back up software

Kanifee · 10 Feb 2008 at 11:15

Im looking for suggestions on the best software to use for my needs, i want to be able to create an image of my OS hard drive on a redundant drive i have stored in my pc that i van use to reinstall at a later date.
would really like this to be done through a bootable disc rather than windows, either a software i purchase or a free utility would be fine though i would prefer a free one.

siege2 · 10 Feb 2008 at 11:33

acronis will allow u within windows to create a dos ? bootable disc to do backup etc

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

mick4545 · 10 Feb 2008 at 14:55

I have Acronis 11 and can't figure out if this is possible. Can I copy a basic installation of Vista to a bootable DVD?

Mick

jbloggs · 10 Feb 2008 at 16:03

mick4545 said:
I have Acronis 11 and can't figure out if this is possible. Can I copy a basic installation of Vista to a bootable DVD?

Mick

You need to create a bootable CD from within ATI 11 (Create bootable rescue media), which you then use to boot into DOS and run ATI when needed.

mick4545 · 10 Feb 2008 at 17:51

Don't mean to sound dim, but what is ATI 11? I can create a bootable DVD but how do I then copy the HD to it.

C4EVA · 10 Feb 2008 at 17:55

Blah.....
Do it all in DOS (the proper way

) No need to install any software in windows, Nortons Ghost Corp 4 the win

E-Mail me if you want a very simple guide to follow! (addy is on my sig below, just click it!)

mick4545 · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:20

Its ok, I do have a second HD and an external one, and I can figure out how to backup to them. I was just curious about backing up to DVD.

Mick

manoz · 10 Feb 2008 at 21:06

mick4545 said:
Don't mean to sound dim, but what is ATI 11? I can create a bootable DVD but how do I then copy the HD to it.

You can't make a bootable DVD like you want, what you do is first make a backup of your OS using the wizard, which you can split over several DVDs. Use the bootable media tool to make a DOS verson of Acronis(using a CD). When it comes time to reinstall windows, you insert the dos version of acronis at boot up and then you insert the backed up DVDs when prompted

brendy · 10 Feb 2008 at 23:00

With True image you install the program, then choose whether to run a live backup (it locks any open files) or create a boot cd (small linux image) which then runs the program with no interferance from windows, I am using true image echo server for a customers ML 350 with Server 2003 sbs and the backups are made nightly from within windows and backup onto rotated 250gb hard drives.

mick4545 · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:16

Thanks for those explanations, I understand now.

Mick