ASR question

[Guest]

If you run asr on a XP computer with only one partition, will asr backup
EVERYTHING? When I try asr on my XP it was going to creat a very big file
(same size as the driver)!
Why I ask is this:
From the XP reskit:
"ASR formats the systemdrive partition as part of the restore process. When
you have dedicated space for user data files on the system partition
(systemdrive), personal data or application files are not restored, and data
loss is possible."

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prdg_dsm_svxw.asp

How can I lose data is asr backup everything on my c: drive??

/IceBall

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

If you only have a single hard drive the trick is to create two partitions
on the drive, one with just the operating system and other files which MUST
put themselves on the C drive and the other partition with everything else -
you do custom installs to ensure the programs puts itself onto D or whatever
you call the 'second' drive.

Yes, it backs up everything on C..... and when you use ASR it will format
the C drive. So if the backup file is on the C drive, it gets deleted along
with all the rest of the data.

 

[Rock]

If you run asr on a XP computer with only one partition, will asr backup
EVERYTHING? When I try asr on my XP it was going to creat a very big file
(same size as the driver)!
Why I ask is this:
From the XP reskit:
"ASR formats the systemdrive partition as part of the restore process. When
you have dedicated space for user data files on the system partition
(systemdrive), personal data or application files are not restored, and data
loss is possible."

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prdg_dsm_svxw.asp

How can I lose data is asr backup everything on my c: drive??

/IceBall

ASR backups up everying on the C drive. You must store the backup file
on other than the C drive. Create a second partition and store the
backup there. Note though that doing this opens you up to data loss.
If somemthing damages the hard drive so you need to to restore the ASR
backup, you can't because the backup file, though in a different
partition, is still on the damaged hard drive. A better choice is to
use a different backup program and store the backups on removable media
like CD, DVD or an external hard drive. One option is a drive imaging
program such as Symantec's Ghost, Acronis True Image or BootitNG.
Another approach is to use a traditional backup program with more/better
features than ntbackup. One such is Stompsoft's Backup My PC.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Backup My PC is now a Sonic/Roxio product and included in the new EMC7.5 or
as a standalone product.

http://www.roxio.com/en/products/emc75/index.jhtml
http://www.roxio.com/en/products/backupmypc/index.jhtml

 

[Rock]

Backup My PC is now a Sonic/Roxio product and included in the new EMC7.5 or
as a standalone product.

http://www.roxio.com/en/products/emc75/index.jhtml
http://www.roxio.com/en/products/backupmypc/index.jhtml

Cari I could be wrong but I think they are two differnt products.
Stompsoft Backup MyPC and Sonic's - Now roxio - Backup MyPC

 

[S.Sengupta]

The backup portion is accomplished through the ASR Wizard located in
Backup. The wizard backs up the system state, system services, and all
disks associated with the operating system components. It also creates a
file containing information about the backup, the disk configurations
(including basic and dynamic volumes) and how to accomplish a restore.
To use this procedure you must be able to boot the Windows XP Pro
Setup-program from the installation CD-ROM.

During the restore process all data previously found on the System
partition (C will be erased, then XP will be reinstalled, and the data
from the ASR backup will be restored.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

One of them should copyright it quickly!

 

[Box134]

Sorry to disagree with you, but it doesn't copy "everything." Based on my
experience, the backup file size is such that the contents of my C:
couldn't possibly fit into it, unless they've discovered some compression
scheme an order of magnitude better than zip files.

Check this page:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prdg_dsm_svxw.asp


"ASR Considerations
ASR is not a replacement for regular backups in which files stored on one or
more volumes are saved to backup media. Because ASR saves only the files
necessary to restore system state, data loss might occur. Therefore, always
consider other recovery options before using ASR."

All it does is restore the OS to it's state at the time of backup. It
appears to copy the contents of "My Documents," internet favorites, cookies,
start menus, registry, etc. However, programs installed in, say, C:/Program
Files are gone, with the exception of common MS files.