I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean install of
Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted
partition multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try True Image
(the 15 day free trial version).

Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image boot CD
than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image file stored on
another partition. If the trial version does have this feature any tips on
creating the boot CD would be helpful.

JS

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean install of
>Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted
>partition multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try True
>Image (the 15 day free trial version).
>
> Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image
> boot CD than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image
> file stored on another partition. If the trial version does have this
> feature any tips on creating the boot CD would be helpful.
>
> JS
>
>

I beta tested Version 11 (which was free then) and I did just that.
Checking their website and it shows no difference between 'bought' vs
'trial' edition - just length of license.
look at chapter 6 here:
http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/...ge11_ug.en.pdf

If you'd like to ask them before downloading, they were helpful to me
last year:
http://www.acronis.com/company/conta...index.html?t=1

Thanks Bob, Will read the pdf file.
Live chat does not work for some reason,
tried both IE6 and Firefox 3.x both fail.

JS

"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean install of
>>Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted
>>partition multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try True
>>Image (the 15 day free trial version).
>>
>> Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image boot
>> CD than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image file
>> stored on another partition. If the trial version does have this feature
>> any tips on creating the boot CD would be helpful.
>>
>> JS
>>
>>
>
> I beta tested Version 11 (which was free then) and I did just that.
> Checking their website and it shows no difference between 'bought' vs
> 'trial' edition - just length of license.
> look at chapter 6 here:
> http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/...ge11_ug.en.pdf
>
> If you'd like to ask them before downloading, they were helpful to me
> last year:
> http://www.acronis.com/company/conta...index.html?t=1
>
>

"- Bobb -" wrote
> "JS" <@> wrote:
>>I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean install of
>>Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted partition
>>multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try True Image (the 15 day
>>free trial version).
>>
>> Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image boot CD
>> than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image file stored on
>> another partition. If the trial version does have this feature any tips on
>> creating the boot CD would be helpful.
>>
>> JS
>>
>>
>
> I beta tested Version 11 (which was free then) and I did just that. Checking
> their website and it shows no difference between 'bought' vs 'trial' edition -
> just length of license.
> look at chapter 6 here:
> http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/...ge11_ug.en.pdf
>
> If you'd like to ask them before downloading, they were helpful to me last
> year:
> http://www.acronis.com/company/conta...index.html?t=1


I believe the OP wants to make a bootable CD, that is, you
put the CD that contains the backup image in the optical drive slot,
and it loads the image itself. He doesn't want to have to load the
Acronis True Image CD first or have it permanently installed on his
system.

*TimDaniels*

Thanks for your reply, it's my fault that I didn't make my request clear.

Want I want to do is to install True Image on the drive partition (C that
contains Windows XP SP2. Create an image file of that partition and have it
stored/created either on the second partition of the same hard drive or a
second hard drive.

Since I'm doing some extreme tests involving Windows and SP3 and if in a
worse case scenario Windows (the C: partition) is no longer bootable, I
would like to use a bootable CD of True Image (Ghost calls it a recovery CD)
so that I can restore the C: partition using the image backup file that is
located on another partition or drive.

I have done this a number of times using Ghost but this time I'd like to see
just how good True Image is.

JS

"Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "- Bobb -" wrote
>> "JS" <@> wrote:
>>>I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean install of
>>>Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted
>>>partition multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try True
>>>Image (the 15 day free trial version).
>>>
>>> Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image
>>> boot CD than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image
>>> file stored on another partition. If the trial version does have this
>>> feature any tips on creating the boot CD would be helpful.
>>>
>>> JS
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I beta tested Version 11 (which was free then) and I did just that.
>> Checking their website and it shows no difference between 'bought' vs
>> 'trial' edition - just length of license.
>> look at chapter 6 here:
>> http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/...ge11_ug.en.pdf
>>
>> If you'd like to ask them before downloading, they were helpful to me
>> last year:
>> http://www.acronis.com/company/conta...index.html?t=1
>
>
> I believe the OP wants to make a bootable CD, that is, you
> put the CD that contains the backup image in the optical drive slot,
> and it loads the image itself. He doesn't want to have to load the
> Acronis True Image CD first or have it permanently installed on his
> system.
>
> *TimDaniels*
>

JS wrote:
> Thanks for your reply, it's my fault that I didn't make my request clear.
>
> Want I want to do is to install True Image on the drive partition (C
> that
> contains Windows XP SP2. Create an image file of that partition and have
> it
> stored/created either on the second partition of the same hard drive or a
> second hard drive.

