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06-23-2009
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| | Backup Sofware Suggestions I just purchased a Western Digital external hd and was looking for suggestions on good image and backup software. I would think image software creates a boot disk for recovery. I want to be able to control when I make the backups and I don't want the program to start up automatically at boot up, or at least allow me to decide. Price up to $40.00 Thanks, James |
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06-23-2009
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| | Re: Backup Sofware Suggestions On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:23:55 -0400, "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote: Quote: > I just purchased a Western Digital external hd and was looking for > suggestions > on good image and backup software. > I would think image software creates a boot disk for recovery. > I want to be able to control when I make the backups and I don't want the > program to > start up automatically at boot up, or at least allow me to decide. > Price up to $40.00 I recommend Acronis True Image -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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06-23-2009
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| | Re: Backup Sofware Suggestions "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote: Quote: >I just purchased a Western Digital external hd and was looking for >suggestions >on good image and backup software. >I would think image software creates a boot disk for recovery. >I want to be able to control when I make the backups and I don't want the >program to >start up automatically at boot up, or at least allow me to decide. >Price up to $40.00 > >Thanks, >James http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...rue+image+2009 |
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06-23-2009
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| VISTA home prem 32bit SP2 --- XP Pro SP3 32bit | Re: Backup Sofware Suggestions  Quote: Originally Posted by JamesJ  I just purchased a Western Digital external hd and was looking for suggestions on good image and backup software. I would think image software creates a boot disk for recovery. I want to be able to control when I make the backups and I don't want the program to start up automatically at boot up, or at least allow me to decide. Price up to $40.00 Thanks, James then: once you have the machine just the way you like it, do the below sugestions Buy this Seagate drive Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST9320421AS Hard Drive - ST9320421AS - Buy.com and this enclosure Rocketfishâ„¢ 2.5" SATA Hard Drive Enclosure Kit RF-AHD25 - eBay (item 260385309567 end time May-28-09 10:45:27 PDT) then download this free software to clone drive or make backups and such. DiscWizard | Seagate I clone 1X/month my vista laptop and my XP tower (maxtor drives) edit..... this is for a laptop ( sorry about that ) Last edited by pacinitaly; 06-23-2009 at 12:37 PM.. Reason: wrong product |
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06-23-2009
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| | Re: Backup Sofware Suggestions "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote: Quote: > on good image and backup software. Sure, the Arconis tool offers more functions, but who needs all that stuff. The complete backup (image) creates a full image, the next backups are incremental on block level. Quote: > boot disk for recovery. Quote: > I want to be able to control when I make the backups Try it. |
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06-23-2009
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| | Re: Backup Sofware Suggestions Can I recover from the 'image' that vista creates? James "Karim Af Afnel" <afafnel@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23hR1zJD9JHA.1336@xxxxxx Quote: > > "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote: Quote: >> on good image and backup software. > Sure, the Arconis tool offers more functions, but who needs all that > stuff. > > The complete backup (image) creates a full image, the next backups are > incremental on block level. > Quote: >> boot disk for recovery. > Quote: >> I want to be able to control when I make the backups > > Try it. > > |
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06-23-2009
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| | Re: Backup Sofware Suggestions You mean "restore"? Yes. But not versions of Vista contain Complete Backup... -- Windows 7 RC http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview http://download.live.com/wlmail "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote in message news:O7HzlcD9JHA.4176@xxxxxx Quote: > Can I recover from the 'image' that vista creates? > > James > > "Karim Af Afnel" <afafnel@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23hR1zJD9JHA.1336@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote: Quote: >>> on good image and backup software. >> Sure, the Arconis tool offers more functions, but who needs all that >> stuff. >> >> The complete backup (image) creates a full image, the next backups are >> incremental on block level. >> Quote: >>> boot disk for recovery. >> Quote: >>> I want to be able to control when I make the backups >> >> Try it. >> >> |
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06-23-2009
