Hello,
I have done some research on this issue.
If I understand what you are asking I think you want to know about Volume
Shadow Copy where Vista keeps "shadow copies" of files. This is where the
previous versions of files are available to restore on a file by file basis.
If you make changes to a file Vista will keep a copy of the p-arts of the
file that were replaced, the differences from the new version to the old
version, not the entire old file.
You can then choose to restore one of the previous versions from the
properties tab of the file.
This feature is only available in Vista Business Basic, Business Premium
(Enterrprise) and Ultimate. It is not available in the Home Basic or Home
Premium versions.
If you want to know about VSS, it is available in all versions of Vista so
you can make a restore point.
I hope this helps.
- Michael
"jesusg" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm developing a backup application for Vista, and I'm using VSS.
>
> I've read at Pul Thurrott's Supersite
> (http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_02.asp) that nor Home Basic nor
> Home Premium support ShadowCopy.
>
> Can anybody confirm if the Volume Shadow Copy Service is usable in Vista
> Home editions ?
>
> TIA,
> --
> Jesús Guinda