It would be a lot better (and simpler) to store the image on the second hard
drive. If you don't do that, you have to use the so called Secure Zone (on
the boot drive), which is 1) a bit of a hassle, and 2) has some limitations.

> Since I'm doing some extreme tests involving Windows and SP3 and if in a
> worse case scenario Windows (the C: partition) is no longer bootable, I
> would like to use a bootable CD of True Image (Ghost calls it a recovery
> CD)
> so that I can restore the C: partition using the image backup file that is
> located on another partition or drive.
>
> I have done this a number of times using Ghost but this time I'd like to
> see
> just how good True Image is.
>
> JS
>
> "Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "- Bobb -" wrote
>>> "JS" <@> wrote:
>>>> I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean install
>>>> of
>>>> Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted
>>>> partition multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try True
>>>> Image (the 15 day free trial version).
>>>>
>>>> Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image
>>>> boot CD than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image
>>>> file stored on another partition. If the trial version does have this
>>>> feature any tips on creating the boot CD would be helpful.
>>>>
>>>> JS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I beta tested Version 11 (which was free then) and I did just that.
>>> Checking their website and it shows no difference between 'bought' vs
>>> 'trial' edition - just length of license.
>>> look at chapter 6 here:
>>> http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/...ge11_ug.en.pdf
>>>
>>> If you'd like to ask them before downloading, they were helpful to me
>>> last year:
>>> http://www.acronis.com/company/conta...index.html?t=1
>>
>>
>> I believe the OP wants to make a bootable CD, that is, you
>> put the CD that contains the backup image in the optical drive slot,
>> and it loads the image itself. He doesn't want to have to load the
>> Acronis True Image CD first or have it permanently installed on his
>> system.
>>
>> *TimDaniels*

Don't disagree and may do just that as I have
a second drive I can install.

But what I really need to know is if True Image (trial version)
can create a restore CD in case I can no longer boot to Windows.

With Ghost I can insert the recovery CD, boot to a small but usable
menu, pick from a list of image files I have created and restore.

Once the restore is complete I can then boot to Windows as it was
when I create the image file.

JS

"Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e$(E-Mail Removed)...
> JS wrote:
>> Thanks for your reply, it's my fault that I didn't make my request clear.
>>
>> Want I want to do is to install True Image on the drive partition (C
>> that
>> contains Windows XP SP2. Create an image file of that partition and have
>> it
>> stored/created either on the second partition of the same hard drive or a
>> second hard drive.
>
> It would be a lot better (and simpler) to store the image on the second
> hard drive. If you don't do that, you have to use the so called Secure
> Zone (on the boot drive), which is 1) a bit of a hassle, and 2) has some
> limitations.
>
>> Since I'm doing some extreme tests involving Windows and SP3 and if in a
>> worse case scenario Windows (the C: partition) is no longer bootable, I
>> would like to use a bootable CD of True Image (Ghost calls it a recovery
>> CD)
>> so that I can restore the C: partition using the image backup file that
>> is
>> located on another partition or drive.
>>
>> I have done this a number of times using Ghost but this time I'd like to
>> see
>> just how good True Image is.
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> "- Bobb -" wrote
>>>> "JS" <@> wrote:
>>>>> I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean install
>>>>> of
>>>>> Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted
>>>>> partition multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try True
>>>>> Image (the 15 day free trial version).
>>>>>
>>>>> Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image
>>>>> boot CD than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image
>>>>> file stored on another partition. If the trial version does have this
>>>>> feature any tips on creating the boot CD would be helpful.
>>>>>
>>>>> JS
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I beta tested Version 11 (which was free then) and I did just that.
>>>> Checking their website and it shows no difference between 'bought' vs
>>>> 'trial' edition - just length of license.
>>>> look at chapter 6 here:
>>>> http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/...ge11_ug.en.pdf
>>>>
>>>> If you'd like to ask them before downloading, they were helpful to me
>>>> last year:
>>>> http://www.acronis.com/company/conta...index.html?t=1
>>>
>>>
>>> I believe the OP wants to make a bootable CD, that is, you
>>> put the CD that contains the backup image in the optical drive slot,
>>> and it loads the image itself. He doesn't want to have to load the
>>> Acronis True Image CD first or have it permanently installed on his
>>> system.
>>>
>>> *TimDaniels*
>
>

