Acronis True Image Home 2012 has been released
Links:
Buy Acronis True Image Home 2012
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Screenshots of the installation, program, and Boot CD. Plus more info and more links:
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Lame title I know but what else was I going to call it? 
Backup week has concluded. I’m a little burned out from testing, editing screen shots, making videos, and writing.
(Do I sound like a whiny Hollywood type or what?!)
Time for a PBR and maybe a nip of Jack.
I’ll leave you with the list of backup articles from this past week:
Backup Using Acronis True Image Home
Backup Using Windows 7 Backup And Restore
Using Windows 7 System Image
Windows 7 Backup Options
Freeware Data Backup – Cobian Backup 10
Backup Files Using SyncToy
Backing Up Mozilla Firefox
Backing Up Google Chrome
Backing Up Internet Explorer
All-In-One Free Email Backup- MailStore
Manually Backup Web Mail
Backing Up Mozilla Thunderbird
Backing Up Microsoft Outlook
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How to backup and restore your computer with Acronis True Image Home.
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How To Use SyncToy
SyncToy is a free backup tool from Microsoft. It features many backup options, can run over your network, and can be scheduled.
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Lots of updates available that patch 22 vulnerabilities. Updates available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, and 7.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2011
How to backup Internet Explorer 7, 8 & 9
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This is a reformated version of Tweaking Windows Vista (previously found here)
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Just a quick note. 2 of the Windows Gadgets I use have been updated.
Network Monitor Gadget – Updated to version 4.0
SysInfo – Was updated back in February to version 2.4 (I just found out)
For a screenshot of them on my computer click the pic below (I’ve modified the look of the gadgets to my liking):
Download it here. More info at beautyoftheweb.com.Links for direct download pages:
IE9 for Windows 7 32-bit
IE9 for Windows 7 64-bit
IE9 for Windows Vista 32-bit
IE9 for Windows Vista 64-bit
I’ve got a new article up: SSD Tweak Guide (sort of)
Please use that articles comment section.
I get a lot of questions on disk partitioning, or more specifically, how I partition my disks. This post is meant to clarify any questions on the matter.
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I’ve spent the last few weeks updating the following guides in preparation for Windows 7 guides. There has been a lot of cleanup, clarifications, and several additions. As the name intimates the XP guide will not be revised again. The Vista guide may follow the same fate. I’ve never been shy about the fact that I did not like Vista. Those who are using Windows 7 know that it will probably leave Vista as just a bad memory. Once 7 comes out I will not have any Vista computers left (only 1 left now). At any rate, I hope you enjoy these guides and that they may be of some help to you.
TweakHound’s Super XP Tweaking Guide – SP3 Final
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The Right Way To Install Windows XP
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Tweaking Windows Vista
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Installing Windows Vista
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The service pack cleanup tool has been renamed for SP2. The command is now compcln.exe.
Run this command from the command line. After running this command you WILL NOT be able to uninstall SP2.
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 has been released to the general public. These downloads contain both Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2.
These should appear via Windows Update today.
*edit 14:26 (EST) – It is on Windows Update now. I’m downloading it and installing on my last Vista machine (all others that had Vista are on Windows 7 now). My download (x64) is 567.3 MB.
“Service Pack 1 is a prerequisite for installing Service Pack 2.”
Downloads:
Windows Vista SP2 (x86)
Windows Vista SP2 (x64)
Windows Vista SP2 Five Language Standalone DVD ISO
Notable Changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2