Re: Windows XP Backup on a CD -- PCTECH

>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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