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Subject: RE: [PCTECH] Windows XP Backup on a CD
From: "Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:41:37 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / Rick DuVall
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 3:21 PM
>
> It depends on the amount of data.  With G4U, If I DeFrag, Write Hex 00 to
> all my unused space so it can be easily compressed, my 76.6 gig with about
> 25 gig free will save to about  25 gig in a .gz file on the
> server.  As you
> might imagine that takes 5 or 6 dvds to save it.  A small Win98 machine
> compressed to 2.5 gig.  ymmv...

Rick,

Does G4U run from a bootable floppy?  So one might be able to image a
Windows system?  Are you implying that G4U can do the defrag and write hex
zeros as well?

db

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