On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:48:38 -0400, bobfnospam@xxxxxx wrote:
Quote:
>Nonny wrote: Quote:
>> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:41:44 -0400, bobfnospam@xxxxxx wrote:
>> Quote:
>>> Sven Pran wrote:
>>>> "davidoc" <davidoc.3ajskc@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:davidoc.3ajskc@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>>>>> i would definitely reccomend Acronis True image.
>>>> Thanks, I shall look into that.
>>>>
>>>> A possible trouble is what I experienced with Norton Ghost which I used
>>>> on my XP machine: Because it was a TRUE image it had the boot disk
>>>> address as C: also on the disk copy so when I tried to boot from it (at
>>>> location E
the boot process would fail.
>>>>
>>>> That is why at this time I'd rather fancy the ability to create a
>>>> recovery (bootable) CD or DVD thatt could replace the original recovery
>>>> CD as being updated.
>>>>
>>>> regards Sven
>>> I've often wondered why such a tool (apparently) doesn't exist. Instead
>>> of a recovery disc that takes you back to factory condition, why can't
>>> one simply make a recovery disc (or multiples -- more likely these days)
>>> that simply restores the system to the point in time when that disc was
>>> made? >>
>> That's what backup programs like Acronis True Image are for.
>>
>> And what an extra internal hard drive or what an external hard drive
>> is for. >
>But you don't need an extra hard drive -- drives that can write DVDs are
>nearly ubiquitous these days, why buy something else (other than DVD
>blanks, which are quite cheap)? Can ATI create a bootable recovery DVD set? While it can create a bootable CD with its program on it, it can't
create a bootable DVD set... if it can, I'm not aware of it.