data safety

Hi guys . I had windows vista on this laptop for two years with no problems . I had also ubuntu on it dualbooting .. So I bought windows 7 . I went into my ubuntu installation and deleted all that was in my ntfs partition with vista except users. Then i tried to resize it . But Gparted...

Hi, I put two HDDs on GA P55A-UD4P motherboard in Raid1 type array (on Intel SATA Controller) and they were working fine for quite some time (2 weeks or so). One day, after Windows started up, I noticed a blue icon on Intel RST manager and it says that the array is initializing. What does...

I'm running Win 7 HP 32 bit. The Guys on the BSOD forum have isolated my external Freeagent Pro as the cause of BSOD's. MS Win 7 compatibility says it works ok with Win7. Seagate say is doesn't. Forum opinions on the subject are divided. It either works for you or it doesn't. Mine does...

I have a external storage device that I have connected via USB and is used for backup only.. I think I am going to disconnect it and only connect it when I have OS updates. Is this OK to do it this way. Thanks

Hi every one, I tried to find solution to my question but didn't help much. so I'm starting ne.w thread. I already have Home premium installed on my laptop. I want to upgrade to win 7 pro. the windows tool " upgrade any time " doesn't help me because I already have the disk. what should I do...

i have a laptop having genuine copy of windows installed the problem is that it has only one drive now i want to make more partitions but there is danger of loosing the genuine windows during partitioning process. is there any method to make partitions without any trouble remember that it has...

I have created a second partition to put all my games, music, work etc. on so I can format my C: drive as it my computer has started running a bit slower, especially with all the startup programmes and all the rubbish I have downloaded. My 2 problems are: 1. I can't seem to extend the volume of...

When I use a pen drive and click the safely remove icon the message never comes up that it is safe to remove the hardware. It used to work but now doesn't. I am using windows 7 64 bits

Ok, I'm looking to compress some folders to save some disk space and I know from experience that some files shouldn't be compressed (as it can screw up the booting, etc.) so does anyone have a comprehensive list of what not to compress in windows 7?

1. if i put my page file swap file temp folder on its own partition, is it best to use fat32? if i remember right fat 32 is fastest just isnt the best for space usage. 2. does reinstalling windows after time (1-2 years) create better performance? im not sure what it is but windows xp and...

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Washington - Windows 7 provides more ways to keep your data safe than any previous version of Windows. And that's good news. For despite the claimed reliability of hard disks and solid state drives, data loss due to drive failure is still an all-too-... Link Removed - Invalid URL

Hi everyone, I wanna dual boot Windows 7 with Windows XP HOME SP3. I have seen multiple guides telling me how to do it if I was to use the same physical hard drive but then partition it, but I was wondering if it was different if you wanted to have XP on your primary drive and then install...

I have 3 seperate drives in my system. I want to dual boot Windows Vista and Windows 7 RC1. Vista is install on the first drive (C) I want to install Windows 7 on the second drive D but there is currently files on the drive (some Videos and music etc). If i choose to install Windows 7 custom...

How do i install windows 7 on a 2nd internal harddrive, without it writing a MBR to my main drive. I want it to totally not touch anything on my primary drive. I plan on booting it at the bios startup by my bios selection menu Im afraid to install it, i dont want my main drive touched in...

What partitions do you have what size and why??? i have 3 on a 320gb hdd 1 at 50gb (win 7) 1 at 25 (xp) and the rest with all my stuff on there pics films anything to be kept safe.

I'm planning to partition my current Hard Drive, yet this could be the first time to partition my currently use HD(yet I did pration before but before I install OS, yet this is my second reformated drive cuz by OS conflicts & I forgot to make two partitions). Yet I just want to know if it's...