Re: [microsound] Re: Laptop Questions

[chmafu nocords <chmafu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It may also avoid troubles to set up a few partitions and using c: for 
nothing but your system and programs, and the other(s) for the stuff you 
create and download. This way you can format c: at any time while the 
other partitions are "safe".

wesley m wrote:

> ps: i have an urge to warn everyone to backup their stuff at the moment. i had to format my laptop the other day and lost 4 years worth of samples/feild recordings, tons of downloaded stuff which was probably weeks of d/ling on a 56k and all my newest pieces. not very fun

BJM wrote:

> I use windows 2000, but I think XP is fairly similar. The installation disc should have a repair option. And, even if that doesn't work, when you re-install the OS you should have the option of not re-formatting the drive and installing new system files into the existing file structure. There's also the linux-on-a-CD that I was raving about the other day... you can boot up with that and access your Windows file system and copy stuff (although I'm not sure where you would copy it to and that linux CD hasn't gotten to the point of supporting every single combination of hardware yet). If you want to check it out, they're at dynebolic.org. 

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