Re: computer crashes and delphi components hell

Francesco,

Does D2006 provide more intelligent way to handle all this?

No.

However, a $50 copy of Norton Ghost or similiar tools solves
the issue for you.

1. Install Delphi on a simple system. Install only the stuff you need to
work when developing on your application. Make sure it compiles.

2. Then image the entire disk. It typically fits on a couple of CDs,
or you can image it to another hard disk or a network image.

3. Any time you add a new component to the system. Reimage the
drive.

4. Save your project directories every once and a while on a
network or CD.

If something goes terrible wrong -- hard drive, OS, Delphi itself,
fire, earthquake, theft, machine dies, drive controller, etc., etc.

a) Restore the image onto a new machine. Install the OS in 'repair'
mode over top of the restored image.

b) Copy in your backup project into your directory.

You can make backup copies of the image CD inorder to keep
a copy off site and to set-up an easy escrow. You can also
consider getting a backup machine and immediately
restoring and testing the image on that each time you try it. That
way you always have a second machine on stand-by.

I would also recommend a FastTrack controller card ($50) and a
second hard disk ($100) and a stand-by ($100) for your main
machine. Just mirror them. If a disk fails, just replace it with one
already at hand. 15 minutes and it is done.

Honestly, if you are doing this for a living, you are dealing with
months or years worth of work. At $3,000/month, it is worth
$200-$500 to have a decent recovery plan. Your insurance
company and clients would also like to know that you have such
a plan in place also.


.

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