Save the files and format the hard drive?

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• I have an attached external hard drive, I selected through Time Machine. But Time Machine also save the hard driver separately?

  I have an external hard drive attached I selected through a Time Machine, I found in the system preferences. Is - this time Machine even save the documents that I have on the hard drive? In other words, I want to be sure I have two back ups until I upgrade of the OS,

  Time Machine backs up all the readers who were not placed in the exclusion list.

• Qosmio F50 - the hard drive recovery?

  Hello

  I had a very big problem.
  I've made a few changes with my Vista regs and then I was unable to start again.
  So, I started the recovery program (second HARD drive), backed up my files and selected whole HARD drive recovery.

  Well, now problem - everything was going well, but when I walked into the Vista installation I had to shut down the computer.
  Now, when I start up the pc and load Vista I message I need to reinstall my computer again.

  Well, they say nothing about how load the recovery file but I have no option for this - only emergency mode, with the support of network, etc., but without recovery emergency. Moreover, when I select emergency mode, I can't load Vista-it says I need to run the Setup in normal mode, which told to re - install. Yep, circle-_-.

  Model: Qosmio F50

  Do you think that when I erase all the Vista disc manually - for example with linux, and then start the computer, I get a possibility to load the second part of the drive to start the installation?

  Thanks in advance because I'm really despair

  Hello

  > So, I started the recovery program (second HARD drive), backed up my files and selected whole HARD drive recovery.
  I'm a bit confused of m.
  How do recover you the laptop?
  Have you used the Toshiba HDD recovery option which could be launched by pressing F8, select fix my computer-> Toshiba Recovery?

  Usually, it is a procedure how to start the Toshiba HDD recovery.

  I guess you didn't create a recovery Toshiba drive in the past is good?
  It was a big mistake buddy because the recovery disk would help you in difficult situations

  Well, as I said above; You can try to start the HARD drive recovery. If this will not help you I think that you would need a Toshiba Recovery disk.
  You can order it here:
  https://backupmedia.Toshiba.EU/landing.aspx

• Portege M400 does not accept the hard drive built into the boot password

  First I assigned a 9 character long password BIOS via the security utility help my new Toshiba Portege M400 (M400-139) with Windows XP Tablet Edition.
  He asked me if I also want to use the same password "repeated" to cover the 22 or so (I don't remember) characters long password of HDD, and I said ok.
  Then, I removed the BIOS password. But couln can't remove HARD drive password.

  I then created a different password which has been long 1 character and removed, but the HARD drive password remained.
  When I rebooted the system, he asked me the 'HARD Word built-in disk '.
  I tried to enter both the 9 and 1 character long passwords, but it says not 'certified '. What should I do?

  Should I write tha password over and over again, until it reaches 22 or more characters?
  If this is the problem, then, the number of characters long?
  I also think that the keyboard layout mapping can be a problem.

  I have never changed the setting page, but maybe that the default value of the plant is different from a windows.
  But I used only numbers and letters of international standard.

  I need immediate assistance.
  All my work is interrupted.

  I put t know if you have inserted the right HARD drive password or not but the non-certified message said that the inserted password is certainly not correct.
  Someone said that the message uncertified might if poster if you laptop was send hibernation instead of the stop mode mode after the password has been set.

  But I don t think that this could be relevant in your case.

  One question; have you tried to delete the password for HARD drive via the password of Toshiba or in the BIOS utility?

  Please check if you can edit/delete in the BIOS because I found the info in the manual M400 you must use the BIOS Setup to modify, delete the disk HARD ot password to set the password master HD!

  The manual also provide information if you forget the user Toshiba HARD drive password will not be able to help you and your HARD drive will be rendered completely and permanently unusable! When save the HARD drive password stop or restart the computer. If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the recorded data (password) cannot be correctly included!

