[Sussex] Elderly Aunts with computer problems (windows ones :-( )

[Chris Jones]

Hi

On Mon, 18 April, 2005 15:35, John D. said:
> So, if I was too set it up so that she knows to save any future data etc
> to say a "D" drive??

yes, if she saves everything there. You may be able to point things like
My Documents there too with registry tweaking (I've only done such things
with win2k), although you should be aware that some things will have the
path hardcoded to C:

> Obviously once I can get it "working" properly, she'd have access to the
> DVDRW that she had put in, and can do backup to a disc.

To be honest if she has a drive I'd leave things with just C: and
encourage her to regularly (say, monthly) burn a selection of directories,
such as My Documents, that will cover the full range of her data. You may
even be able to save this profile of directories as a "project" in
whatever software you use to burn, making the backup easier (and remember
to have it verify the burns!)

Cheers,
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Chris Jones
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