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| | Re: Backup Sofware Suggestions sheesh.... But not ALL versions of Vista contain Complete Backup... -- Windows 7 RC http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview http://download.live.com/wlmail "Dave" <Dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#TXotuD9JHA.1380@xxxxxx Quote: > You mean "restore"? > Yes. > But not versions of Vista contain Complete Backup... > > > -- > Windows 7 RC > http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview > http://download.live.com/wlmail > > "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote in message > news:O7HzlcD9JHA.4176@xxxxxx Quote: >> Can I recover from the 'image' that vista creates? >> >> James >> >> "Karim Af Afnel" <afafnel@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%23hR1zJD9JHA.1336@xxxxxx Quote: >>> >>> "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote: >>>> on good image and backup software. >>> My suggest are the onboard tools (Backup and Complete backup) of Vista. >>> Sure, the Arconis tool offers more functions, but who needs all that >>> stuff. >>> >>> The complete backup (image) creates a full image, the next backups are >>> incremental on block level. >>> >>>> boot disk for recovery. >>> The Vista disk is the bootdisk. >>> >>>> I want to be able to control when I make the backups >>> Windows gives you everything :-) >>> >>> Try it. >>> >>> |
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06-23-2009
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| | Re: Backup Sofware Suggestions I couldn't find complete backups only backups for personal files. My goal is to format my hard drive and install Vista Basic. And once it's installed with all updates I want to create a backup of my entire drive. I guess they refer to it as an image. In order to restore this image one needs to have a boot disc with the software that was used to create the image? James "Dave" <Dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uDKTLBE9JHA.288@xxxxxx Quote: > sheesh.... > > But not ALL versions of Vista contain Complete Backup... > > > > > -- > Windows 7 RC > http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview > http://download.live.com/wlmail > > "Dave" <Dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:#TXotuD9JHA.1380@xxxxxx Quote: >> You mean "restore"? >> Yes. >> But not versions of Vista contain Complete Backup... >> >> >> -- >> Windows 7 RC >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview >> http://download.live.com/wlmail >> >> "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote in message >> news:O7HzlcD9JHA.4176@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Can I recover from the 'image' that vista creates? >>> >>> James >>> >>> "Karim Af Afnel" <afafnel@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:%23hR1zJD9JHA.1336@xxxxxx >>>> >>>> "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote: >>>>> on good image and backup software. >>>> My suggest are the onboard tools (Backup and Complete backup) of Vista. >>>> Sure, the Arconis tool offers more functions, but who needs all that >>>> stuff. >>>> >>>> The complete backup (image) creates a full image, the next backups are >>>> incremental on block level. >>>> >>>>> boot disk for recovery. >>>> The Vista disk is the bootdisk. >>>> >>>>> I want to be able to control when I make the backups >>>> Windows gives you everything :-) >>>> >>>> Try it. >>>> >>>> >>> |
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06-23-2009
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| | Re: Backup Sofware Suggestions Vista Home Basic does NOT include the Complete Backup program that will make an image of your complete drive. It only includes the file backup program. If you have Vista Business or Ultimate, then you can use Complete Backup to make an image backup to another drive, partition or DVDs. Then you can create a bootable repair CD/DVD (or use the Vista installation DVD), which will allow you to restore the backup. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...es/backup.aspx If you don't have Vista Business or Ultimate, then you have to use another backup program like Acronis True Image. -- Windows 7 RC http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview http://download.live.com/wlmail "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote in message news:ujVDglE9JHA.3544@xxxxxx Quote: > I couldn't find complete backups only backups for personal files. > My goal is to format my hard drive and install Vista Basic. And once > it's installed with all updates I want to create a backup of my entire > drive. I guess they > refer to it as an image. In order to restore this image one needs to have > a boot disc with > the software that was used to create the image? > > James > > "Dave" <Dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uDKTLBE9JHA.288@xxxxxx Quote: >> sheesh.... >> >> But not ALL versions of Vista contain Complete Backup... >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Windows 7 RC >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview >> http://download.live.com/wlmail >> >> "Dave" <Dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:#TXotuD9JHA.1380@xxxxxx Quote: >>> You mean "restore"? >>> Yes. >>> But not versions of Vista contain Complete Backup... >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Windows 7 RC >>> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview >>> http://download.live.com/wlmail >>> >>> "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote in message >>> news:O7HzlcD9JHA.4176@xxxxxx >>>> Can I recover from the 'image' that vista creates? >>>> >>>> James >>>> >>>> "Karim Af Afnel" <afafnel@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>> news:%23hR1zJD9JHA.1336@xxxxxx >>>>> >>>>> "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote: >>>>>> on good image and backup software. >>>>> My suggest are the onboard tools (Backup and Complete backup) of >>>>> Vista. >>>>> Sure, the Arconis tool offers more functions, but who needs all that >>>>> stuff. >>>>> >>>>> The complete backup (image) creates a full image, the next backups are >>>>> incremental on block level. >>>>> >>>>>> boot disk for recovery. >>>>> The Vista disk is the bootdisk. >>>>> >>>>>> I want to be able to control when I make the backups >>>>> Windows gives you everything :-) >>>>> >>>>> Try it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> |
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