Linux can save your data (NewsForge) [LWN.net]

Linux can save your data (NewsForge)

Posted Aug 10, 2004 11:53 UTC (Tue) by fjf33 (subscriber, #5768)
In reply to: Linux can save your data (NewsForge) by QuisUtDeus
Parent article: Linux can save your data (NewsForge)

Most Wintel systems come with a recovery disk. If you ever call support, they will tell you to find the recovery CD, put it in the tray and reboot the computer. As if by magic the computer is back up and running (unless it was a hardware problem), and anyone wihtout any special training can fix the computer.

PS: I hope you made a backup of your files before doing this. :)

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Linux can save your data (NewsForge)

Posted Aug 10, 2004 14:43 UTC (Tue) by holstein (subscriber, #6122) [Link]

I hope you made a backup of your files before doing this. :)

Thats the point of the "recovery disk" : in some cases, you are then able to make that "damn-I'm-lucky" backup before resetting the computer to his factory settings (because that's what these disk are doing).

Then, you can schedule yourself for a long evening reinstalling all the patchs and service packs you applied between the initial installation and your crash, then reinstalling your application, then reconfiguring everything...