  So maybe that's a reason why you can not change the HDD password?  :|

  Greetings

• Trying to transfer files from an internal hard drive outside under XP

  I tried to transfer files and settings from hard drive to external hard drive.  The transfer seems to take place but the hard drive is always too full.  Please notify.

  Your question is vague, as others have mentioned.

  If you try to transfer a very large file (over 4 GB) and receive a message that there are not enough space on the external hard drive even if the external hard drive seems to have a lot of room, the reason is probably that your external drive is formatted using the FAT32 file system.  If you need help with this problem, please specify your original question.  Be sure to include the exact text of any error message, without paraphrasing.

  Do NOT format your external drive if there is already data on this topic.

• WMP NOT ME LETS NOT RECORD SOME MUSIC FILES ON MY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE I ADDED IT IN ORGANZE AND AN ERROR POPS UP IT CANT RIP, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SONGS HE USED TO STORE THEM THERE BUT IT WON'T SAVE TO THE FORMAT MP3, FORMAT OR ANY SIZE

  IT CAN'T SAVE MY MUSIC FILES IN MY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE TO FORMAT, MP3, FILES I WENT TO ORGANIZE AND CELA HAS CHANGED OUTSIDE AND I GET AN ERROR SAYING THAT IT CANNOT COPY ONE OR MORE OF THE SONGS

  Try to run, type: diskmgmt.msc in msc, locate & L.click hard disk, go to actions, all, search &

  Select 'Enable' closing msc... Also, in WMP, go to tools, options, 'music rip tab' select external

  HD as a default value, leave options, or change the other tabs as necessary.

• Satellite P30: How to format the HARD drive and install a new OS?

  I have a satellite P30 laptop with Windows XP. I plug myself a new OS (namely because I can't find my old recovery CD CD and OS) that I want to do a re-shape full of my system. Reason is that my system has been painfully slower and slower over the last year. I even updated my RAM to 512 MB standard supplied with the machine to 2 GB, but it seems to have had little or no effect. So my questions are:-

  1] where can I get my hands on the restore CD that has all the drivers on this subject, and any recovery CD to reformat my HARD drive?
  [2] in the order in which I will make this reformatting?
  How can [3] after having bought an external HARD drive to keep files that I don't want to lose, I transfer those of before my re - format?

  Any help will be greatly appreciated

  :-)

  Hello

  You received with the laptop Toshiba Recovery CD! Am I wrong?
  So what s the problem?

  Simply insert the CD and try to boot from this CD.
  The restore CD contains all Toshiba drivers, tools and utilities Windows OS + additional software like Win DVD for example.
  The installation will set the laptop to factory settings, but will also format the HARD drive!

  Up to now, we come to the point 3; --> How do I save the data
  If you have purchased a second HDD and connect it to the USB port and transfer all the necessary files on the second HDD
  If you have purchased only the HARD drive, then you will need a USB HDD 2.5 case.

  Best regards

• I want to save my email and then reinstall it after that I have to wipe the hard drive.

  I'll update the hard drive wiping and reloading the software I want, get rid of the junk that I have collected over the years. I backed up my data, photos and music from My Documents, etc. but I can't figure out how I can save my email so that when I reinstall Thunderbird I can just empty files saved in the program and I'm back in business. I'm sure that's not hard, but I don't know the meaning of "Computerese" I get lost in technical language. How can I do this?

  Thanks for your help.

  If you have saved your whole Documents & Settings (or 'Users' since Vista) then you have probably already what you need.

  Thunderbird stores your data and profile settings.

  https://support.Mozilla.org/en-us/KB/Profiles-TB

  (Firefox also uses its own profile).

• Can I use the HP Recovery partition after formatting and partitioning the rest of the hard drive?

  I recently had my HP Pavilion dv4 2145dx laptop (Windows 7 64-bit) go kerput.  The Geek Squad said that the motherboard is dead.  I bought a laptop and I use this one for now, and I use the former dv4 as external hard drive.

