can some1 help me here please?

[Guest]

hi, i need to know whats the best image program right now, most popular most effcient, most everything....i want to stop formatting and reinstalling everything again and again, i heard that with a image you can save some time...CAN SOME PLEASE TEACH ME SOME ABOUT THIS(HOW AND WITH WHAT TO DO IT

THANKYOU SO MUCH

 

[Guest]

Try to use 'Norton Ghost 2K3' for DOS. It's very easy, quick and efficient.

 

[CWatters]

Try to use 'Norton Ghost 2K3' for DOS. It's very easy, quick and

efficient.

I found Ghost easy to use once you realise you don't need to understand all
it's features - but the manual makes it seem horribly complex.

Drive Image is much easier to use and runs under windows.

Colin

 

[Guest]

but i will still need some framework thing to run it right
would norton need anything to run it
is there any other software that can do this job besides these 2?

 

[Tumbleweed]

hi, i need to know whats the best image program right now, most popular

most effcient, most everything....i want to stop formatting and reinstalling
everything again and again, i heard that with a image you can save some
time...CAN SOME PLEASE TEACH ME SOME ABOUT THIS(HOW AND WITH WHAT TO DO IT)

THANKYOU SO MUCH

Norton Ghost.

 

[CWatters]

but i will still need some framework thing to run it right?

"Framework thing" ???

No, programs like Ghost/DI come with everything you need to backup and
restore.

 

[Alex Nichol]

hi, i need to know whats the best image program right now, most popular most effcient, most everything....i want to stop formatting and reinstalling everything again and again

What I use is Image for Windows - from http://www.BootitNG.com ($27
shareware - 30 day full functional trial)

That allows you to make a compressed image of a partition (using its
associated PHYlock even of the one it is running under) to either:

A File set on a separate partition

A separate device - CD or DVD. sets, including external drives on USB or
Firewire. I use DVD-R where one disk will take around 7GB or so of
original data after compression. The disks are then bootable to allow a
restore

 

[Sam]

Alex, is the Image for DOS comparable to Drive Image (latest version) or V2i
Protector Desktop Edition 2.0 as to dependability?? I have some concern
about both of these PowerQuest programs because you can only make a backup
images while in windows. I always felt more confident when Drive Image made
a backup image while in DOS. Would appreciate any comments. Thanks, Sam.


most effcient, most everything....i want to stop formatting and reinstalling
everything again and again

 

[Guest]

TrueImage www.acronis.com does the job for me.

Just follow the on screen prompts.

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[Alex Nichol]

Alex, is the Image for DOS comparable to Drive Image (latest version) or V2i
Protector Desktop Edition 2.0 as to dependability?? I have some concern
about both of these PowerQuest programs because you can only make a backup
images while in windows.

Image for Windows and the same sites Image for DOS (and his BootIT NG
which will do all the imaging, but not under windows) are compatible so
that you can make an image with one and restore with another.

Knowing the author's work, and on my own experience, I believe them to
be as reliable as any program you are going to find for this purpose. I
have made and restored images with the windows version as a fairly
routine matter, for making test copies of my XP for beta test and the
like, and have had no failures in regular use. Initially you need to
check with a test if making the image direct to DVD as it may need a
setting changed to 'alternate close method' depending on your particular
burner

 

[Sam]

Alex, many thanks for sharing your experience with the program. I will
definitely try the program in the very near future. Have a good Monday,
Sam.