"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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I know this tip is wasted on most of the tech savy posters to this thread, but this thread shows how important it is to back up. I have about $70 invested in good imaging/backup software (although there’s plenty of cheaper shareware out there - in fact windows comes with a bare bones, but useful, backup program ) and an external hard drive. You can get such a drive for under $100 bucks and also use if for extra storage space. Although I’ve only had to use the software twice it’s worth every penny. It’s a breeze to use, just set it and forget it. Don’t be one that learns the importance of backing up your data the hard way.