You have way too many preconceptions.. if you don't like Windows or MS, try
a free Linux.. Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS and Suse 10.2 are ready and waiting..

"Lowered Expectations" <LoweredExpectations@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:33A97FC7-5F55-4FE1-8AF4-E79010AA67CD@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Thank you DanS. I came here with a chip on my shoulder.
> I also admitted my innocence of not knowing that what they -say- is not
> what
> you get, even in an advanced, mass-market universal testing phase closure.
> Indeed, I was out of my depth. And even now, with the clean install of
> only
> Home Basic, I have issues that will require coddling. Like....sound.
> There
> is no sound other than Windows' sounds, which, as before blast at full
> volume
> each time the computer is booted, and cannot be shut off and kept off
> except
> by turning off the speakers. This is just like RC1 was. I'll expect no
> success then, from Vista. And I'll get what I expect, per usual, per my
> loser-signature file.
>
> However, you've given me some more hopes to work from. I learn that Vista
> is miserable for backing up itself or files. It's a loser OS. I stuck
> myself. Fine prints were not enough to dissuade a gullible fool from
> stepping into the computing world's Greatest Boondoggle Ever. (I have
> been
> reading Ed Bott lately, too much--or rather I did not read his words soon
> enough). I thought I was along for a grand adventure.
>
> What a ride! What a forum. It's like being a Democrat in a Republican
> tea
> party. There are a few other Dems and a number of moderate Republicans
> quite
> equinanimous. And there are The President's Men---the Nixonites! And
> they
> do not suffer fools like me lightly. Send me off to 'Nam, they do! (ha
> ha)
> "Go frag yourself now" they say. Well! This is a new era of operation
> systems. The "Advisors" of the interlopers such as myself can only send
> me
> off to Baghdad. Some system this Vista is. I should'a not stepped
> into
> the pile. Microsoft soft sold me.
>
> Meanwhile, party on O' defenders of the Faith. Bill's butt fills some
> bills here for sure.
>
> ---
> However, not yours, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Goodbye all for now.
> I've
> made my quota of new friends for the we..mo..ye...remainder of my "life".
> Glub! and cheers.
>
>
> --
> 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"
>
>
> "DanS" wrote:
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>> =?Utf-8?B?TG93ZXJlZCBFeHBlY3RhdGlvbnM=?=
>> <LoweredExpectations@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> news:FC6AB26E-9DAB-4CB1-977C-019B4DDD22D6@microsoft.com:
>>
>> LoEx,
>>
>> Here is a cut & paste of a newer thread than this one. Someone else
>> having a problem with the backup utility....
>>
>> I don't know if it will help, but here's another shot at just recovering
>> your data.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> DanS
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------*
>>
>> "Armin Heinlein" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>> > I have a back up of my system and after an upgrade I wanted to restore[/color]
>> one[color=darkred]
>> > particular drive. When I try to restore with the Windows Restore I[/color]
>> receive a[color=darkred]
>> > message that no BackUp images were found. I have a directory on my USB[/color]
>> drive[color=darkred]
>> > called WindowsImageBackUp and I can see the drive in one of the
>> > subdirectories.
>> >
>> > Any input is appreciated.
>> >
>> > TIA, Armin
>> >[/color]
>>
>> NNTP-Posting-Host: tk2msftibfm01.phx.gbl 10.40.244.149
>> Path: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
>> Xref: TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:630864
>>
>> Hi Armin,
>>
>> The backup and recovery functionality in Vista is at best poor. Unlike
>> the
>> old system, if you do a complete PC backup you cannot restore individual
>> files.... whats more , if you do a file backup, (where you can restore
>> individual files) it will not backup program files and other key data. I
>> have
>> fallen victim to this earlier this year. I do have a suggestion though,
>> which
>> helped me out of my problem. Download "winimage"
>> [url]http://www.winimage.com/winimage.htm[/url] which will alow you to mount the
>> vmdk
>> file that Vista backup created, you can then restore files from this
>> image.
>> The download is a free 30 day trial. After that i would suggest a 3rd
>> part
>> backup program. I have tried a few, nova backup seems quite good,
>> although it
>> doesn't support other backup formats. Hope this is useful.
>>
>> All the best.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]

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