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06-05-2007, 10:47 AM
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Backup & Restore Software
I am seeking a good backup & restore program to use on my XP desktop and Vista HP laptop. I am currently using the XP backup program but found when I attempted to restore IE only, I received an error message. (Do not recall the exact wording)
Norton Ghost has been recommended but I have noticed quite a few negative comments regarding Norton on a few sites. I have decided to poll the intelligent members of CFI for their suggestions.
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06-05-2007, 10:47 AM
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I am seeking a good backup & restore program to use on my XP desktop and Vista HP laptop. I am currently using the XP backup program but found when I attempted to restore IE only, I received an error message. (Do not recall the exact wording)
Norton Ghost has been recommended but I have noticed quite a few negative comments regarding Norton on a few sites. I have decided to poll the intelligent members of CFI for their suggestions.
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06-05-2007, 03:58 PM
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06-05-2007, 04:05 PM
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06-05-2007, 04:07 PM
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06-05-2007, 06:33 PM
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I bought Norton Ghost but took it back to the store. I was looking for software that would save my own files, but it wanted to do the whole hard drive, software + my files.
Haven't really found any software that does your own files from say last date done. I just use Explore and backup individual files or folders as I change them to CD and Zip.
Windows XP has its own backup and restore built in. You can restore your entire system back to a certain date. Think you're wasting money on something like Norton Ghost.
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09-26-2007, 04:54 AM
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Restore
To copy from one hard drive to a new one Acronis is a good program. Ver 10 and better wil do Vista. But is does have problems with mutiple logical drives. I had to use Partition Magic to get the partitions set where I wanted and even then Acronis would do ony 3 partitions, not more.
So copy all data on logical drives to a DVD or CD first. Then run Acronis to copy the 'C' drive. If you are going to a larger hard drive you need to use the Manual method to change the size of that primary partition. If you have probems with the logical drives after, then simply go into Administrative Tools (control pannel) and Disk Management, and deete the logical drives.
Then use Partition Magic to adjust the size of the 'C' drive. When that is done, then go back to disk management and create the extended partition and then logical drives. You can then copy all data from the DVDs or CDs to these parts.
Is a long drawn out process but this works. XP does not have a good back up at all. Is meant to store back up on tape and just does not work. I really do not know of another process that is successful in copying the whole drive to another or at least the 'C' drive.
Ghost does not work. You will need the ERD disk to make the Ghosted part the active drive or bootable drive where Ghost won't do that on XP. I have used Ghost to refresh systems at work, and it did work fine, don't know what the secret was to do that or what ver of Ghost was used.
So there is my 2cents.
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09-26-2007, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Al Bundy
I am seeking a good backup & restore program to use on my XP desktop and Vista HP laptop. I am currently using the XP backup program but found when I attempted to restore IE only, I received an error message. (Do not recall the exact wording)
Norton Ghost has been recommended but I have noticed quite a few negative comments regarding Norton on a few sites. I have decided to poll the intelligent members of CFI for their suggestions.
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I am using Retrospect Express HD which came bundled with my Maxtor USB drive. It seems to work well. I"ve about given up on the XP backup software.
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09-26-2007, 11:16 PM
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ive had problems with backing up programs like nortan ghost
so i went out and got a external hard drive 180gig and backed everything of mine up, even the fonts
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09-27-2007, 11:24 AM
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We use Acronis here at the CFI offices. We love it!
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