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Good. What are the names of the .swm files? What is the EXACT Toshiba model? (maybe with this data we can find some related "previous art") Once you have a .wim file, you should be able to open it with 7-zip to inspect it's contents before attempting to apply the image: http://www.7-zip.org/ Possibly 7-zip will also allow to open the .SWM files, but never tried it: http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=53952 jaclaz

I am failing to see what "hackerish" abilities are needed to post on twitter something false, I always thought that was essentially what all people use twitter for. jaclaz

Maybe useful, maybe not. http://reboot.pro/topic/2384-alter-group-universal-ata-driver-for-windows-nt351nt42000xp/ jaclaz

Quite the opposite, the idea of making a Corvette into a monster truck is crazy, but it is so crazy that somehow apparently had some success (and of course a car - or monster truck - to work needs to be "well built". What the good MS guys managed to make (and seemingly insist on) is not a "crazy" or "crazy enough" idea to have any success, it is IMHO plainly "stupid" and evidently failed, the fact that additionally it has quite a few issues it means that besides being "stupid" in theory, see also here: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/158104-service-pack-2-for-w7/ starting around here: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/158104-service-pack-2-for-w7/?p=1015633 it is also badly implemented, and thus "stupid" in practice. jaclaz

There is something that does not sound "right" or it is however escaping me. The .SWM files are a form of a "divided into several files" .WIM file. A .WIM file is a "Windows IMage" file, that contains an image of a partition. (actually an image of the files inside a partition) Normally when you apply an image of a partition to a partition, the WHOLE contents of the partition are overwritten by the contents of the image. How big in size is the USB stick yoiu have handy? How big are the .SWM files? Can you try making a single .wim out of the various .SWM and apply the .WIM instead? Howto here: http://www.hobwebs.com/windows-issues/recovery-of-toshiba-laptop-using-swm-files/ And yes, do double check (with diskpart or disk manager) which partition gets which drive letter BEFORE attempting applying the .WIM file. jaclaz

Yep , but even in "simpler" setups, like (examples): http://avaxnews.net/wow/Unusual_Monster_Truck.html http://www.trombinoscar.com/monstergarage/corvette1973.html the idea is so crazy that it can even lead to "success", as proved by the existence of radio controlled models: http://www.amazon.com/HI-RIDER-CORVETTE-electric-monster-instruction/dp/B0013KWUG8?tag=rcs08d-20&linkCode=w13&linkID=VCMBMKMUZNTJZTYY&ref_=assoc_res_sw_result_1 The difference between "crazy" and "stupid" is IMHO relevant . jaclaz

Right idea , wrong example , in practice it doesn't seem as bad an idea as in theory : http://www.monsterjam.com/Bios/Trucks/Dragons_Breath/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac4p0km8h6k jaclaz

Not at all , I see no particular raison d'être for this browser limited to my uses of a browser, I am pretty sure that lots of people would not be able to live without features such as: I asked which one you found interesting and you pointed out the built-in video downloader, which is - like everyone else's - a very good reason. but - since I very rarely (if ever) happen to actually download a video, it doesn't apply to me. From the number and kind of features it offers it seems to me like it offers REDUCED security/privacy oriented settings, you know, like: I may change the acronym to YACBBS (Yet Another Chromium Based Browser Spinoff) however : http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/135907-whats-the-deal-with-browsers-recently/page-2#entry1067273 jaclaz

Ow, come on . Mr. Randall C. Kennedy (occasional) connections to reality happen - to say the least - very seldom (his connections with "common sense" are much more rare): . Read these two articles of his: http://betanews.com/2012/09/14/youre-living-in-post-pc-denial/ (that was published on 14/09/2012) and this one: http://betanews.com/2012/09/18/friendly-advice-to-a-fellow-post-pc-traveller/ (right after it, on 18/09/2012) and compare them with this one: http://betanews.com/2012/09/25/so-long-robot-im-ditching-android/ (that was published on 25/09/2012, i.e. not more than eleven days after the first one) jaclaz P.S.: and it is not like he has a record for particular "reliability" or "integrity" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_C._Kennedy http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/why-we-dont-trust-devil-mountain-software-and-neither-should-you/31024

Please tell me WHICH ones (among the "features" here): http://www.slimjet.com/en/featurelist.php most of which highlighted in "screenshots": http://www.slimjet.com/en/screenshots.php would make you actually want to try it. JALCD <- Just Another Lousy Chrome Derivative jaclaz

