Recommend a good imaging program

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Hi All,

I have never had the need to use an imaging program, since I have great
backup systems, and I also, in the past used ASR in XP-Pro. ASR works a
treat, but takes about an hour altogether. Well, I have a lot data, and
installed programs, and it it get more of a hassle to reinstall everyhting
in case I have a failure, even with ASR, and the need is there for something
more efficient.

So, I am asking anyone here with good experience(s) with their various
brands/versions of imaging softwares, what their recommendations are. I am
cautious to anything Norton's, but I am open minded. So, anyone have
recommendations?

Thanks,
Tom
 
I can't recommend Acronis True Image 8.0 highly enough. Its extremely easy
to use and reliable for cloning, drive imaging and backups.
 
Tom said:
Hi All,

I have never had the need to use an imaging program, since I have great
backup systems, and I also, in the past used ASR in XP-Pro. ASR works a
treat, but takes about an hour altogether. Well, I have a lot data, and
installed programs, and it it get more of a hassle to reinstall everyhting
in case I have a failure, even with ASR, and the need is there for something
more efficient.

So, I am asking anyone here with good experience(s) with their various
brands/versions of imaging softwares, what their recommendations are. I am
cautious to anything Norton's, but I am open minded. So, anyone have
recommendations?

Thanks,
Tom
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Here is the third thumbs up for Acronis True Image.
 
Many will commend True Image ahead of Norton Ghost [even the latest version].

Thus a quick poll gives True Image 4 out of 4 votes.

Is there a trend?
 
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Thanks to all who replied; it seems that True Image is the choice. I checked
out the demo, looks very streamlined, and efficient. I think I will buyit!

Thanks to all :-).
 
If you consider yourself at least an "intermediate" computer user, please
check out BootIt Next Generation by TerabyteUnlimited. It fits on one
floppy and operates outside of Windows. It is both an imaging program and a
boot manager. (It doesn't have to be installed to create and restore
images.) Check out "terabyteunlimited.com" for BootIt Next Generation,
Image for Windows & Image for DOS as well as several free software that adds
more capablilites to these programs. The downloads are free but you are
urged to register the software (a whopping $35.00. Compare that to the
other "bigname" programs.)
 
Hi Tom,

Take a look at BING (Boot It Next Generation) from Terrabyte Unlimited.

This is a powerhouse program and highly recommended by most MVPs. It
does not have the most user friendly interface, however, and is more
difficult to use at first. After a short while, however, you will enjoy
it not only for images but for partitioning, creating multi-boot
configurations, etc.

If you are "new" to this stuff, Acronis is probably a good alternative
for the image part of hard disk projects.

Fred
 
Hello;
Download the free program from Seagate on the Internet. It is called the
Disk Wizard. I have used it with both IBM and Seagate SCSI hard drives with
success. Good luck.
 
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