BOOT CAMP: XP Backup

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hey

i use acronis true image to create and updated image everytime i shut down my main machine :) it works great i dont have to worry about loosing all my work.

so for my macbook i am now using super dupur to do the same thing... but as for my bootcamp xp partition Acronis says it can read from it cos it GUID.

so i was wondering what other software people are using out there to backup there xo data on a daily basis ?

cheers :)!
 
You backup everytime you shut down?

Surely the image degrades as your PC gets more full of rubbish over time does it not? Do you not also run the risk of damaging the image due to intoducing problems into it over time when spyware or trojans/viruses get onto your machine?

I think Acronis is a great product. Personally I perform a windows install. Stick all the latest drivers on there, install AV and Firewall. Connect to the net (not before), apply the latest updates from MS. Shutdown and image. At least that way I am guaranteed a plain vanilla image thats ready to go with no rubbish on it. Who's to say I'm still going to be playing a certain game or using a certain app next time I need to restore. Chances are that even if you are it's been updated so the imaged version is out of date in anycase and you might as well perform a fresh install.

*Edit* - See this is more about backups and not imaging. Sorry.

*Edit2* - Also just noticed this is not the windows forum :eek:
 
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hey

thanks for your input :)

yeah its not in the windows forum because its a mac only boot camp issue :)
i cant create an image because its GUID. but thats ok. because aslong as can back up all the files i can get it all working again

as for backing up and image quality, it creates an a image update file for every update. so the oringal image is unaffected.

so yes my question is how can i backup my windows files in windows or mac everyime i shutdown,

why backup so often? well i work all the time on my mac and even a days loss of information could be curcial.

plus its a laptop, who knows whats going to happen to the thing on a daily basis
 
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I successfully cloned my bootcamp partition using a BartPE CD & the Driveimage XML plugin. Here's a quick step-by-step (not mine, but can't remember where I found it):

1. Download Bart's PE Builder and the DriveImage XML plugin.

2. Create the PEBart CD (you'll need your XP CD, PE Builder, and DriveImageXML plug in for PE Builder).

3. Make sure you have an external drive formatted to FAT32/NTFS.

4. Boot from the PEBart CD.

5. Run DriveImageXML and select the 'Backup' option. Set C drive as the source drive and set the target drive for the image. Use the compression option.

That's it.

To restore the image:

1. Boot your Mac from the PEBart CD, run DriveImageXML, and select 'Restore'.

2. Select the image you've created as the source and the C drive as the target
 
hey thanks for your input man :D

you can do that using the mac os install cd and disk utility :) although i am guessing you were restoring to an NTFS partition? cos that the limitation of disk utility, you can read but cant restore to NTFS, only fat 32.

cheers for the info. good read :)

i am still looking for a way to make incremental backups of windows xp, i have a backup already of the whole Os which i can restore but i really like my backups to mange them selves :) cos i am kinda lazy and i dont want to have to worry about when i will have to backup next.

:)
 
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