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I'm in the process of getting a Maxtor external HDD to use for data backup.
If I back up an entire program....say a flight simulator folder by copying
the entire folder to the external drive, with the same program existing now
on the C drive AND the external drive, when I open the program and use it,
will it always open from the C drive? In other words, does the bios setup
normally dictate that when a program is selected to open, even though the
same folder is backed up on an external drive, that program will open from
the main hard drive?
Thanks much
Dudley Henriques
 
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"Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware.net> wrote in message
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> I'm in the process of getting a Maxtor external HDD to use for data
backup.
> If I back up an entire program....say a flight simulator folder by copying
> the entire folder to the external drive, with the same program existing
now
> on the C drive AND the external drive, when I open the program and use it,
> will it always open from the C drive? In other words, does the bios setup
> normally dictate that when a program is selected to open, even though the
> same folder is backed up on an external drive, that program will open from
> the main hard drive?
> Thanks much
> Dudley Henriques
>

The BIOS governs your initial boot process. It plays no role
whatsoever in the execution of programs.

Just because you back up an entire folder to an external USB
drive does not mean that the program will now run from that
drive. The location where it runs from is determined at install
time and also by the parameters you place inside its shortcut.
It is not affected by your backup process.
 
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Thanks. This answers part of what I need to know.
DH

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware.net> wrote in message
> news:%23bM5ckZuFHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> I'm in the process of getting a Maxtor external HDD to use for data
> backup.
>> If I back up an entire program....say a flight simulator folder by
>> copying
>> the entire folder to the external drive, with the same program existing
> now
>> on the C drive AND the external drive, when I open the program and use
>> it,
>> will it always open from the C drive? In other words, does the bios setup
>> normally dictate that when a program is selected to open, even though the
>> same folder is backed up on an external drive, that program will open
>> from
>> the main hard drive?
>> Thanks much
>> Dudley Henriques
>>
>
> The BIOS governs your initial boot process. It plays no role
> whatsoever in the execution of programs.
>
> Just because you back up an entire folder to an external USB
> drive does not mean that the program will now run from that
> drive. The location where it runs from is determined at install
> time and also by the parameters you place inside its shortcut.
> It is not affected by your backup process.
>
>
 
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>> "Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23bM5ckZuFHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm in the process of getting a Maxtor external HDD to use for data
>> backup. If I back up an entire program....say a flight simulator folder
>> by
>>> copying the entire folder to the external drive, with the same program
>>> existing
>> now on the C drive AND the external drive, when I open the program and
>> use
>>> it, will it always open from the C drive? In other words, does the bios
>>> setup
>>> normally dictate that when a program is selected to open, even though
>>> the
>>> same folder is backed up on an external drive, that program will open
>>> from the main hard drive?
>>> Thanks much
>>> Dudley Henriques


>> The BIOS governs your initial boot process. It plays no role
>> whatsoever in the execution of programs.
>>
>> Just because you back up an entire folder to an external USB
>> drive does not mean that the program will now run from that
>> drive. The location where it runs from is determined at install
>> time and also by the parameters you place inside its shortcut.
>> It is not affected by your backup process.


"Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks. This answers part of what I need to know.
> DH


Dudley:
There is a way around this. If you use a disk imaging program such as
Symantec's Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image to "clone" the contents of
your working drive to your USBEHD for routine backup purposes, you will be
able to access the programs on that external HD. Understand, however, that
you cannot clone individual files or folders.
Anna
 
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Thank you very much.
DH

"Anna" <myname@myisp.net> wrote in message
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>
>>> "Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23bM5ckZuFHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> I'm in the process of getting a Maxtor external HDD to use for data
>>> backup. If I back up an entire program....say a flight simulator folder
>>> by
>>>> copying the entire folder to the external drive, with the same program
>>>> existing
>>> now on the C drive AND the external drive, when I open the program and
>>> use
>>>> it, will it always open from the C drive? In other words, does the bios
>>>> setup
>>>> normally dictate that when a program is selected to open, even though
>>>> the
>>>> same folder is backed up on an external drive, that program will open
>>>> from the main hard drive?
>>>> Thanks much
>>>> Dudley Henriques
>
>
>>> The BIOS governs your initial boot process. It plays no role
>>> whatsoever in the execution of programs.
>>>
>>> Just because you back up an entire folder to an external USB
>>> drive does not mean that the program will now run from that
>>> drive. The location where it runs from is determined at install
>>> time and also by the parameters you place inside its shortcut.
>>> It is not affected by your backup process.
>
>
> "Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware.net> wrote in message
> news:uCX7YLauFHA.3932@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks. This answers part of what I need to know.
>> DH
>
>
> Dudley:
> There is a way around this. If you use a disk imaging program such as
> Symantec's Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image to "clone" the contents of
> your working drive to your USBEHD for routine backup purposes, you will be
> able to access the programs on that external HD. Understand, however, that
> you cannot clone individual files or folders.
> Anna
>
 
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