http://www.macmanx.com/blog/2005/08/15/blogroll-dive-81505/ The Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:23:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.macmanx.com/blog/2005/08/15/blogroll-dive-81505/#comment-4991 James Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:15:54 +0000 http://www.macmanx.com/wordpress/2005/08/15/blogroll-dive-81505/#comment-4991 Yes, I firmly believe that the best troubleshooting tools, for any computer, are the installation and restore discs. Whenever I am asked to fix someone else's computer, I ask "Have you backed up your data?" or "Would you mind losing any data on this computer?" If they have a very recent backup, or if they don't mind losing any data, then I just do a clean install (re-format and install). It's the quickest solution, and it fixes everything. Yes, I firmly believe that the best troubleshooting tools, for any computer, are the installation and restore discs. Whenever I am asked to fix someone else’s computer, I ask “Have you backed up your data?” or “Would you mind losing any data on this computer?” If they have a very recent backup, or if they don’t mind losing any data, then I just do a clean install (re-format and install). It’s the quickest solution, and it fixes everything.

]]> http://www.macmanx.com/blog/2005/08/15/blogroll-dive-81505/#comment-4990 Bryan Villarin Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:25:52 +0000 http://www.macmanx.com/wordpress/2005/08/15/blogroll-dive-81505/#comment-4990 Thanks James, I'll have to bookmark those articles and sites in case someone ever thinks of asking me for Mac-related troubleshooting. (Fortunately, I've only had to do that once, and it was only using the restore CD.) Thanks James, I’ll have to bookmark those articles and sites in case someone ever thinks of asking me for Mac-related troubleshooting. (Fortunately, I’ve only had to do that once, and it was only using the restore CD.)

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