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From: BobF on 23 Apr 2008 05:46 This ( http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm ) was recommended as a bu/imaging solution. I've been using ghost'03, but I've grown tired of booting into PC-Dos to do backups. DiXML has the option of using shadowing so it runs in windows. Anyway, I've made a couple of images with it. Haven't tested restore yet. This topic comes up periodically, so I thought I'd share.
From: Ricky Hunt on 23 Apr 2008 09:37 "BobF" <nothanks(a)spamfree.world> wrote in message news:fun0hf$920$1(a)aioe.org... > This ( http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm ) was recommended as a > bu/imaging solution. > > I've been using ghost'03, but I've grown tired of booting into PC-Dos to > do backups. DiXML has the option of using shadowing so it runs in > windows. > > Anyway, I've made a couple of images with it. Haven't tested restore yet. > > This topic comes up periodically, so I thought I'd share. Wow. Looks good (and free!). Let us know how it goes. Restoring without rebooting too.
From: Kay on 23 Apr 2008 14:02 > This ( http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm ) was recommended as a > bu/imaging solution. > > I've been using ghost'03, but I've grown tired of booting into PC-Dos to > do backups. DiXML has the option of using shadowing so it runs in > windows. > > Anyway, I've made a couple of images with it. Haven't tested restore yet. > > This topic comes up periodically, so I thought I'd share. This tool in included in the 'Ultimate Boot CD for Windows' (along with some other fine tools) so no real need to rely on your DOS bootdisk any more: http://www.ubcd4win.com/ Kay
From: John Braner on 23 Apr 2008 15:05 BobF wrote: > This ( http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm ) was recommended as a > bu/imaging solution. > > I've been using ghost'03, but I've grown tired of booting into PC-Dos to > do backups. DiXML has the option of using shadowing so it runs in windows. > > Anyway, I've made a couple of images with it. Haven't tested restore yet. > > This topic comes up periodically, so I thought I'd share. I just think it makes sense to boot into DOS or linux or whatever - to do a backup of a Windows PC. You can never back up all the open files etc, and you'll always have to take some sort of "snapshot" of the system while it's up - to do the backup. When it's shut down (and you boot something else from CD) everything is closed and "off" and I just think you have a better back up. Just my �0.02 (worth about $0.04 now) ;-) -- =========== John Braner jbraner(a)NOblueyonderSPAM.co.uk http://www.soundclick.com/johnbraner_music.htm (that's an underscore) ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
From: BobF on 23 Apr 2008 15:36
John Braner wrote: > BobF wrote: >> This ( http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm ) was recommended as >> a bu/imaging solution. >> >> I've been using ghost'03, but I've grown tired of booting into PC-Dos >> to do backups. DiXML has the option of using shadowing so it runs in >> windows. >> >> Anyway, I've made a couple of images with it. Haven't tested restore >> yet. >> >> This topic comes up periodically, so I thought I'd share. > > I just think it makes sense to boot into DOS or linux or whatever - to > do a backup of a Windows PC. You can never back up all the open files > etc, and you'll always have to take some sort of "snapshot" of the > system while it's up - to do the backup. When it's shut down (and you > boot something else from CD) everything is closed and "off" and I just > think you have a better back up. > Yeah, if you're still -using- the machine during the backup then you'd end up with a mismatch. OTOH, if you're pretty much just backing up, then it's a great convenience, IMO. > Just my �0.02 (worth about $0.04 now) ;-) > I'm sure perspective is involved in the valuation somewhere :-)) |