ASR in XP Pro

[ChainsawDude]

Whilst creating the ASR Recovery Set, the wizard automatically backs
up all the drives on the PC. This is including the external USB HD I
am using to hold backups. Is there any way to create a ASR Backup set
but preventing the wizard from backing up a drive that is connected
but which I don't want to be included in the backup?

Thanks

 

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It has been my experience that ASR only backs up the system drive (usually C). ASR does record the system state at the time the set is made. If you change the size of a partition or add a drive after the set is made the changed items will be changed back to the state that existed at the time of the ASR creation.

In order to use the ASR .bkf that you are writing to the USB HDD the drive will need to be connected to the computer that you are running ASR on, therefore it would be impossible to exclude it.

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Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________In response to__________
| Whilst creating the ASR Recovery Set, the wizard automatically backs
| up all the drives on the PC. This is including the external USB HD I
| am using to hold backups. Is there any way to create a ASR Backup set
| but preventing the wizard from backing up a drive that is connected
| but which I don't want to be included in the backup?
|
| Thanks

 

[SlowJet]

Basically, you need a tape drive on the local machine.

I am currently working out a fold over plan for 3 computers.

It works because the amount of data backed up is usually way less thean the
size of a disk partition(s).

It goes something like this.

Small single disk computer "A" does ASR to second disk on computer "B".
Computer "B" does a backup of C: to second disk (for day to day recovery of
files. "A" could too).
Then computer "B" does net ARS backup to a partiiton on single drive, large
disk, multi partiton computer "C".
Computer "C" does backup to extra partition on "C" for day to day recovery.

Now for the trick....drumb roll....

Add to controller (like a Promise ATA/ SCSI) that has previously had the
driver installed (so it may or may not be in machine), to PCI slot in
computer "B".
Take out of safe a 250 GB backup disk ( I wish!) and plug into Controller.
Boot up and see disk.

Now computer "C" does an ARS to third disk on computer "B".

fast, cheap, but does it work?
Haven't figured out the network connection part during recovery. At worst
case, a computer is installed with XP CD, network is re established, that's
the part I don't understand. Does XP CD in AR mode know anything about the
net link (which may be on the ARS disk, pointing to the bkf file.?)

If only I had 2 more computers to test it...

Nessessity is the mother of


Wish I were a rich man, la da da dah...
Buy me self a Ford truck full of parts.

SJ
It has been my experience that ASR only backs up the system drive (usually
C). ASR does record the system state at the time the set is made. If you
change the size of a partition or add a drive after the set is made the
changed items will be changed back to the state that existed at the time of
the ASR creation.

In order to use the ASR .bkf that you are writing to the USB HDD the drive
will need to be connected to the computer that you are running ASR on,
therefore it would be impossible to exclude it.

--
Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________In response to__________
| Whilst creating the ASR Recovery Set, the wizard automatically backs
| up all the drives on the PC. This is including the external USB HD I
| am using to hold backups. Is there any way to create a ASR Backup set
| but preventing the wizard from backing up a drive that is connected
| but which I don't want to be included in the backup?
|
| Thanks

 

[Guest]

Try this-
Partition your USB HDD into two partitions - save one for JUST the most
current ASR back up you are going to do. Keep everything else on the other
parition. When you are about to do the ASR backup, first go into Control
Panel>Administrative Tools>COmputer Management>Disk Management and remove the
drive letter for the drdive you do NOT want to back up. Perform your ASR
back up on the remaining visible drive. When you're done, you can reassign
the same letter to the drive you've temporarily hidden.
I think it will work.
However, if you are saving your older ASR back ups, you will have to move
them over to the drive you are going to hide, to avoid having the backups in
the back up! In this case, I'm not sure that Windows will be able to find
them using the back up disc you've previously created, if you want to restore
to a less than current ASR back up. Maybe if you first move it back to the
original drive, but even so... not sure.