Restoring entire computer from a backup.

[Guest]

Hello,

It is possible to backup the Vista partition and restore it to another
partition? Been using Ghost with XP all along for quick system
recovery/cleanup with/without problems. I am hoping that I can do the same
with the Vista backup.

The question again is, it is possible to restore vista backup image to a
different partition or multiple partitions? I use boot manager to switch
between OSs and partitions.

 

[Mike Glenn]

it is possible if you use a compatible disk imaging program. I dont know
about ghost since it is norton and norton produts are as bad as vista
itself, but you might try acronis disk manager

also you cannot have the same vista on 2 partitions since the EULA states
you can have it installed only once per machine....

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Hello,

It is possible to backup the Vista partition and restore it to another
partition? Been using Ghost with XP all along for quick system
recovery/cleanup with/without problems. I am hoping that I can do the same
with the Vista backup.

The question again is, it is possible to restore vista backup image to a
different partition or multiple partitions? I use boot manager to switch
between OSs and partitions.

Yes. You need to get Acronis TrueImage, and the latest version of Ghost
probably works okay with Vista too.

ss.

 

[Mrs. Mike Glenn]

The Mike Glenn Syndrome is a term used when a person has certain
limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating,
taking care of him or herself, and social skills. These limitations will
cause a poster to learn and develop more slowly than a typical poster.
Brain dead morons with Mike Glenn Syndrome may take longer to learn
to speak, walk, and take care of their personal needs such as dressing or
eating. They are likely to have trouble learning in school, and posting to
Microsoft newsgroups. They will learn, but it will take them longer. There
may be some things they cannot learn. They keep trying. Make sure to
continue your Meds.

 

[Menno Hershberger]

Hello,

It is possible to backup the Vista partition and restore it to another
partition? Been using Ghost with XP all along for quick system
recovery/cleanup with/without problems. I am hoping that I can do the
same with the Vista backup.

The question again is, it is possible to restore vista backup image to
a different partition or multiple partitions? I use boot manager to
switch between OSs and partitions.

I use Acronis to make backup images of both my Vista and XP partitons.
And I've used it to recover both partitions with no problems.
I'm not sure what you'd get into if you try restoring to a different
partiton though.
I'm not sure about Ghost either, but I imagine if it's an up to date
version it should work as well as Acronis.

 

[Mike Glenn]

Yeah and who are you? Let me guess, this is jane, spankey de monkey, a
creature that keeps changing names to make fun of people that is problably
not even human since its not sure if it is female or male.. in any case it
is a total moron

PLONK to you, you bastard!

 

[Mrs. Mike Glenn]

You are making me moist there big boy

Yeah and who are you? Let me guess, this is jane, spankey de monkey, a
creature that keeps changing names to make fun of people that is problably
not even human since its not sure if it is female or male.. in any case it
is a total moron

PLONK to you, you bastard!

 

[Frank]

Yeah and who are you? Let me guess, this is jane, spankey de monkey, a
creature that keeps changing names to make fun of people that is problably
not even human since its not sure if it is female or male.. in any case it
is a total moron

PLONK to you, you bastard!

You don't know who Mrs. Mike Glenn is?
It's your WIFE you idiot!
Frank

 

[Guest]

Even More Annoying Is The Fact That He (Spankey De Monkey) Keep's Changing
His IP Address, Just FYI.

I Have Already Sent At Least 2 Complaint's About Him To His ISP (AT&T), And
I Still Haven't Gotten Any Reply From Them. AT&T Sucks Big Time, Just FYI.

 

[Mike Glenn]

ignore the monkey..

That's what I do most of the time.. it doesn't say anything of significance
anyway.

 

[Adam Albright]

The Mike Glenn Syndrome is a term used when a person has certain
limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating,
taking care of him or herself, and social skills. These limitations will
cause a poster to learn and develop more slowly than a typical poster.

Brain dead morons with Mike Glenn Syndrome may take longer to learn
to speak, walk, and take care of their personal needs such as dressing or
eating. They are likely to have trouble learning in school, and posting to
Microsoft newsgroups. They will learn, but it will take them longer. There
may be some things they cannot learn. They keep trying. Make sure to
continue your Meds.

You just described Frank perfectly. Why not name the syndrome after
the idiot that shows all the signs?

 

[Frank]

You just described Frank perfectly. Why not name the syndrome after
the idiot that shows all the signs?

Good idea...re-named to "The Adam Albright Syndrome"!
There...looks good and fits quite well, don't you agree mr genius...mr
computer expert?
Frank

 

[Adam Albright]

Good idea...re-named to "The Adam Albright Syndrome"!
There...looks good and fits quite well, don't you agree mr genius...mr
computer expert?
Frank

If you even came up with an original thought you would stroke out from
putting your feeble brain under the strain. All you do is copycat what
somebody else already said. You remind me of a parrot.

 

[Mike Glenn]

Frank is stupid, but he does show us the real nature of the MVPs and other
fanatics of this newsgroup.

They all call troll when you say something bad and you dont like vista...

but you can keep behaving like a bafoon in here as long as you worship vista
(like Frank does).

Liking vista is something like a pardon, for being a total insulting idiot
with manners of a devolutionized goblin.

 

[Chad Harris]

Hi VPCer--

If you use software like Acronis, you can back up a disk image to media, and
if you have enough space (quite common now with the size of HDs and external
HDs readily available) you can choose where to put the backup of the HD
image. You can also make a fast restoring disaster recovery partition
called Acronis Secure Zone and the Acronis CD is bootable. You can specify
the location of the backup; and also can do incremental and differential
backups with a frequency of your choosing.

Acronis Free Trial:
http://www.acronis.com/download/

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

Good luck,

CH