People.

[ceagle]

Immediately.
Or at least in the next few days.
1. Do a backup.
Do a virus/spyware scan, then do a Backup.
If you don't have a backup system, at least use CDRs.
Or get a backup system.

2. Make a Restore Point.
If your system is too old to have this built-in, get Norton GoBack.

I've seen way too many people hurt lately by the torture if dying computers.
Please. You'll be glad you did.

*winghugs to those in need*.

Comments

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Good advice! I *finally* got a backup for my machine: so simple that even a technotard can figure it out (unless you run OSX.2.8)! Just plug it in and (after a brief set up), press a button to back your machine up! (You can also set it up for regular timed backups)

http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/maxtor/?epi_menuItemID=6adb6b8313633595062e6be791346068&epi_menuID=976d37cd478c5826433f226075b46068&epi_baseMenuID=976d37cd478c5826433f226075b46068&channelpath=/en_us/Products/External%20Hard%20Drives/OneTouch%20II%20Family

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Good one, yup! :D

I've installed a few of those over the last year :>
I got a basic 40G AcomData one on sale a couple years ago, and I know I should do backups more often... I figure once a week for businesses at the least, and once a month for home systems is a good target. Sometimes it's about 6 months before I get to it, but I try not to push it much farther, and most important, get a good fresh backup of each new system for at least a working base to fall back on in a worst case scenario.