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for your reply, it's my fault that I didn't make my request clear.
>
> Want I want to do is to install True Image on the drive partition (C
> that contains Windows XP SP2. Create an image file of that partition and
> have it stored/created either on the second partition of the same hard
> drive or a second hard drive.
>
> Since I'm doing some extreme tests involving Windows and SP3 and if in a
> worse case scenario Windows (the C: partition) is no longer bootable, I
> would like to use a bootable CD of True Image (Ghost calls it a recovery
> CD) so that I can restore the C: partition using the image backup file
> that is located on another partition or drive.
>
> I have done this a number of times using Ghost but this time I'd like to
> see just how good True Image is.
>
> JS
>
> "Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "- Bobb -" wrote
>>> "JS" <@> wrote:
>>>>I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean install
>>>>of Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted
>>>>partition multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try True
>>>>Image (the 15 day free trial version).
>>>>
>>>> Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image
>>>> boot CD than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image
>>>> file stored on another partition. If the trial version does have this
>>>> feature any tips on creating the boot CD would be helpful.
>>>>
>>>> JS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I beta tested Version 11 (which was free then) and I did just that.
>>> Checking their website and it shows no difference between 'bought' vs
>>> 'trial' edition - just length of license.
>>> look at chapter 6 here:
>>> http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/...ge11_ug.en.pdf
>>>
>>> If you'd like to ask them before downloading, they were helpful to me
>>> last year:
>>> http://www.acronis.com/company/conta...index.html?t=1
>>
>>
>> I believe the OP wants to make a bootable CD, that is, you
>> put the CD that contains the backup image in the optical drive slot,
>> and it loads the image itself. He doesn't want to have to load the
>> Acronis True Image CD first or have it permanently installed on his
>> system.
>>
>> *TimDaniels*
>>
>
>
After you install ATI, you create a rescue CD.
You backup the system partition to a file on another disk.
You set the BIOS to boot from the CD first.
You shutdown and reboot.
You then restore the file you just created to wherever you wish.

The system disk on my laptop holds 60 GB.
It takes 11 minutes to write the file.
It doesn't take near that long to fiddle with the BIOS
It takes 11 minutes to restore the systme.

Windows on my computer occupies 12 GB.

I don't use a special partition on the system disk. I believe that if I
need to restore XP, it will most likely be caused by a hard drive failure.
Such a failure does not make me want to use the disk anymore.
Jim

I don't know if the TRIAL version will let you do that. Did you check over
at the Acronis site? It might tell ya, unless someone else here knows.

I think if you read most of the comments about True Image, you'll find it is
a GREAT addition to have, and I routinely use it for my backups and
restores, without incident. So, I'd bite the bullet and just buy it. (I
never bothered with a trial edition).

Also BTW, if you purchase Acronis True Image 11 in the box, it already comes
on a boot CD, which is nice.


