How to backup vista system to a network disk?

[Guest]

Just purchased and installed Vista Ultimate.

In WindowsXP, I could back up the system to a file on a network disk. I set
up auto backups to do this.


After installing Vista, I try to backup the entire system to the network
disk, and I appear to not be allowed to do so (even with the network share
mounted as a drive letter). It just appears that I can only do a full system
backup image to a local disk. I'm given the option to use 25 writable DVDs?.

How do I get the Vista Ultimate Backup process to support the same behavior
that the WinXP backup utility did--backing up the system to a network share?

Thanks,
-mike

 

[jonah]

Just purchased and installed Vista Ultimate.

In WindowsXP, I could back up the system to a file on a network disk. I set
up auto backups to do this.


After installing Vista, I try to backup the entire system to the network
disk, and I appear to not be allowed to do so (even with the network share
mounted as a drive letter). It just appears that I can only do a full system
backup image to a local disk. I'm given the option to use 25 writable DVDs?.

How do I get the Vista Ultimate Backup process to support the same behavior
that the WinXP backup utility did--backing up the system to a network share?

Thanks,
-mike

Noticed this when I tried it on one of the late beta versions, still
not fixed eh? typical MSFT half assed backup system still its better
than nothing. Been using Acronis v10 on Vista with no problems, backs
up to network drives.

Suggest you invest in Acronis, it works and it is reliable.



Jonah

 

[iceeagle]

I think this issue came up during the Vista beta; I think you need to use
the command line to back up to a network share.

-iceeagle

 

[Michal Kawecki]

Just purchased and installed Vista Ultimate.

In WindowsXP, I could back up the system to a file on a network disk.
I set
up auto backups to do this.


After installing Vista, I try to backup the entire system to the
network
disk, and I appear to not be allowed to do so (even with the network
share
mounted as a drive letter). It just appears that I can only do a full
system
backup image to a local disk. I'm given the option to use 25 writable
DVDs?.

How do I get the Vista Ultimate Backup process to support the same
behavior
that the WinXP backup utility did--backing up the system to a network
share?

It will work using wbadmin.exe command line utility.