrade CD, more RAM for her PC, two new 1 TB hard drives, a video card, etc. What I'd like to be able to do is make a disk image clone of her old XP hard drive, ... (view more)

Fri
19
Dec
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Why you Should Not Rely on a Disk Clone as a Backup

Infopackets Reader 'Mike' writes: " Dear Dennis, [Regarding your post about the TorrentLocker Ransomware virus , I would like to hire you to help me set up a backup on my system to help keep me protected against such threats. As for my question, I ... have a Windows 7 Lenovo desktop with a 1 TB internal hard drive] ... I want to clone my internal hard drive to an external hard drive , maybe once a week. I then want to reverse clone the hard drives [in case I get hit with a virus like TorrentLocker] ... It seems intuitive that [when I clone the hard drive for backup, that] both hard drives should ... (view more)

Mon
13
Jul
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'Virtual Clone Drive', and 'Abel Cam'

Virtual Clone Drive Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files generated with CloneDVD or CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network ... drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive. http://www.slysoft.com Abel Cam With Abel Cam's built-in web server, you don't need expensive web hosting. The server supports various technologies, including SilverLight, PHP, CGI, and Ajax: all documented with templates. http://www.abelcam.com Today's fresh software ... (view more)

Wed
20
May
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'HD Clone', and 'Mojo Pac'

HD Clone HD Clone copies smaller drives onto larger units for migrating or backing up complete installations. The download package contains HDClone as a Windows application (HDClone/W) and as a self-booting application (HDClone/S). You can easily ... create a bootable HDClone/S floppy disk or CD/DVD on Windows with only few mouse clicks. http://www.miray.de Mojo Pac MojoPac help to maintain privacy with support for a number of applications: a useful tool for small businesses or family-based networks. http://www.mojopac.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell ... (view more)

Thu
11
Dec
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'PC SMS Receiver', and 'Virtual Clone Drive'

PC SMS Receiver PC SMS Receiver is an application for receiving SMS messages on your computer via a GSM - UMTS mobile phone or modem connected to a serial port, USB, Bluetooth or infrared port. http://smsrecv.narod.ru/ Virtual Clone Drive Virtual ... CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files generated with CloneDVD or CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive. Probably the best virtual drive software, Virtual ... (view more)

Fri
26
Sep
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'Fast Explorer', and '5 Free Apps To Clone Your Hard Drive'

Fast Explorer Add, Customize and Clean Up Context Menu Items of Files and Folders/ This handy utility allows you to manage context menus items. Fast Explorer handles both static and dynamic context menu items and can assist with even more. With Fast ... Explorer, you can create new context menu items, submenus (cascaded menus), dividers, and optionally specify menu bitmaps and hint text. For ultimate control over dynamic context menu items added from within Fast Explorer you can define your own look and feel using the custom-drawing feature. Fast Explorer-driven context menu items can be ... (view more)

Tue
02
Sep
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'Set Up A Home Server', and 'Virtual Clone Drive'

Set Up A Home Server You could use it to run a website, collect and send e-mail messages, store your OpenID credentials or serve your music around the home or around the net. No matter the use, having your own server is a handy thing, and this guide ... from the friendly folks at webmonkey will prove very useful in reaching that noble goal. http://www.webmonkey.com Virtual Clone Drive Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files generated with CloneDVD or CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or ... (view more)

Wed
24
Oct
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'Bonjour For Windows', and 'Clone Genius'

Bonjour For Windows Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Bonjour uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically discover each ... other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows.html/ Clone Genius CloneGenius provides advanced backup and recovery for your PC. It protects your data by making a backup of your hard drive's contents, without having to reinstall your Windows. CloneGenius is a comprehensive ... (view more)

Tue
09
May
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'Find My Credit Card', and 'Hd Clone'

Find My Credit Card Perhaps, you have no idea that your computer may contain your private information which you have long forgotten about. These may include your credit card information, login names, passwords as well as cookie files tracking your ... Web surfing habits. The Find My Credit Card software finds all personal information and suggests its unrestorable erasure. Please bear in mind that no antispyware will save you from information theft. You need to be aware of what and where sensitive information is stored on your computer and purge it on a regular basis thus making information theft ... (view more)

Tue
07
Mar
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'Buzzsaw', and 'Hd Clone'

Buzzsaw Defragments your hard drive in the background. http://www.dirms.com/ Hd Clone Free edition offers all necessary abilities to copy a complete hard disk onto another, larger hard disk. This can be utilized to migrate an existing installation ... to a new hard disk as well as for data rescue. http://www.miray.de/products/sat.hdclone.html (view more)

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