On 11/01/02 16:01, "Scotty Technoir" <ticknor_at_punkass.com> wrote:
> hey gang
> thanks for the pointer on Twerx. i could see myself paying for this, esp
> since i can't back up my Newt anymore! it worked fine a number of times.
> then i read on the list that incremental backups can cause errors, so i
> dumped my old file before trying to backup again. this worked once. now,
> after trying 10+ times, i can't get a complete backup accomplished. it
> appears to fail when it reaches the package backup stage.
> i have heard about slowdown.exe being used on win2K machines. has anyone
> tried this on XP? seems strange to me that it would work one day and not the
> next, but that's windows for ya! [not that i didn't have trouble with my old
> Mac from time to time!]
> my setup:
> MP2000
> ThinkPad 390E, 333MHz, 192 MB
> i can install packages, export from Works [with the odd error] but backups
> always fail.
> the PC gives a communication error type [-1]
> the newt tells me the PC disconnected.
> ideas?
This is a very common error, however, it's very hard to troubleshoot, since
you don't really know what's going on. I haven't heard anybody using
SlowDown.exe on XP, but you could be the first one! Actually, I haven't
heard of anybody that ran NCU on XP, so we're in unchartered territories
here... So, why don't you try to run it?
-Laurent.
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