Lembit Soobik
lembit.dbamail at t-online.de
Fri Jun 8 10:50:24 CDT 2007
no problem, Robert. :) In my case, I had a good support. Lembit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert" <robert at servicexp.com> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC > Oh my.. So sorry Lembit... :-( > > I have several outstanding "service tickets", going. As you may know their > support is a bit sloooooow.. There are other people with the same > unresolved > issues that I have... > > > > WBR > Robert > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 11:23 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC > > Robert, > 1) - have not noticed that so far > 2) - I have so far only used HD to store images - I dont trust DVDs and > CDs > too much. > 3) - my boot disks work just fine. have used them a lot on several > machines > 4) - I did have some problem at the beginning when I ran backup every day > at > PC-shutdown. turned out to be my mistake ( AFAICR, not enough disk space > or > some such) > 5) - have been lucky so far > > have you discussed the problems in their forum? > > Lembit (not Lambit) :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert" <robert at servicexp.com> > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 4:35 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC > > >> Lambit, >> Here are my top 5 >> 1) Dialog boxes that open up behind other model boxes, so you can not >> read >> the message or proceed. Version 7-present.. >> 2) Very difficult to get a (Direct Burn) clean, non corrupted image that >> span across multiply DVD's. There are ways around this though. Version >> 9-present >> 3) Corrupted Boot Disks. This one is more complicated, as in version 9 in >> later builds this seemed to be corrected but in version 10 it came back. >> Also it's difficult to say what is causing the problem. When you boot the >> machine from the TI boot disk, and load FULL support, the systems hangs >> and >> does nothing. This happens on all 3 of my machines, so I'm thinking it's >> a >> problem in the creation of the boot disks. Version 7-present >> 4) Huge problem in scheduled backup's. This is in my opinion the 2nd >> biggest >> problem. 8 out 10 backup (full image or otherwise) TI simply fails. The >> backup throws a error to the effect that it could not back up file XXXX, >> and >> just stops, waiting for user intervention. Version 10 >> 5) I have had several corrupted images that were completely unusable. >> This >> is very frustrating because I always use the "verify backup" switch, and >> yet >> somehow several were corrupted..... This is my #1 problem. Versions >> 9-Present >> >> This just goes to show you how much a user will put up with junk >> software.. >> As I still use TI... ;-) I'm not sure what that says about me..:-) >> >> There just seems to be very little out there that is easy to use, feature >> rich and simply works... >> >> >> WBR >> Robert >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik >> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 8:25 AM >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC >> >> Robert, >> can you please tell us what these problems are? >> I am using Acronis True Image 10 Home, and the only problem I had was a >> misinterpretation on one screen, but once I got it, no problems. >> have done many images of system- and other drives and installed them on >> other drives with no failures. >> >> thanks >> Lembit >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert" <robert at servicexp.com> >> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" >> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> >> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 1:26 PM >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC >> >> >>> Be very careful with Acronis TrueImage, with out going into detail, the >>> product seems to get worse with every update. I have been dealing with >>> several known issues from version 7, on top of new problems in version >>> 10. >>> They rarely seem to correct existing problems. >>> >>> >>> >>> WBR >>> Robert >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:56 PM >>> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC >>> >>> Well, my saga with TrueImage is beginning. It refuses to install on one >>> machine, I haven't tried it on any others yet. Google shows this >>> install >>> problam dating back to at least version 8. >>> >>> >>> John W. Colby >>> Colby Consulting >>> www.ColbyConsulting.com >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:25 PM >>> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC >>> >>> John, >>> >>> I took the drive to my sysadmin at work and he hooked it up with this >>> hydra-headed connector to an external IDE drive controller. He saw that >>> the >>> registry was, indeed hosed. He was able, however, to rebuild the >>> registry >>> from a restoration point made Saturday morning. He said, though, that >>> at >>> one point my drive took down his own machine! >>> >>> I got the drive plugged back in and it was like it was a Bic pen: >>> first time, every time! >>> >>> Now to begin the removal of Symantec products from my system... >>> >>> Steve Erbach >>> Neenah, WI >>> >>> >>> On 6/5/07, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote: >>>> Steve, >>>> >>>> I decided to try True Image 10. I have just had all I can stand from >>>> Symantec, their tech support is about as bad as it gets. True image >>>> is available through NewEgg for $35 including shipping. >>>> >>>> My biggest issue with this stuff is actually trying a restore. I read >>>> one service site that said "never do a restore over existing data" >>>> (they were talking images here). The reason is simple, if the restore >>>> fails you have hosed whatever chance you might have had of getting the >>>> original data recovered. >>>> >>>> Of course that means getting another disk large enough to perform the >>>> restore on, and of course in the case of a laptop, which will >>>> physically fit in the machine once you are done recovering the backup. >>>> >>>> I was reading a side by side review of Symantec's product and True >>>> Image. >>>> The author stated that he was a die hard fan of the Symantec product >>>> until the latest versions started creating corrupt backups. While the >>>> product would say that things failed in the LOG FILE, it never >>>> actually said so on the screen, so the only way to know whether you >>>> got a good backup was go read the log file. Which of course the >>>> average Joe will not think is required. In fact the author was burned >>>> and discovered this when his backup was corrupt. >>>> >>>> Anyway, I am going to do this stuff once I get my software. Get a >>>> good image of both my laptop and my wife's laptop, then get both >>>> backing up critical data. I have already moved my family photos off >>>> onto the Raid 6 system, and have a backup area out on that machine for >>>> raid protected storage. >>>> >>>> John W. 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