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--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Herman" <psytek@xxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks TJ and Yuki,
>
> Time to go shopping :-) I think I'll add an external
drive...because most of
> my work is now done using a laptop based setup.
>
> Untill they switch to solid-state drives like 100 Gbyte USB
Sticks... seems
> more reliable and overdue :-)
>
> herman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Yuki Taga
> Sent: October 25, 2006 9:55 AM
> To: Herman
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities.
>
>
> Hi Herman,
>
> It's a personal choice, but for me, given the size, cheap cost,
speed
> and convenience, I'd always have a multiple physical drive system.
My
> primary box has five hard drives -- three IDE and two SCSI. I also
> have an external USB that is 99 percent off line, turned on only for
> weekly imaging.
>
> Removable drives ... sure.
>
> RAID or mirroring might be the safest, and of course if you are
> *really* determined, an off-site backup. But my biggest worry here
> is "The Big One", so I'd probably need foreign-country backup to be
> really safe, or at least hundreds of kilometers away. I think, even
> now, that is available -- I mean I am pretty sure that there are
> services on line that will store your backups. Cost, diameter of
> pipe, and trust, would be some issues that you'd need to assess.
>
> Yuki
>
> Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 9:50:44 PM, you wrote:
>
> H> May I ask: What would be the preferred backup media?
>
> H> TIA,
> H> herman
>
> H> -----Original Message-----
> H> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> H> Behalf Of Tomasz Janeczko
> H> Sent: October 25, 2006 5:06 AM
> H> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> H> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities.
>
>
> H> Ara,
>
> H> If you have such "weird" problems the best you can do is the
following:
>
> H> 1. format drive / reinstall everything fresh (make at least 2
partitions
> H> one for the system and one for the rest. I personally have more
> partitions
> H> for various things)
>
> H> 2. buy Acronis True Image Home ($49) - and make system partition
backup
> H> if you will do disk images regularly you can turn off
windows "system
> H> restore"
> H> feature because full disk images give you much better protection.
>
> H> 3. backup your system partition before installation of every
software
> that
> H> you don't know
> H> so you can revert to pre-installation state in case somethign
goes wrong.
> H> This will also ensure that registry does not get cluttered with
stuff
> that
> H> did not get uninstalled properly
>
> H> Make scheduled backups (Acronis allows to make scheduled disk
images in
> the
> H> background
> H> while you are working, you don't need to reboot nor anything
like with
> some
> H> other tools)
> H> and in the future you will be fully protected
> H> and will be able to restore your system in 10 minutes (that's
about the
> time
> H> it takes on my computer).
>
> H> Recent story:
> H> I have dual boot machine (allows to select whenever you want to
boot
> H> into Win XP 32 bit PL or Win XP 64 bit EN)
> H> when I installed Windows Vista RC1 (for testing) it destroyed
MBR (master
> H> boot record) on my disk
> H> and I could not boot to anything but Vista. And as always
Acronis True
> H> Image
> H> rescued me - I simply restored the image, MBR was restored too
and
> H> everything was back to normal.
>
> H> And big thanks to Yuki who first mentioned True Image on this
list.
>
> H> Best regards,
> H> Tomasz Janeczko
> H> amibroker.com
> H> ----- Original Message -----
> H> From: "Ara Kaloustian" <ara1@xxx>
> H> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> H> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:13 AM
> H> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities.
>
>
> >> Yuki
> >>
> >> My problems are "weird". ..
> >>
> >> For example,
> >> 1. Some web sites I can not log in. (I can log in with backup
computer).
> >> 2. Running Interactive Brokers TWS, when I activate Book Trader,
data
> does
> >> not come into Book Trader. I have to shut it off and re-
activate. This
> >> actually happens with other programs also. Have not established
patern.
> >> 3. On my Firewall / Antivirus / Spam Blocker / Pest Controller,
Spam
> H> Blocker
> >> and Pest Controller were not running. They were also missing
from the
> H> start
> >> menu.
> >> 4. Have problems running SecondCopy (my backup program). Beleive
this is
> >> related the "read only" issue.
> >>
> >> I was hacked last week through Skype!. An "Unknown" user was
registered
> H> in
> >> my PC, which I removed.
> >>
> >> Virus scans show no virus.
> >>
> >> The computer is new, so I do not do much HD maintenance.
Occasional
> >> Defragment.