  I intend to continue to use the hard drive from the old dv4 as an external unresolved for now, but I wish we could fix the dv4 at some point in the future.  Here's the problem: to get the most out of the former dv4 as external drive, I want to repartition it so that there is an NTFS partition and one HFS partition +.  This way I could easily use it with my Mac and Windows machines.

  But if I do that, I'm not sure if the image of HP recovery would continue to operate.  If it does not, then if/when I get the old dv4 a new motherboard, I couldn't restore the operating system from the recovery partition.  It is a problem, because I have not create recovery disks (stupid, I know - I'm definitely making them for the new machine).

  So, I want to do these two things:

  (1) create my dv4 recovery disks.  Can I do this if the dv4 drive is mounted in an external enclosure?

  (2) format and partition the drive dv4 (the leaving intact recovery partition) and later to recover the system from the recovery partition.  The recovery partition would continue to operate in these conditions?

  Thanks for any help that anyone is obtained.

  Hello:

  What you do to the C:\drive will make the ineffective recovery partition.

  You will not be able to create a set of recovery discs unless the drive is usable in Notepad.

  Can you still read all 25 characters of your product key of W7 on the bottom of your laptop broken?

  If so, you can do this...

  If you can read the Microsoft windows 7 25-character product key, you can download simple Windows 7 ISO files to burn on a DVD for the version of windows that is installed on your PC, and which is listed on the Microsoft COA sticker on your PC case.

  Burn the ISO with the option to burn the ISO on your DVD burning program and burn it at the slowest possible speed that will allow your program. This will create a bootable DVD.

  Or use the installation of Windows 7 USB/DVD tool to compile the ISO file that you download from Digital River. Link and instructions below. You need a 4 GB flash drive to use the USB compilation method.

  http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/HTML/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

  Use 25 characters on the PC product key to activate the installation.

  The key will activate a 32 or 64 bit installation.

  Then go to the support of the PC and driver page to install the drivers you need.

  Link to downloads ISO of W7 is below.

  http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-Windows-7-SP1-ISO-from-Digital-River/

  Or, you can probably still order a set of recovery disc for your HP laptop.

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/bph07143

  Paul

• I have a winsock error, so IE won't connect, even though it says I have full signal. If I format the hard drive and reinstall xp it will fix the problem?

  Winsock error

  Hi I have a winsock error, so IE won't connect, even though it says I have full signal. I got the fix for microsoft programs, nothing has worked, if I format the hard drive and reinstall xp it will fix the problem. Thank you

  Hi I have a winsock error, so IE won't connect, even though it says I have full signal. I got the fix for microsoft programs, nothing has worked, if I format the hard drive and reinstall xp it will fix the problem. Thank you

  Check that your antivirus (all-in-one suite If you have one) is not turn off your network traffic.

  Note the devices installed in the machine.  Use this information to download the latest version of the drivers and software for the manufacturer's Web site features (on another machine and store on an external support, I suppose, would be the only way for you to do.)

  Uninstall the software/drivers for network devices.  Turn it back on.  Even if pilots are found/installed automatically, manually update the drivers & software using the files you downloaded earlier.

  Download, install, execute, update and perform analyses complete system with the two following applications:

  • MalwareBytes (FREE)
  • SuperAntiSpyware (FREE)

  Remove anything they find.  Reboot when necessary.  (You can uninstall one or both when finished.)

  Search online with eSet Online Scanner.

  Open a command prompt and run the commands following one at a time (after each ENTRY) without leaving the part through if somehting started working...  Note all errors and post them here.

  netsh winsock reset catalog
  ipconfig / renew
  ipconfig/flushdns
  ARP d *.
  nbtstat - RR

• To access the files and folders from the hard drive Windows 7 on Windows XP, access denied error message.

  Original title: portable destroyed - need for car access

  I don't know if this is the right forum - please advice if it is not.

