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>>>>> My laptop is an HP Pavilion Entertainment PC and my OS is Vista Home
>>>>> Premium Version 6.0 Build 6000. I haven't been able to install SP1.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've done a mirror image of Drive C on an external HD by Acronis.
>>>>> Acronis offers the option of accessing Startup Recovery (through F11)
>>>>> if the OS fails to boot. Is there any danger of a conflict between
>>>>> this and Vista's own startup repair system?
>>>>>
>>>>> Second question: F8 brings up a choice of options, including a system
>>>>> repair. This accesses a new menu of options, one of which is a restore
>>>>> from an external source. Presumably this means a mirror image. Will
>>>>> ANY mirror image work with this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>> On HP computers I traditionally delete the HP recovery partition -
>>>> after I create a TrueImage image. I then expand drive C: to utilize the
>>>> free space. After this is done I install Acronis Recovery Manager, in
>>>> lieu of HP's method.
>>>>
>>>> The image is created "after" I have cleansed the system of all the crap
>>>> that HP has installed. The computer is then lean and mean and ready to
>>>> be imaged as it should have been in the first place.
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>>> This sounds very interesting but I'm not 100% sure I follow you. Is the
>>> order of the steps:
>>>
>>> 1. Clear out the crap;
>>> 2. Create an initial TrueImage image;
>>> 3. Delete the recovery partition;
>>> 4. Expand Drive C: to utilize the free space;
>>> 5. Reinstall Acronis Recovery Manager;
>>> 6. Make another image?
>>>
>>> Assuming I've got this right, what exactly is the crap HP has put in?
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>> My steps in sequence are:
>>
>> 1. Image the system drive of the HP computer onto an external hard
>> drive. This way you can go back to "out of box" condition if needed.
>>
>> 2. But since out of box condition is not needed, or wanted ever again,
>> delete the HP system restore partition.
>>
>> 3. Then expand the C: partition, using the freed up and now
>> unallocated space from having deleted partition D:
>>
>> 4. Remove all of the "extra" HP supplied advertising and trial ware
>> that you have to pay for after 30-90 days. This includes Norton (or
>> McAfee) anything, Office 90 day trial, HP games, HP diagnostic programs
>> and any other HP utility or program that you don't want (most all of
>> them). Most of them are ad magnets.
>>
>> 5. Download and install all current operating system updates
>>
>> 6. Next is to install the Antivirus and Anti Malware programs of your
>> choice.
>>
>> 7. Then update Adobe Reader, Java and Adobe Flash - because a HP
>> computer is "always" delivered with these programs being at least 2
>> versions antiquated and are therefore insecure.
>>
>> 8. Install TrueImage Home
>>
>> 9. Next is a partition defrag
>>
>> 10. Then create the Acronis "Secure Zone" and install the Acronis
>> Recovery Manager.
>>
>> 11. Then image the system, saving the image in the Acronis Secure Zone
>>
>> NOTE: This image is as I/you want it to be, not as HP thinks it should
>> be. All programs have been installed/replaced and updated prior to the
>> image.
>>
>> If you think you may ever have to rely upon HP for service it is best to
>> keep the image that you initially created of the hard drive as it was
>> "out of the box".
>>
>> I have people bring me unopened computers they have just taken deliver of
>> so that I can provide this service for them. Yes, they pay for a retail
>> version of TrueImage Home and my time. The benefit is that they can
>> return their computer to the way it was when I returned it to them. They
>> can also create their own images prior to undertaking a major software
>> install - incase anything goes bad. If their computer becomes severely
>> infected they can return it to a pristine state within 10 minutes.
>>
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> One impoirtant question I forgot to ask: will my existing Office and
> WordPerfect installations survive the process, or will I have to
> reinstall?
>
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If you have these programs on the system drive, usually drive C, yes.
An image is a photograph of your system at a given time. If you have already
activated the O/S and Office when you create the image - they will be in an
activated state when you restore said image.
--
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience & Security
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