Yes, but the problem is that the virus infects the restore partition as well, so if you don't have an "offline" backup, you've still got big problems.<br>GC<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Greg Freemyer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:greg.freemyer@gmail.com">greg.freemyer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Geoffrey Myers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com" target="_blank">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On 09/28/2010 08:16 AM, Tom Freeman wrote:<br>
> One idiot's opinion here. Most people don't just blow the "restore"<br>
> partition away for a combination of reasons: lazy (me!! 8-(), lack of<br>
> needed tech skills, and the personal knowledge that there is a 95%<br>
> chance of losing the backup copy of the restore partition within two months.<br>
><br>
> Of course, I could be really wrong also.<br>
<br>
I don't know why anyone would rely on a restore partition. Worst case,<br>
you should always have a backup. The drive could go bad, or become<br>
irreversibly corrupted. Then what?<br>
<br></blockquote></div><div><br>In the windows world, virus'es/malware are feared far more than hardware failure.<br><br>Sadly, it's a fear based on reality.<br> <br></div></div><br>
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