  My friend's laptop computer was destroyed in a car accident. I pulled the drive and placed it in my desktop XP system and the drive appear in good health. However, I received permission issues trying to access records on the disk and thought that it was because of me using Win XP and the laptop was Win7x64. My questions below are based on the assumption that I'm not able to access these files on my Win XP system. If this assumption is incorrect, so please let me know.

  I have a laptop that I don't use and put the disk in it. I was hoping it would be plug and play all the new material, but after reading a little online, I know that this is not the best thing to do and will probably not work as did the earlier versions of Windows.

  In the end, I care retrieves the contents of the disc, although it would be great if I could lend my laptop for a few weeks with "its files" until it sorts how to replace the laptop.

  Can I get the player Win7x64 working on the laptop computer of replacement by reinstalling Win7x64 on this laptop? I'm not "means a clean install/reformat, but have rather the Setup program detects an existing installation, and do its magic to get the operating system runs on new hardware?"

  I know that this raises questions of MS licenses. If the installation process could get his old system running on the laptop replacement, if I have a small window of time completely to access his files before being forced to re-register the OS? I'm hoping so.

  I'm looking for only a short-term solution - I do not recommend that he hopes that drive long term because the laptop got quite truncated of the accident, and once he gets a new laptop it will have everything he needs on this subject (OS, licenses, etc.). If I have a small window of time where I can simply copy their important files, or to lend him my laptop with its player and him can bring to its domestic network and the print out of all the things that are important, that it's going to be all together to move them to a new laptop when it is available.

  Thank you

  Hello

  You experience this problem because of the permissions applied to these s folder.  To resolve this problem, you will need to take ownership of these files and folders.

  Method 1: You can follow the steps mentioned in the link below to take possession of the records

  Troubleshoot "access denied" when opening files or folders

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-access-denied-when-opening-files-or-folders

  (Article above applies to Windows Vista, not valid for Windows XP)

  Also check out the article below

  How to capture a file or a folder in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421

  Method 2:  You can try a custom installation (not a format\clean facility).

  See the link below for custom installation
  using the install option custom without formatting the hard drive

  Note: In custom installation only data would be transferred in Windows. Drivers, applications and the old folder will need to be reinstalled.

• I formatted a hard drive of 250 GB using ntfs and the data stored on it, my old hard drive died, so he was replaced now when I go into windows, it shows the drive as raw what happened?

  The old hd wd swarmed so it has been removed, a new one installed Windows xp now when I go into windows, it shows the active partition, but no system file and when you try to access it, says I need to format the hard drive, what happened to all the data that I had before?

  I found a program to retrieve all the data myself using easeus.com

• My main computer crashed and the data has been retrieved from the hard drive, including all of my Outlook Express dbx files

  I'll provide too much information because those of us who are computer knuckleheads think that everything is important since it is a mystery to us.

  My main computer crashed and the data has been retrieved from the hard drive, including all of my Outlook Express dbx files. There are four years of e-mails in these files and critical that I be able to open them.

  My only working computer running XP. It has Outlook Express is installed on it and was once used for e-mail, but not more and not implemented with my ISP to send or receive if it matters at all. Other that the sending and receiving of all the other functions of the OE program appear to be operational.

  I have read many explanations on how to open the files dbx on different sites - all is completely different and most seem well beyond my skill level.

  There is a fairly painless way to open these files? I don't want to try anything that could damage them. Please... any solution please guide me through in its simplest form - I am 64 but pretend you are explaining the process to a 7 year old. Yes, I'm that lame!

  Sorry for writing a novel and thank you to all who take their time to help the ignorant!

  I advise you to immediately copies of your DBX files restored. Save the duplicates in a place safe, and don't mess with them.
  Then try using one of the various tutorials that you have found on the Internet by using a copy of your DBX files restored.
  I did it a few times, but years ago and I DBX http://www.techrepublic.com/forums/questions/how-i-open-corrupted-dbx-files-in-oe/ visualization tool
  You just continue to make attempts, using a tutorial after another.
  As long as you have these unchanged copies of backup of your DBX files, you should survive it - other than frustration. Email PC remains a mess.