JS wrote:
> Don't disagree and may do just that as I have
> a second drive I can install.
>
> But what I really need to know is if True Image (trial version)
> can create a restore CD in case I can no longer boot to Windows.
>
> With Ghost I can insert the recovery CD, boot to a small but usable
> menu, pick from a list of image files I have created and restore.
>
> Once the restore is complete I can then boot to Windows as it was
> when I create the image file.
>
> JS
>
> "Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:e$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> JS wrote:
>>> Thanks for your reply, it's my fault that I didn't make my request
>>> clear.
>>>
>>> Want I want to do is to install True Image on the drive partition (C
>>> that
>>> contains Windows XP SP2. Create an image file of that partition and have
>>> it
>>> stored/created either on the second partition of the same hard drive or
>>> a
>>> second hard drive.
>>
>> It would be a lot better (and simpler) to store the image on the second
>> hard drive. If you don't do that, you have to use the so called Secure
>> Zone (on the boot drive), which is 1) a bit of a hassle, and 2) has some
>> limitations.
>>
>>> Since I'm doing some extreme tests involving Windows and SP3 and if in a
>>> worse case scenario Windows (the C: partition) is no longer bootable, I
>>> would like to use a bootable CD of True Image (Ghost calls it a recovery
>>> CD)
>>> so that I can restore the C: partition using the image backup file that
>>> is
>>> located on another partition or drive.
>>>
>>> I have done this a number of times using Ghost but this time I'd like to
>>> see
>>> just how good True Image is.
>>>
>>> JS
>>>
>>> "Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> "- Bobb -" wrote
>>>>> "JS" <@> wrote:
>>>>>> I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean
>>>>>> install
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted
>>>>>> partition multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try
>>>>>> True
>>>>>> Image (the 15 day free trial version).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image
>>>>>> boot CD than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image
>>>>>> file stored on another partition. If the trial version does have this
>>>>>> feature any tips on creating the boot CD would be helpful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JS
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I beta tested Version 11 (which was free then) and I did just that.
>>>>> Checking their website and it shows no difference between 'bought' vs
>>>>> 'trial' edition - just length of license.
>>>>> look at chapter 6 here:
>>>>> http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/...ge11_ug.en.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> If you'd like to ask them before downloading, they were helpful to me
>>>>> last year:
>>>>> http://www.acronis.com/company/conta...index.html?t=1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I believe the OP wants to make a bootable CD, that is, you
>>>> put the CD that contains the backup image in the optical drive slot,
>>>> and it loads the image itself. He doesn't want to have to load the
>>>> Acronis True Image CD first or have it permanently installed on his
>>>> system.
>>>>
>>>> *TimDaniels*

js - Yes, Acronis provides for creating a bootable CD or DVD disk. The disk
will contain two versions of Acronis Safe and Full.

With the disk you can perform the same functions as you can with Acronis
installed - backup, restore, disk management and so forth. There is an
added bonus to version 11 - it contains a "disk cleaner" (former stand alone
utility) and "file shredder".

..
"JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Bob, Will read the pdf file.
> Live chat does not work for some reason,
> tried both IE6 and Firefox 3.x both fail.
>
> JS
>
> "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I plan to do some testing which will require a baseline (clean install of
>>>Windows XP with SP2) image that I can restore to an newly formatted
>>>partition multiple times. I have Norton Ghost but thought I'd try True
>>>Image (the 15 day free trial version).
>>>
>>> Question is, does the trial version allow you to create a True Image
>>> boot CD than can be used to restore a partition from a baseline image
>>> file stored on another partition. If the trial version does have this
>>> feature any tips on creating the boot CD would be helpful.
>>>
>>> JS
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I beta tested Version 11 (which was free then) and I did just that.
>> Checking their website and it shows no difference between 'bought' vs
>> 'trial' edition - just length of license.
>> look at chapter 6 here:
>> http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/...ge11_ug.en.pdf
>>
>> If you'd like to ask them before downloading, they were helpful to me
>> last year:
>> http://www.acronis.com/company/conta...index.html?t=1
>>
>>
>
>