Restore options

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My gf has a laptop with a fairly small HD, 60GB. Of this 10GB is drive c: with windows and programs on it. 50GB is drive D with everything else, documents, music etc.

However, on the 50GB HD are 13GB of restore installers for windows office and all the other software that came with her laptop. The files are not in a seperate partition but are just in hidden folders.

She's running out of space, approx 500mb left so that 13GB could be really handy, but obviously we don't want to lose the ability to restore.

I originally thought of trying to create a restore CD from the installation files, but that would be a real pain. A mate suggested using something like norton ghost to ghost the c drive and back that up on dvd, and just restore that if things go pete tong.

I like the ghost idea but does anyone else have any other ideas...?
 
modo77 said:
Personally what i do is disable all the sys restore options. (uses a lot of room, slows your comp down a bit, and hides viruses). As long as you (or your girlfirend) isn't likely to do something stupid there is no point in having it. Even if you do need it it doesn't always work correctly/fix the issue.
Also remove the office installation files if they are still on the pc.
ghost is a good option if you think you might need to reinstall often, but if you make sure you pc is looked after then you shouldn't need to.
use a DVD to backup all your personal files. mp3s, pics, savegames, emails, etc.
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Not sure I was entirely clear. The restore installation files that are hidden on drive d are the manufacutres restore method. They are not, for example, the temp installation files created when you install office, nor are they the system restore stuff.

Hope thats clearer :)
 
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