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Hapless, nonproficient, long-time windows user.
Nothing ever seems to work out of the box as promised.
Vista continues the tradition of "expect another disappointment"


"Me" wrote:

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> You have posted the link several times as evidence of the so called lie, and
> sadly I wonder if you really actually read it.[/color]

I've read it.
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> If they really wanted you to
> use the actual built in backup, I believe they would have clearly stated
> that, and reminded you of what would be needed in order to use that backup
> later on. It merely stated to be sure to back up your DATA.[/color]

The RC1 reminder screen said to back up the computer, not "data" as well as
I can recall.

I've lost all my bookmarks--there is/was an official blog page wherein the
MS guy said to users "do yourself a favor and back up now to save hassles
later on". And a table repeating the linked table, stating that any version
of Vista could be migrated-into if you had done a backup.

EVEN IF I'm all wrong about this--the RC1 was happy to make my totalbackup
set,
but as soon as that was done, just to be sure, I tried to back up individual
files of this and that, mostly photos--burn to disk. No go. Nothing more
could be saved on 5/29.
Dates mean something to me. The RC program was saying at intervals, "you
have xx days before Windows will stop working." Heck, it already had ceased
full-functionality.
That's beside the point. Your closing point:
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>Sheesh, not only
> that, but clearly at the bottom of the page under "Additional Information"
> it states that the user will be granted 2 hour sessions, (Logins), for data
> retrieval for a limited amount of time. So I suggest that Mr Lowered
> Expectations get very busy right away and USE the granted 2 hour sessions
> before THAT time runs out too! (Rather than ranting and ravening here) So
> get to it buddy! ...Before you REALLY loose it all! (Or have a heck of a
> time getting it back)[/color]

If you were an expert user here to advise clueless casual users, such as I
openly state myself to be, you would know that the two hour sessions after
the timeout, allow NO SAVING of any work whatsoever.

So, you're just pounding on me unfairly and making an unfounded castigation
and finishing with an assertion that is, in effect, bogus. You are in error,
more in "whine" than myself, inasmuch as I am not the one giving advice.
"Two hour sessions, start saving."
No. It does not work that way. We only wish it were so.