AVG rescue disk problem

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I have upgraded from v.6 free to v.7 free, no real problems. However when
attempting to create rescue diskettes it falters on a third diskette with a
message "Cannot create one or more file(s) on rescue disk". Has anyone had
this problem?

roman
 
I have upgraded from v.6 free to v.7 free, no real problems. However when
attempting to create rescue diskettes it falters on a third diskette with a
message "Cannot create one or more file(s) on rescue disk". Has anyone had
this problem?

roman
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Yes, I did. Use another floppy. Unfortunately, you have to make
the rescue disk from the start.

Greg R
 
Greg R said:
Yes, I did. Use another floppy. Unfortunately, you have to make
the rescue disk from the start.
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Excellent advice. No idea what was wrong with that third diskette as it has
gone through a full format without a hitch. Important is that I have now a
complete set of diskettes.

roman
 
I have upgraded from v.6 free to v.7 free, no real problems. However when
attempting to create rescue diskettes it falters on a third diskette with a
message "Cannot create one or more file(s) on rescue disk". Has anyone had
this problem?

roman
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It took me 4 diskettes to make the set of rescue disks. I used new
disks and formatted them before I used them. (I had stupidly bought
Mac formatted disks and had to re format them for a PC). I have had a
lot of trouble with old diskettes not working when I needed them.

js
 
r_mervart said:
I have upgraded from v.6 free to v.7 free, no real problems. However when
attempting to create rescue diskettes it falters on a third diskette with a
message "Cannot create one or more file(s) on rescue disk". Has anyone had
this problem?
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Heh...I still can't create a full set of backups. It still cops out on the
last disk with the same error. I've used two boxes of floppies trying to get
one good set...and still no go. I've bought both formatted and unformatted.
No matter...it wants to format anyway, then dumps on the last one. I think
it is a glitch on the AVG program somewhere. I know that I'm not the only
one who can't create a full backup. My neighbor can't either, and they have
XP with a brand new computer. I have a new install of W2k on a new 80G hard
drive.

I've fully scanned and rescanned both PC's, ran all scumware checks,
reviewed all settings and disabled all AV and Firewalls. Still no go.
So...I don't think it is just that the floppies that are no good.

Jan :)
 
Heh...I still can't create a full set of backups. It still cops out on the
last disk with the same error. I've used two boxes of floppies trying to get
one good set...and still no go. I've bought both formatted and unformatted.
No matter...it wants to format anyway, then dumps on the last one. I think
it is a glitch on the AVG program somewhere. I know that I'm not the only
one who can't create a full backup. My neighbor can't either, and they have
XP with a brand new computer. I have a new install of W2k on a new 80G hard
drive.

I've fully scanned and rescanned both PC's, ran all scumware checks,
reviewed all settings and disabled all AV and Firewalls. Still no go.
So...I don't think it is just that the floppies that are no good.

Jan :)
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Are you trying to create a backup of a partition,
and save it to the same partition?
If you don't know how, or are unsure, get someone to show you how to
create a second partition on that 80 gigger (use fdisk).
Then use an imaging application (I like Norton Ghost) to make your
backup. You can then save it to your other partition or burn it to CD-R
or whatever, and reload it via a boot2DOS floppy if necessary.
I'm not trying to be condescending by suggesting you seek assistance
with the fdisk, it's just that you can lose a lot of data if something
goes wrong.
oh, and be sure to defrag the drive first.
 
Bart Bailey said:
In Message-ID:<8dhxd.1097$_62.431@trnddc01> posted on Sun, 19 Dec 2004
15:35:32 GMT, Jan Il wrote: Begin
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You can then save it to your other partition or burn it to CD-R
or whatever, and reload it via a boot2DOS floppy if necessary.
I'm not trying to be condescending by suggesting you seek assistance
with the fdisk, it's just that you can lose a lot of data if something
goes wrong.
oh, and be sure to defrag the drive first.
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Is there a way I could use my Zip drive and 100 M disk instead of floppies
as a Rescue disk?

roman
 
Is there a way I could use my Zip drive and 100 M disk instead of floppies
as a Rescue disk?

roman
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Without having one to test, I'll tentatively say yes, providing the
backup will fit, or maybe you can span to multiple cartridges.
My images tend to run around five hundred megabytes.
I dump an image about every other day and save to a partition on
another HDD and burn selected ones to CD monthly.
 