• What is the preferred method of formatting and partitioning a hard drive?

  Format the hard drive... and build a Partition... (question of part 2)

  I finally get my CD with Windows 7 and ready to install... I just thought I would ask the "Perferred" formatting the hard drive method...? Quick format in fat files... a quick format in NTFS... elongated format... What is the formatting the hard drive perferred method... Also... build a partition to install Windows 7 within this partition... It is also the preferred method... ?? You don't computer Pro to always build a partition and install the Windows operating system inside the partition... ?? What is the perferred method... ?? I would like to try this for the first time... !!! Is it easy to do... ??  What size partition can I build... ???

  During the installation process, you can format/delete/create partitions on the disk hard if you perform a custom installation. Data backup before installing Windows.

  Using NTFS with Windows 7 system.

  Most people do a quick format.

  Install Windows 7 on a partition with a minimum of 60 GB. 100 GB or lager is recommended. You can use all the hard disk to the Windows partition if you want to.

  Format/delete/create the partition with the Windows 7 installation DVD, you can:

  1 boot from the DVD

  2. click on install now

  3. in the configuration screen, click Custom (Advanced)

  4. click on Drive Options

  5. you have the option to format/delete/create partitions and choose size during the creation of their

  6. continue with the installation.

  Installation and reinstallation of Windows 7:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

  Activate Windows 7 on this computer

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/activate-Windows-7-on-this-computer

  Case of failure of the online activation:

  Call Microsoft use the manual phone Activation

  Note: If you always install Windows page enter your product key, do not enter your key and uncheck the "Automatically activate when online" then click OK/next to complete the installation.

  1. open Windows Activation - click on the Start button, right-click computer, click Properties, then click the option to activate Windows now or change your key.

  2. click on show me other ways to activate.

  3 type your Windows 7 product key, and then click Next.

  4. click on use the automated phone system.

  5. click on the location nearest you from the drop-down list, and then click Next.

  6. dial one of the available phone numbers listed.

  7. do not select all options and wait for a person pick up, then explain what happened.

  Questions about installing Windows 7?
  FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions from Installation Windows 7 & responses

• I got a message that my Windows 7 is not genuine. What steps to follow to format the hard drive and install Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit?

  I took my office for repairs after that my motherboard has given. I did an upgrade and the repairman had my re - installed Windows. I know evil to fix my Internet security software and discovered a list of other problems with missing or corrupt files. After inspecting my system, I discovered that the repairman installed Windows with a product key is counterfeit.

  I have my legitimate Windows 7 Home premium disc and product key. How to re - install Windows 7, because windows fitted by repairer are Home Premium 32 Bit, and Windows I have are Home Premium 64 Bit.
  I would like to do a full install of Windows, I backed up all my data and have all the product keys of software installed on my desktop. What steps to follow to format the hard drive and install Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit?

  Boot from the DVD 64 bit Windows 7

  To learn how to change your BIOS options to boot from the DVD drive, the following tutorial:

  http://notebooks.com/2011/05/05/How-to-load-BIOS-and-change-boot-configuration/

  Click Install now

  Accept the license agreement

  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Click on drive Options

  Select the disc/s click on Delete

  Click new

  Click on apply

  Click OK

  Click Format, and then click next to proceed with the installation

  Skip entering your product key Windows 7 and complete the installation.

  When you reach the desktop, click Start, right-click on computer

  Click on properties

  Scroll down to the Windows Activation

  Click the link x days before activation.

  Click on the link that says: "show me other ways to activate.

  Enter the product key

  Click next

  Select the Activation of the phone

  Click Next when you enter your key page

  Select your country

  Click Next, call the number listed

  Be sure to explain your situation to the Appeals Officer.

  Provide the installation generated when ID requested by the call agent

  They give a confirmation ID in return, enter it

  Click next to complete the activation.

  If you have problems, use the phone activation:

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us