Comments for Frozen Pixels http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 17 May 2008 18:19:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Quality - DivX vs Xvid by oaasd http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/quality-divx-vs-xvid/#comment-964 oaasd Sat, 17 May 2008 15:01:39 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/quality-divx-vs-xvid/#comment-964 Yay! Open Source FTFW! Yay! Open Source FTFW!

]]> Comment on Backups - Part 1 by airjrdn http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-958 airjrdn Thu, 15 May 2008 12:54:59 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-958 More than likely an easier way (which should handle the boot sector part correctly also) would be to use the free tool offered by your new drive manufacturer. If no disks came with the new drive, just go to the website of the drive manufacturer (seagate, western digital, etc.) and download their free tool to move the data to the new drive. More than likely an easier way (which should handle the boot sector part correctly also) would be to use the free tool offered by your new drive manufacturer. If no disks came with the new drive, just go to the website of the drive manufacturer (seagate, western digital, etc.) and download their free tool to move the data to the new drive.

]]> Comment on Backups - Part 1 by D H http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-957 D H Thu, 15 May 2008 00:57:29 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-957 I need help. I have an 80 GB HD with 3 partitions and I just purchased a 320GB HD. All I want to do is to copy each partition over to the new drive and then increase the size of each partition. Can I do this with "DriveImage XML using "Drive to Drive"? I thought I read somewhere that I could create the 3 partitions on the new drive with no need to format and then copy each partition over with no problem, but what about the boot sector?? I don't understand this completely? Thanks!! I need help. I have an 80 GB HD with 3 partitions and I just purchased a 320GB HD. All I want to do is to copy each partition over to the new drive and then increase the size of each partition. Can I do this with “DriveImage XML using “Drive to Drive”? I thought I read somewhere that I could create the 3 partitions on the new drive with no need to format and then copy each partition over with no problem, but what about the boot sector?? I don’t understand this completely?
Thanks!!

]]> Comment on Backups - Part 1 by Ralph http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-955 Ralph Tue, 13 May 2008 18:07:46 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-955 You have to look at back-ups that are complete. Do you get bare metal restores? If not you can still have signigicant problems. You might want to look at a new media release by Storage Guardian that is offering online backup and bare metal restores with a special promotion - see http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb872084.htm for the release and http://www.storageguardian.com for the company site. You have to look at back-ups that are complete. Do you get bare metal restores? If not you can still have signigicant problems.

You might want to look at a new media release by Storage Guardian that is offering online backup and bare metal restores with a special promotion - see http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb872084.htm for the release and http://www.storageguardian.com for the company site.

]]> Comment on Backups - Part 1 by airjrdn http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-944 airjrdn Thu, 08 May 2008 02:24:46 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-944 There are a couple of potential solutions on this page - http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/775703.html But I personally haven't had that issue. Since going to Vista though, I now boot up into a BartPE disk to do the backups, so I won't be running into that problem. It's not as convenient, but then again, neither is Vista. ;) There are a couple of potential solutions on this page - http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/775703.html

But I personally haven’t had that issue. Since going to Vista though, I now boot up into a BartPE disk to do the backups, so I won’t be running into that problem. It’s not as convenient, but then again, neither is Vista. ;)

]]> Comment on Backups - Part 1 by Frank http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-941 Frank Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:05 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-941 Hi there, I seem to be having a bit of trouble with DriveImageXML. I had it working at first but now there seems to be a problem when I try to do Backups. Just as it starts the Backup process I get the following error: "Could not initialize Windows Volume Shadow Service (VSS). Code: ERROR 80042318. Make sure VSSVC.EXE is running in your task manager. Click Help for more information." I have checked Task Manager and VSSVC is running. I have also checked Services in Administrative Tools and both MS Software Shadow Copy Provider and Volume Shadow Copy show 'started' as status. Has anyone run into this before? Do you have any suggestions that you think might help me? Thanks in advance. Frank Hi there,
I seem to be having a bit of trouble with DriveImageXML. I had it working at first but now there seems to be a problem when I try to do Backups. Just as it starts the Backup process I get the following error: “Could not initialize Windows Volume Shadow Service (VSS). Code: ERROR 80042318. Make sure VSSVC.EXE is running in your task manager. Click Help for more information.” I have checked Task Manager and VSSVC is running. I have also checked Services in Administrative Tools and both MS Software Shadow Copy Provider and Volume Shadow Copy show ’started’ as status.

Has anyone run into this before? Do you have any suggestions that you think might help me? Thanks in advance.

Frank

]]> Comment on Backups - Part 1 by Dave http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-917 Dave Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:35:38 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-917 I also encountered this "Could not flush write buffer" problem, and found an explanation at the following URL: http://drivedoctor.co.za/blog.aspx. It seems the problem is that (as in my case) You are trying to backup to FAT32-formatted disk, and the backup file exceeds the 4 GB size limit of this file system. Try to activate the "split large files" option in the backup setup... Good luck! Dave I also encountered this “Could not flush write buffer” problem, and found an explanation at the following URL: http://drivedoctor.co.za/blog.aspx.
It seems the problem is that (as in my case) You are trying to backup to FAT32-formatted disk, and the backup file exceeds the 4 GB size limit of this file system. Try to activate the “split large files” option in the backup setup…

Good luck!

Dave

]]> Comment on Quality - DivX vs Xvid by Shonof http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/quality-divx-vs-xvid/#comment-913 Shonof Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:45:05 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/quality-divx-vs-xvid/#comment-913 Doesn't matter xvid is open source. Thats the way i like. Doesn’t matter xvid is open source. Thats the way i like.

]]> Comment on Quality - DivX vs Xvid by Chris http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/quality-divx-vs-xvid/#comment-859 Chris Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:55:07 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/quality-divx-vs-xvid/#comment-859 I know this is an old article but I thought I'd mention that many if not most DivX certified players will play Xvid as well, since they are both forks of the same codebase. I know this is an old article but I thought I’d mention that many if not most DivX certified players will play Xvid as well, since they are both forks of the same codebase.

]]> Comment on Backups - Part 1 by airjrdn http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-817 airjrdn Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:27:41 +0000 http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-1/#comment-817 Not that I'm aware of. I just checked their command line options as well and didn't see anything there either unfortunately. Not that I’m aware of. I just checked their command line options as well and didn’t see anything there either unfortunately.

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