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01-05-2007

Thanks, Michael
--
Jesús Guinda

"Vista Tech" wrote:

> 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

01-05-2007	#5 (permalink)
jesusg n/a posts	RE: VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) Thanks, Michael -- Jesús Guinda "Vista Tech" wrote: > 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
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