> >>
> >> Unfortunatly have not got around to do a system backup!!!
> >>
> >> Where is the system log. Never looked at one.
> >>
> >> Tx
> >> Ara
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Yuki Taga" <yukitaga@xxx>
> >> To: "Ara Kaloustian" <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:39 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi Ara,
> >>>
> >>> Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 3:31:19 PM, you wrote:
> >>>
> >>> AK> I regularly run Registry Machanic to keep PC running
properly.
> >>>
> >>> AK> Today I ran a trial version of "PC MightyMax, right after I
ran
> >>> AK> Registry Mechanic. MightyMax found 241 Invalid Registry
Paths and 74
> >>> Invalid Shortcuts.
> >>>
> >>> AK> Anyone experienced with this program??? The price tag also
seems
> >>> AK> unreasonably high ($120 / year licence)
> >>>
> >>> Ara ... generally speaking, these programs are all worthless,
and
> >>> have the potential to do much more harm than good. Running
such a
> >>> program -- regularly -- is a prescription for trouble, IMNSHO.
These
> >>> programs all follow different algorithms, and some are very
> >>> "thorough" (to the point that they wreck your system by deleting
> >>> things they shouldn't touch), and some are very lax (meaning
they
> >>> don't really do anything).
> >>>
> >>> Generally speaking, the registry (especially on a 2K or XP
system)
> >>> does not need "fixing". The only exception to that would be if
you
> >>> *knew* exactly what needed fixing. The registry is a huge
database,
> >>> and it does get cluttered with the remains of programs
uninstalled,
> >>> and other useless data. It also only grows in size, unless it
is
> >>> weeded and then compressed. But, again generally speaking, the
amount
> >>> of clutter is almost always minuscule compared to the size of
the
> >>> registry in the first place. Cutting the registry even by 5
percent
> >>> (a tough job, usually) is not going to improve your performance
very
> >>> much. I doubt if you would even be aware of it.
> >>>
> >>> But because these registry "fixer" companies can scare or
convince
> >>> you into running a trial version, which they *know* will turn up
> >>> something (unimportant, but probably a "large number" of
unimportants
> >>> -- i.e. seems large to you, but it's really *nothing*), they
can make
> >>> a lot of money touting their useless products. You could run
10 of
> >>> these programs. None would agree with each other regarding
either
> >>> number or specifics. They are a waste of money.
> >>>
> >>> If invalid shortcuts or invalid registry paths are the only
things
> >>> you have to worry about, you probably have nothing to worry
about,
> >>> and definitely should not go to the trouble of reinstalling.
What I
> >>> am more concerned about, if I'm you, is "Am I compromised"? If
your
> >>> machine is "owned", to use the phrase, *then* it's time for a
> >>> reformat and reinstall, maybe on a completely new drive.
> >>>
> >>> What problems are you having other than the read-only situation
you
> >>> mentioned in another thread?
> >>>
> >>> Do you have a known-good backup?
> >>>
> >>> Do you have an anti-virus program, and/or an anti-spyware
program?
> >>>
> >>> Do you run them once in a while?
> >>>
> >>> Do you defragment your drives once in a while (every 48 hours
here on
> >>> a rotating basis)?
> >>>
> >>> Do you have a firewall? Which one? Is it running?
> >>>
> >>> Have you run any hard drive analysis software on your machine?
Why
> >>> not?
> >>>
> >>> Memory check software? Why not?
> >>>
> >>> What ... do your system logs tell you? Do you read them daily?
> >>> (There should hardly ever be either a yellow or a red flag;
basically
> >>> they should be clean almost all the time.)
> >>>
> >>> The only way to clear DRAM that I know of is power off. That
means
> >>> computer, and modem, and monitor (if it's flat panel). Have
you shut
> >>> *everything* down completely, and waited five minutes
(shouldn't take
> >>> that long; but that should do it for sure), and tried again?
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>>
> >>> Yuki
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Please note that this group is for discussion between users
only.
> >>>
> >>> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to
> >>> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
> >>>
> >>> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check
DEVLOG:
> >>> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
> >>>
> >>> For other support material please check also:
> >>> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
> >>>
> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to
> >> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
> >>
> >> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG:
> >> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
> >>
> >> For other support material please check also:
> >> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
> >>
> >> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
>
>
> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only.
>
> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to
> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
>
> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG:
> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
>
> For other support material please check also:
> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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