Oops! My computer crashed. Thank God! I was experimenting…
I fancy myself as an entrepreneur. I may not make all that much money, but I still like to act like a moneyed know-it-all. So, based on a whim, I decided to get myself a third computer. But since I didn’t have too much cash on me, I decided to get one assembled.
My cousin introduced me to a person who assembled computers for a living, and after a meeting with me, he drew out a list of specifications for me. This was going to be my first computer running on an AMD Athlon processor. The person also cobbled up some branded hardware from all over the place, and we were ready to go.
I wanted to use that computer for trying out new software before I reviewed them on Patrol My Pc. Incidentally, last week, I had loaded a version of Recovery Commander Pro.
This software claims to restore even a non-booting computer system, and last weekend, it was my best bet. My regular readers know that I use Auto Save 8 on all my other computers, but I had not had the time to load it on the new system yet. So, the software that I had installed to test on the computer remained my one and only bet to salvage my precious computer.
It took me around 10 minutes to get the system back to a running condition with the help of Recovery Commander Pro. The software claims that this recovery time should not take more than 5 minutes, and this might be true. The only reason I took the 5 extra minutes was because I still had not taken the software for a proper test drive.
If I had to describe the software’s way of functioning in a layman’s terms, I would say that it tracks and takes rapid snapshots of a number of processes going on in your system and archives those snapshots. If a computer crashes, the software can restore it for you with the help of these snapshots.
Then there are the “Checkpoints”. If you install a new software on your computer, Recovery Commander Pro creates a pre-installation checkpoint to safeguard your computer, in case something goes wrong during the installation process. Pretty nifty, come to think of it.
In fact, I will concur with the PC Magazine review of Recovery Commander Pro that says: “Recovery Commander is the only viable solution for recovering data on a system that crashed even before you purchased the software.”
Amen, PC Magazine. For once, I agree with you unequivocally.
Would you like to purchase a copy of Recovery Commander Pro?
Recovery Commander Pro comes to you for $39.95
You can download it from here: Recovery Commander Pro
To the best of our knowledge, the program does not run on Vista yet.
Patrol My PC speak: It saved our lives… of course, we recommend it.
I bought a used computer and it h ad Recovery Commander on it. I am sure it is a wonderful program, however, I have a slow, slow boot up and Recovery Commander makes everything move in delayed motion. I mean REALLY SLOW MOTION.
THEREFORE,I would like to uninstall Recovery Commander. But I cannot find it! I have tried Programs, I have tried Search and never have found Rercovery Commander. Will you PLEASE
Hello Robert,
Did Recovery Commander Pro come installed with the computer? Has the original owner transferred the license key to you? RCP is a purchased program. Which means you are entitled to get support for it in case of problems.
It could be possible that there was a problem with the install or maybe the program is outdated. What version are you running?
I suggest contacting Avanquest for support, but you will need the the license key for that. Avanquest software buyers can log in to the support site and look for help. Ask the previous owner to give you the log in details.
Hope this helps, and all the best with your computer.