RE: Windows XP Backup on a CD

 UltraBac makes an image backup that allows bare metal restores.  Some Windows 
backup software allows you to restore the entire system, but you have to load 
windows first.  I lean towards the image method for speed.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Wills [mailto:koldark@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 1:39 PM
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Windows XP Backup on a CD

>From what I understand, even for Windows servers, you can't backup
your entire system like you can in Unix and OS/400. The "official"
disaster recovery is install Windows, install applications, restore settings 
and data.

If you want a complete backup, the best option would be a program like Norton 
Ghost.

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 14:20:22 -0400, Dan Bale <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / Peter Vidal
> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 1:19 PM
> >
> > Hi list!
> >
> > Question: I am using the native backup program in XP.  I have a 
> > regular CD Burner and I would like to be able to pass my backup to 
> > CDs.  I am planing to have a DVD burner but in my laptop.
> >
> > I have done backups in diskettes but that was in the old past.
> > CDs came and there was no problem... there was enough space.
> > Now, we have the DVDs; however, I still have to deal with CDs, at 
> > least for a while.
> >
> > Is there something in the XP Backup Application that I can do in 
> > order to pass this backup from disk to CD with no problems?
> >
> > Advices are greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Best regards and more awesome weekend!
> >
> > Peter Vidal
> 
> This veers a bit away from your question, but I think it's important 
> to consider.  According to the "PC-techie" newsletters I subscribe to, 
> and I'm paraphrasing, any backup done inside Windows is an incomplete 
> backup (because certain objects needed by Windows to run are locked 
> and cannot be backed up).  Apparently, if you expect to be able to 
> restore your backup onto a blank drive and be ready to run from the 
> point that the backup was made, a backup process called "imaging" will 
> be your best option.  Image backups run from a boot diskette, or 
> booting to a command line.  I am currently looking at a shareware 
> program called IMAGE that can be found at www.BootItNG.com, it can 
> write a compressed image of your hard drive to CD-ROM and, I believe, 
> DVD.  Fred Langa, of the very popular LangaList newsletter, has 
> discussed imaging vs. normal Windows backup extensively, and you can 
> find the archives at Langa.com.  Search on IMAGE and/or BACKUP.  The 
> nice thing about the BootItNG IMAGE app is that there is a freeware 
> Windows app that lets you restore files you select.  Hope to have some time 
> to test it this weekend.
> 
> hth,
> db
> 
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