OT: computer files transfer

[al plant]

Griffith Feeney wrote:
> 
> This situation can be a real headache (no original install diskettes).
> PowerQuest's Drive Image 4.0 will copy and restore entire partitions, ext2
> as well as dos-windows. It's about $70 if I recall, not cheap, but well
> worth the time and trouble it can save in this situation. I've used it for
> many years and never had a problem with it. Norton's Ghost may do the trick
> as well (someone expressed preference for this over DI on this list in the
> past), I've never used it, can't say.
> 
> At 11:59 AM 2/27/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >This is off-topic, but you all are the best groups of
> >tech-heads I have access to for help with these types
> >of problems, so bear with me  =-)
> >
> >
> >I have a friend who wants to get a new notebook
> >computer, and she needs to transfer her data to the
> >new machine when it comes. The e-mail and other
> >documetns are a simple copy, but she also has a
> >Japanese windows install on a separate partition, as
> >well as several programs that she may not have the
> >original install diskettes for.
> >
> >Has anybody had any experience with trying to move
> >apps over like this, or could you point me to a
> >resource online?
> >
> >Much Mahalo,
> >
> >Rob
> 
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I have a copy of Ghost that you can have (no cost). On a cd
rom.

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