They are talking about making the recovery disks for AVG 7 not backing up
a partition Bart.
Joan
 
They are talking about making the recovery disks for AVG 7 not backing up
a partition Bart.
Joan
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OK, I hadn't been dogging the whole thread, just caught the end part.

Curious, what all does AVG put on the recovery disks?
Does it try to have all current defs, or just point to their location on
your HDD?

Seems that back in the day, when I had Norton, or McAfee, or some other
forgotten AV, it used only three floppies, and I never had any issues
with the set. F-Prot used to fit on three floppies until not that long
ago, not sure if it will now span the extra floppy when invoked with the
loaddef switch.
 
HI Bart! :-)
Are you trying to create a backup of a partition,
and save it to the same partition?
If you don't know how, or are unsure, get someone to show you how to
create a second partition on that 80 gigger (use fdisk).
Then use an imaging application (I like Norton Ghost) to make your
backup. You can then save it to your other partition or burn it to CD-R
or whatever, and reload it via a boot2DOS floppy if necessary.
I'm not trying to be condescending by suggesting you seek assistance
with the fdisk, it's just that you can lose a lot of data if something
goes wrong.
oh, and be sure to defrag the drive first.
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No...just the regular emergency recovery backups. It's all one partition.
But, I really do appreciate the info on the HD backup. I had been going to
do that using the Drive Image, but, work loads keep getting in the way of
the required downtime. Although, I don't really like the idea of having
anything Norton my system, though I now use the W2K drive more than my
WinME. Norton is death on ME, but, it has also been known make other
systems seriously ill as well. And it is far too invasive and bloated.

Jan :)
 
I don't know, I did the upgrade to v7 on my daughters WinME box and made
the set without any problems. Too be honest I haven't actually looked what
is on them though <g>
Joan
 
Bart Bailey said:
OK, I hadn't been dogging the whole thread, just caught the end part.

Curious, what all does AVG put on the recovery disks?
Does it try to have all current defs, or just point to their location on
your HDD?

Seems that back in the day, when I had Norton, or McAfee, or some other
forgotten AV, it used only three floppies, and I never had any issues
with the set. F-Prot used to fit on three floppies until not that long
ago, not sure if it will now span the extra floppy when invoked with the
loaddef switch.
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There must be something in the AVG rescue data that conflicts with
something, or a glitch of some sort, that fires the error message which
stops the process. It seems to happen at the same spot each time, so it
must be something with the program, and not the floppy. Every make of
floppy can't be bad in exactly the same place on every disk to cause the
process to dump at the exact same place every time. I find that hard to
believe anyway. I thought at first it was my machine, but, when someone
else has the exact same problem on a different machine and OS, then it tends
to make me wonder about the program itself.

Jan :)
 
It seems to happen at the same spot each time, so it
must be something with the program, and not the floppy.
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When you're engaged in creating this "rescue" set,
what else is running in the background?
Might be easier if you're offline, firewall disabled, real time AV
disabled, etc.
You might try this to see what all it shows, and kill anything that
isn't needed during the process: http://tinyurl.com/5hf9g
*note - if you don't know what something is doing,
better to leave it alone, especially the [KERNEL32.dll]. <g>
 
Bart Bailey said:
It seems to happen at the same spot each time, so it
must be something with the program, and not the floppy.
Click to expand...

When you're engaged in creating this "rescue" set,
what else is running in the background?
Might be easier if you're offline, firewall disabled, real time AV
disabled, etc.
You might try this to see what all it shows, and kill anything that
isn't needed during the process: http://tinyurl.com/5hf9g
*note - if you don't know what something is doing,
better to leave it alone, especially the [KERNEL32.dll]. <g>
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Aye....I never argue with Kernel's, they out rank me. ;o))

Thanks for the advice.......

Jan :)
 
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