Backup utility question

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If you use the Backup facility that's built into XP you are given a few
options. The first one backs up all of the most commonly used items. I
know that you can also do a custom backup as well but if you were to do this
you run the risk of missing something important. Can you run more than one
backup operation on one machine or better yet take the first backup option &
then add a few other things you wish to keep secure?
 
Yes, you can “run more than one backup operation on one machineâ€
If space and time permits, simply run full system backup (“Back up everything on this computer†option, if you are using Backup Wizard)
Windows will automatically skip over unnecessary files (can be customized under Tools -> Options -> Exclude Files)

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Has anyone tride restoring from the XP backup utility?
How does it perform?
-----Original Message-----
Yes, you can â?orun more than one backup operation on one machineâ?.
If space and time permits, simply run full system backup
Click to expand...
(â?oBack up everything on this computerâ? option, if you
are using Backup Wizard).
Windows will automatically skip over unnecessary files
Click to expand...
(can be customized under Tools -> Options -> Exclude
Files).
 
Yes... I have had to use the XP Backup Utility to restore my system twice
due to major OS failures. In both cases it was successful and saved me
from having to rebuild my whole system. For 7 GB of data, it took about 45
minutes to complete the restore. The down side of using Windows Backup
Utility/ASR is that if the drive goes bad, you must reinstall Windows and
then restore the backup off the other drive that contains the backup. The
thing about this backup utility is that it does not span disc or will write
to the CD drive.

Another option to think about is making using a product like Ghost 2003,
Drive Image 7 or True Image. These are able to span disks, backup to any
device, work like a backup, and if the whole hard drive goes bad, you can
restore the backup image in minutes. It is a hard choice! Drive Image 7
appears to be having a number challenges. CNET approval is only 25% and
the latest PC Magazine review only gave it 3 out of 5. Ghost 2003 has a
CNET approval rating of 52%, but has moved past Drive Image in the latest PC
Magazine review with a rating of 4 out of 5. One concern in reading the
reviews was the number of people having trouble getting it to work with
externals. Acronis True Image has a CNET approval of 65% and was one of
the only to receive CNET editors choice. The latest issue of PC Magazine
rated it 5 out of 5 and gave it PC magazines editors choice. You can get a
15 day trial version.

http://www.acronis.com/download/


Has anyone tride restoring from the XP backup utility?
How does it perform?
-----Original Message-----
Yes, you can â?orun more than one backup operation on one machineâ?.
If space and time permits, simply run full system backup
Click to expand...
(â?oBack up everything on this computerâ? option, if you
are using Backup Wizard).
Windows will automatically skip over unnecessary files
Click to expand...
(can be customized under Tools -> Options -> Exclude
Files).
 
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