Well, first thing: DON'T PANIC (assume the above to be written in large, friendly letters ). There is no reason to believe that any data on the laptop internal hard disk is lost or corrupted, what the (stupid) update did was to simply "botch" the installed OS, but all your data are still there. The standard procedure in these cases is to: recover/backup all the data find a way to fix the botched install Consider how any attempt to #2 without FIRST going through step #1 is very risky, and it is NOT recommended. You will need some external bootable media (such as a USB stick or a CD/DVD) to boot an alternate OS, and you will also additionally need an external mass storage media (let's say a USB hard disk) with enough capacity to hold all your data. Ideally, this external hard disk would have enough capacity to be able to make on it a full disk image. You will also need another PC where to prepare the bootable media. Please avoid the usual nonsense about not having a suitable device or not being able to afford buying a new suitable one, it would simply mean that you attribute no value whatsoever to your data (which you just stated is highly valuable to you). Please post some needed information: How big is the internal disk of the laptop? (or provide EXACT make/model of it) How much is the data (besides the OS and programs on it) approximately? Which kind of devices (USB sticks, USB hard disks, other PC, etc.) do you have available/handy ? jaclaz

Once upon a time - just for the record - it was common practice to read AT LEAST first post on a thread BEFORE posting on it whining that you cannot find something. You know, like: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/170850-aero-glass-for-win81-125/?p=1065879 jaclaz

You mean this?: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/186111/en-us jaclaz

Last time I measured it, roughly, 37.42% better. Expressed in cubic kilometer/foot-candle that would be more or less a 2*(2*pi1/2)2 increase. jaclaz

Don't forget hairdressers and phone sanitizers (and a few more "useless" professions): http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Golgafrinchan_(race) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_in_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Golgafrincham jaclaz

I can access it fine from here : http://www.glass8.eu/ jaclaz

Given the traditional reliability of pre-release builds and of Windows Updates, combining the two seems like an interesting shortcut to get faster, simpler BSOD's . You may want to notice however that they talk of a "single click" and NOT of a "single tap". jaclaz

There is something not clear (to me at least) in your report. Usually (but you need to confirm this on the specific notebook) there are three (primary) partitions: 1) a (small, ususally 100 or 200 Mb) partition that conatians the BOOTMGR and the \boot\BCD <- this is normally not mounted and has thus NO drive letter assigned in Explorer 2) a (large) partition that contains the actual OS, that is mounted automatically and gets drive letter C:\ normally in Explorer 3) a (medum sized, possibly 10 Gb or so) that contains the "recovery" files <- this is normally not mounted and has thus NO drive letter assigned in Explorer Now was the hard disk repartitioned? (adding partitions?) I mean, when in your reported step #2 you apply the image to drive C:, the step #5 seems a logical impossibility as there is not anymore on C: the "my friend's "clean" windows installation" as it would have been overwritten by the contents of the applied image. It is also not clear in step #5 how exactly you "switched" from "nothing happened" to "Booted again into my friend's "clean" windows installation." jaclaz

Which is very good. Though of course you added it later, editing your post that did not contain it originally. Never flamed anyone AFAICR (apart maybe a few people that actually deserved it), and what I post, nonsense as it might be, tends to be "specific" (as opposed to "generic"). Naah , if you are interested in them, I am pretty sure you can find them alright. jaclaz

No, the Blue Ribbon campaign for freedom of skin is a generic form of (peaceful) protest, adopted (and adoptable) by anyone anywhere. As an example, though originated on reboot.pro, the campaign was ported to MSFN when this skin became (for a short time) the only one available : http://reboot.pro/topic/12381-problems-with-the-site/?p=108066 Actually more, you forgot making some philosophy and discuss ad infinitum about the gender of angels., something that you seem very apt to. A thread can also be hijacked, which is what you are trying to do here. Why don't you start your own new thread and ask there the questions you have about Acronis products that are completely unrelated to the present topic? This topic is: "Migrating Windows 7 or 8 Install from BIOS machine to Native Boot VHD" jaclaz

Hmmm. JFYI: http://www.forensicfocus.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=9693/postdays=0/postorder=asc/start=21/ @NoelC NIce . jaclaz

No, but I am pretty sure I am allowed to use it, as I run this side business (just so you know to whom you will have to pay 20 bucks if you attempt the same) What remains doubtful is if you are fully compliant with the Acronym Police : http://www.acronympolice.org/ I suspect that you often use ATM, DVD and NIC improperly.... jaclaz

Well, no. As long as we do it for the fun of it, nit-picking is fine. Just as an example that bulb (besides being "rectangular") has not a "thread" and you cannot screw it anywhere. As said, the picture is very nice, but as often happens some people won't appreciate the intent of the artist to transcend the banality of technical details in order to provide an image of refreshing intensity. Ceci n'est pas une lampe! http://www.artnet.fr/artistes/horacio-sosa-cordero/ceci-nest-pas-une-pipe-ceci-nest-pas-une-lampe-9opHdlkhDbD6xPGbpBWHGw2 jaclaz

So that would have been a "Case 1", pretty much normal. jaclaz

I don' t know. I mean, somewhere someone must stop seeing implications everywhere. It is a nice picture. <- last character is a full stop or "period". It is however representing a "brightness and third dimension challenged" bulb (an example how sometimes politically correctness is even worse than speaking frankly ), but all in all it would be a nice paper holder , and traditionally round, heated paper holders were not very practical. jaclaz