Q. Ok, the only programs that i have heard about recently are: Dariks Boot and Nuke, Ultimat Boot Disk, and using windows Device Manager. I have a Compaq Presario CQ56-115DX Notebook with 2gb of memory, and windows 7. I have my recovery cd's and a recovery manager from hp that i can use to reinstall my my Windows 7 operating system. Can somebody please give me some solid advice?
A. Ok. I guess it all depends on what you actually want to do.
For example, if you are afraid of someone getting hold of you computer and using data recovery software to un-delete stuff that you have removed, then you would use a program that would "zero out" your hard drive, essentially writing null data repeatedly over the drive, to ensure it could not be recovered. Dariks Boot and Nuke. and the Ultimate Boot Disc could be used for this.
Now, if you just want to remove programs you don't use any more, then you can simply use the Add/Remove programs feature of Windows to remove them... or the uninstaller that comes with each program.
If you want to wipe your computer clean and reinstall Windows, then you can just use the recovery CDs... or you can use the recovery manager/partition that was included with your laptop.
For example, if you are afraid of someone getting hold of you computer and using data recovery software to un-delete stuff that you have removed, then you would use a program that would "zero out" your hard drive, essentially writing null data repeatedly over the drive, to ensure it could not be recovered. Dariks Boot and Nuke. and the Ultimate Boot Disc could be used for this.
Now, if you just want to remove programs you don't use any more, then you can simply use the Add/Remove programs feature of Windows to remove them... or the uninstaller that comes with each program.
If you want to wipe your computer clean and reinstall Windows, then you can just use the recovery CDs... or you can use the recovery manager/partition that was included with your laptop.
How can I make a recovery disk for XP?
Q. I want to make a recovery disk but I don't know how. HELP, I HAVE A MILLION VIRUSES!
A. 1: you have to either find the one that came with the comp to reboot xp (you loose all your data on it) or buy a new one.
2:you can get some virus scan but it probably wont help
3: just get a boot disk for linux (im a game disigner so i know what im talking about here. i sware by linux) you can download it off the internet. then boot up linux.
side notes: any widnows viruses cant work on linux because the protocalls are compleatly different. even the administration system is compleat opposites. linux is almost 100% safe i say almost because theres are under 1000 viruses for linux but they are just proof of consept viruses. theres over 1.5 milion major viruses for windows not including ad or spyware. linux cant get compleatly destroyed like windows can. nothing is hosted under the root administration so it cant just corrupt al your files like in windows. if you have important files you can just parsion your harddrive and use the free space remaining for the linux so you can still acess the important windows files.
2:you can get some virus scan but it probably wont help
3: just get a boot disk for linux (im a game disigner so i know what im talking about here. i sware by linux) you can download it off the internet. then boot up linux.
side notes: any widnows viruses cant work on linux because the protocalls are compleatly different. even the administration system is compleat opposites. linux is almost 100% safe i say almost because theres are under 1000 viruses for linux but they are just proof of consept viruses. theres over 1.5 milion major viruses for windows not including ad or spyware. linux cant get compleatly destroyed like windows can. nothing is hosted under the root administration so it cant just corrupt al your files like in windows. if you have important files you can just parsion your harddrive and use the free space remaining for the linux so you can still acess the important windows files.
What's the difference between a recovery disk and a backup system disk?
Q. I need to make a recovery disk for my pc. I'm using Windows XP, but I don't have the Windows XP disc. Now pc's come with Windows pre-installed from factory. I don't know the process for making the recovery disc. Or is it easier to make a backup system disc?
A. I'm not an expert so this is just personal opinion. It's my understanding that a recovery disk is one made by the manufacturer of the computer. It can restore your computer to the exact same condition it was in when it left the factory. (It may actually be 2 or more disks.)
A backup disk is one the user makes. It may include everything on the computer or just certain files and folders. There are several utilities available that make it easier to create complete backups - both paid and free.
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=ghost12
http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/backupandimage.shtml
One of the issues you need to consider is how much data do you need to copy? In real world use, one CD holds about 650MB and one DVD about 4.5GB. If you have a DVD burner, use it. 40GB of data will need about 62 CDs vs. 10 DVDs. Even if you use some kind of compression or zip utility it'll take a lot more CDs.
Another possibility is to search your hard drive for a special folder called the i386. Sometimes, when a manufacturer doesn't provide an OS disk they'll make a copy of the OS and put it in this file. It would be several hundred MB in size. This article explains a little more about the i386.
http://ask-leo.com/so_just_what_is_the_i386_directory_anyway.html
Then there's another utility called a Boot Disk. This article will give you more information.
http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm
The thing to remember here is a traditional boot disk goes on a floppy, not a CD. So you might want to look at this ulimate boot CD for Windows:
http://ubcd4win.com/
wwbgd
A backup disk is one the user makes. It may include everything on the computer or just certain files and folders. There are several utilities available that make it easier to create complete backups - both paid and free.
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=ghost12
http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/backupandimage.shtml
One of the issues you need to consider is how much data do you need to copy? In real world use, one CD holds about 650MB and one DVD about 4.5GB. If you have a DVD burner, use it. 40GB of data will need about 62 CDs vs. 10 DVDs. Even if you use some kind of compression or zip utility it'll take a lot more CDs.
Another possibility is to search your hard drive for a special folder called the i386. Sometimes, when a manufacturer doesn't provide an OS disk they'll make a copy of the OS and put it in this file. It would be several hundred MB in size. This article explains a little more about the i386.
http://ask-leo.com/so_just_what_is_the_i386_directory_anyway.html
Then there's another utility called a Boot Disk. This article will give you more information.
http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm
The thing to remember here is a traditional boot disk goes on a floppy, not a CD. So you might want to look at this ulimate boot CD for Windows:
http://ubcd4win.com/
wwbgd
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