Acronis 8 was on cover of PCPro month before this. It will work fine,
and you will find little advantage in paying for 11. Was unaware that
it was on Computer Shopper this month otherwise would have said.


Paul Bromley


On 26/02/2008, Paul Attwood <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Acronis 8 Free on cover disk Computer Shopper Issue 242 April 2008
>
> Recent thread "techy kwestions x2" 11/02/08 brought this up.
>
> Works a treat. :-)
>
> Paul Bromley wrote:
> > Acronis 11.
> >
> > Paul Bromley
> >
> > On 26/02/2008, Saul Galloway <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> My 4 year old home PC succumbed to the instability issues which seem to
> >> plague any windows OS (though XP better than previous) and over time became
> >> increasingly cranky. The final straw was 6 months crashing with a dying
> >> graphics card causing many a system hang and much use of the reset button.
> >> In the end I bit the bullet and did a fresh install of XP.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Having spend the best part of a day wrestling with drivers and
> >> re-installation I would like to avoid ever having to do this as painfully
> >> again, so I created a disk image of the C drive. I remember yonks ago Norton
> >> Ghost was good for this and surprisingly fast but it seems to be expensive
> >> now so I settled on Self Image http://selfimage.excelcia.org/ which is free,
> >> appealingly minimalist and just works. It compressed the 30 GB in use on my
> >> 150GB drive down to a 15GB gzip which it squirted across to my network
> >> storage mirrored disks. It wasn't fast though and took about an hour.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Before I start re-installing software I wanted to check that there wasn't a
> >> better solution.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Presumably once I have a drive image of a fresh OS and drivers install
> >> sorted I should then be running some kind of incremental backup (up til now
> >> just copied to my network disk).? Any favourite recommends on this for XP?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >>
> >>
> >> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Miller
> >> Sent: 19 February 2008 13:01
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: Options
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> But...
> >>
> >> The government are going to impose it on us anyway, regardless. We have no
> >> other central negotiating body to deal with the government other than the
> >> GPC.  The government have already tried to circumvent the GPC by stating it
> >> is unrepresentative.  So if we mere proles fail to back our trade union then
> >> I expect big boot to come stamping down hard and repeatedly in  the next few
> >> months as we will have removed any vestige of authority the GPC may have
> >> remaining, proving the government correct.
> >>
> >> Supporting the GPC is a good thing IMHO.  What alternative is there?
> >>
> >> One would hope lots of 1A 2A 3B and 4A would perhaps strengthen the GPC's
> >> hand by removing the accusation that the views it has expressed in
> >> negotations with the government are not representative of its membership.
> >> Until that is established the GPC would be fully unable to instigate any
> >> form of 'resistance' to the extended hours scheme.
> >>
> >> OTOH if they do get our backing and then roll over like kittens despite it,
> >> we would be justifiably angered.  Such a thing would perhaps be very
> >> threatening to the BMA / GPC establishment?  Meanwhile, we will all get
> >> screwed....
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 19/02/2008, Andy Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> What a farce! This is a totally prejudiced ballot. Question 2 is worded with
> >> the assumption that you will vote for Option A thereby agreeing with the GPC
> >> interpretation, since neither option in question 2 makes any sense if you
> >> have selected Option B in question 1.
> >>
> >> This isn't a genuine poll of GP opinion. It only allows you to either
> >> support the GPC interpretation or appear barmy by selecting 'option B' which
> >> is plainly not something any of us would prefer per se. The ballot does not
> >> allow GPs to reject A but vote FOR a campaign of resistance to any
> >> subsequent imposition.
> >>
> >> The very first paragraph tells you in bold what the ballot is for, "It is
> >> vitally important that all GPs respond rather than abstain as high turnout
> >> **and support for GPC** strengthens our position". So there you go, we're
> >> not being asked our opinion, we're being asked to demonstrate our approval
> >> of the GPC. If you don't approve therefore, it appears your only option is
> >> to abstain.
> >>
> >> As for 'strengthens our position', that would be laughable if the situation
> >> wasn't so serious. This poll will be no more persuasive to the government
> >> than their prejudiced polling of public opinion on opening hours is to us
> >> and the vote FOR option A will be the clearest possible signal to them that
> >> whatever they want in future, they just need to threaten something worse as
> >> an alternative and the GPC will readily accept.
> >>
> >> Voting in this ballot therefore seems to have become an irrelevance.
> >> Whatever way we vote, the GPC is not offering to adjust its position. It's
> >> effectively asking us whether we realise that it is right or don't realise
> >> that it is right, but either way it's right.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Trefor Roscoe <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, 19 February, 2008 12:26:06 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Options
> >>
> >> Oh and the link does not work!!!
> >>
> >> His is the essence
> >>
> >> Extended hours poll questions revealed
> >> 18-Feb-08
> >>
> >> GPs voting to accept the DoH's extended hours contract offer will also be
> >> given the opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with both deals.
> >> The BMA will start to send its poll of opinion to every GP in the UK from
> >> today. Polling closes 29 February.
> >>
> >> GPs will be asked whether the profession should accept or reject the current
> >> offer in their region.
> >>
> >> Further questions will poll opinion on the government's method of
> >> negotiation and how damaging the changes will be for general practice. GPs
> >> have not, however, been asked about what action the profession should take
> >> in the event of both options being rejected.
> >>
> >> GPC chairman Dr Laurence Buckman appealed for a high turn out and urged GPs
> >> not to abstain or spoil their paper, as this would effectively be a vote for
> >> option B, the imposition.
> >> Key questions
> >> 1. Having read the accompanying information, and as you do have to choose
> >> between the two options presented here, which of them do you select?
> >> Option A
> >> Option B
> >>
> >> 2. Which of the following best describes how you feel about the option you
> >> have selected?
> >> I am opposed to both options but have selected this because it was the less
> >> worse of the two
> >> I have selected this because it has my full support
> >>
> >> 3. Do you believe the government's method of negotiation is acceptable or
> >> not?
> >> Is acceptable
> >> Not acceptable
> >>
> >> 4. Do you believe the direction of government policy (in England) to expand
> >> private commercial provision of NHS general practice will be:
> >> Detrimental to patients and the service as a whole?
> >> Beneficial to patients and the service as a whole?
> >> Neither beneficial nor detrimental to patients and the service as a whole?
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Trefor Roscoe
> >> Sent: 18 February 2008 22:35
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: Options
> >>
> >> The questions will be available at midnight on this link for BMA members
> >>
> >> http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/content/pollquestionsFeb08?opendocument&login
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Leuty
> >> Sent: 18 February 2008 08:30
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Options
> >>
> >> To B, or not to B, that is the question.
> >>
> >> I've not yet seen the question, but I don't wish to positively vote for
> >> "option B".
> >>
> >> "What does voting for option B mean?" said Pooh. "For I am a Bear of Very
> >> Little Brain, and long words Bother me."
> >> "It means you don't want option A" said Owl.
> >> "As long as it means that, I don't mind," said Pooh humbly.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> --
> >> Michael Leuty
> >> Nottingham, UK
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dr Paul Miller
> >> Tel: 07711-346-928
> >> http://visionblogged.blogspot.com
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