Backup software

[Marv Wade]

I had been using version of Backup My PC for some time. For some reason it
no longer works so I wanted to acquire a later version of it. When I search
the web sites it appears that there are two companies that offer a program
called "PC Backup My PC." One lists it as sonic and the other one as Stomp.
Does anyone know if these are really two companies offering competing
products with the same name or is the same product being offered by two
vendors?

 

[peter]

I would recommend this product
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

It works nicely for backups as well as "ghosting" one HD to another.
It has safed my bacon a few times

peter

 

[Shelly F]

I had been using version of Backup My PC for some time. For some reason it
no longer works so I wanted to acquire a later version of it. When I search
the web sites it appears that there are two companies that offer a program
called "PC Backup My PC." One lists it as sonic and the other one as Stomp.
Does anyone know if these are really two companies offering competing
products with the same name or is the same product being offered by two
vendors?

While y'all are at it, take a look at Casper XP.

 

[John Waller]

the web sites it appears that there are two companies that offer a program

called "PC Backup My PC." One lists it as sonic and the other one as
Stomp. Does anyone know if these are really two companies offering
competing products with the same name or is the same product being
offered by two vendors?

Stompsoft offers "PC Backup":
http://www.stompsoft.com/pc-backup/pc-backup.html?SourceID=BUMP_301

Sonic offer "Backup MyPC":
http://www.sonic.com/products/Consumer/BackupMyPC/default.aspx

Two different products.

I think Stompsoft are trying to get Sonic customers to switch to their "PC
Backup" product.

 

[Rock]

I had been using version of Backup My PC for some time. For some reason it
no longer works so I wanted to acquire a later version of it. When I search
the web sites it appears that there are two companies that offer a program
called "PC Backup My PC." One lists it as sonic and the other one as Stomp.
Does anyone know if these are really two companies offering competing
products with the same name or is the same product being offered by two
vendors?

Two different vendors. Stompsoft recently changed the name of their
offering to PC BackUp.

 

[©®]

I would recommend this product
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

I second that - amazing product!!! Well worth it! Saved me hours of
tears as well!!!

 

[jastoto]

I use Acronis on servers and workstations. Very easy to use and very
reliable.

 

[Anthony Buckland]

I would recommend this product
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

It works nicely for backups as well as "ghosting" one HD to another.
It has safed my bacon a few times

...

I recommend it too, but with a big caveat. Version 9
remains the center of a raft of complaints that it
was issued too soon, with the poor users acting as
beta testers of the one piece of software that one
should be able to depend on when all else fails.
Version 8, which I use, has already got me through
one recovery which would have taken a full day from
tape, and is easy and fast to use. Great software,
not so great current version issue management.

 

[FMettam]

Two different vendors. Stompsoft recently changed the name of their
offering to PC BackUp.

I would stay away from Stomp's PC Backup. I bought it 3 months ago and
can not get it to run to completion. I have sent them numerouse
e-mails and they have never replied. I think they have a piece of junk
and do NOT offer any support. I've even tried to call them but just
get a recording and no one ever answers. I quess I'm just out the
money I paid and now need to look for a good backup with disaster
recovery.
FJM

 

[Rock]

I would stay away from Stomp's PC Backup. I bought it 3 months ago and
can not get it to run to completion. I have sent them numerouse
e-mails and they have never replied. I think they have a piece of junk
and do NOT offer any support. I've even tried to call them but just
get a recording and no one ever answers. I quess I'm just out the
money I paid and now need to look for a good backup with disaster
recovery.
FJM

Look at one of the drive imaging programs - Symantec Ghost, Acronis True
Image, Terabyte Unlimited's Image for Windows or BootIt Next Generation,
CasperXP