Recent content by cfourkays

Thanks for making me check. Wasn't that. For some reason, problem disappeared. Had forgotten about it 'till this post.

I have a dual monitor system with W-7 Pro Power settings are to turn off the display after one hour and has been doing that for a year. A couple of days ago, System just started to turn off the displays after about 60 seconds. They come right back with a mouse shake or keyboard tap. Set for 1...

Thanks folks for the quick reply. This is all I'm concerned with. "retrieve personal data, files and folders, music, pictures, docs, email, etc." I can read about 74 zipped files on my own W-7 machine, which when drilling down, can get to the individual files. Obviously not the perfect...

Just before the system crashed, a full backup was made using the Vista Backup and Restore feature. The PC is now dead. The owner is buying a new laptop with W-7. Can the backup that was saved on a portable drive, 12 Gb's worth, be restored to a new 7 machine? Pete