Re: Backup/Dual Boot XP Home & XP Pro 64Bit
I would like to try Acronis Charlie but it is only a Trial and I want
something for backups after this computing course as well so something
trusted like Acronis is what I would like. But buying it is not an option at
the moment...I can wait.
Maybe there is something basic I can do to backup any work I do.
I could install 64Bit Professional on a second harddrive hoping I can
backup Office 2003 which will be in XP Home.
I do not have a reason other than backup, for loading XP 64Bit Edition.
I may try the incremental backup in 64Bit Professional to backup the work
I do and I can experiment with 3 or 4 free versions of various backup
applications.
I subscribed to giveawayoftheday website, thats its name, and downloaded a
free backup that was "hailed" worthy of use by members of a local computer
community form members which I frequent. Quite a few people there seemed to
like it...Macrium Reflect.
When th etime comes I may buy Acronis, going by its reputation.
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"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> Download the trial of Acronis True Image and try it out. The trial is fully
> functional and free, just time limited. I personally use it and recommend
> it.
>
> --
> Charlie.
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>
> "umwhat" <mesomewhere@someotherplace.com> wrote in message
> news:4182A68B-3465-4F2E-A298-7178A0E7161A@microsoft.com...
> > ...it is nice to get replies so quickly..
> >
> > I have the Seagate Acronis formatting utility that I downloaded from
> > Seagate and using it to zero...a harddrive which takes 9 hours for a 2
> > pass
> > "thorough clean"...thrills me to the ends of the earth...buying something
> > like that is something I prefer to leave in my wildest dreams...basically
> > because I am an Invalid Benficiary receiving my core income from the
> > government.
> >
> > What I am trying to achieve is when I am doing my New Zealand Certificate
> > in Computing Level 2(and maybe also in, Business) course for which I will
> > use
> > Microsoft Office 2003 Professional in Windows XP Home Edition (SP3), I
> > want
> > to backup so my chances of losing any work are reduced. And now thinking
> > about that, I would like to use the incremental backup as well.
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> >
> >> A solution like Acronis True Image lets you image whatever combination of
> >> volumes you want. Acronis provides a trial period so download it and try
> >> it.
> >>
> >> "umwhat" <mesomewhere@someotherplace.com> wrote in message
> >> news:40BCA7F0-6CE5-4FAC-B28F-53C683C07913@microsoft.com...
> >> > If I dual boot XP Home and XP 64Bit Pro will I be able to backup the
> >> > XP
> >> > Home installation from the XP 64Bit Professional partition?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Jeff Gaines" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On 19/06/2008 in message
> >> >> <2509CEF8-2A07-490A-9CCD-0605E684CE71@microsoft.com> umwhat wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Can this be done with the XP pro?
> >> >> > I want to backup the whole single 320GB Sata harddrive because I
> >> >> > will
> >> >> >probably be accepted for a computer course soon. I have been looking
> >> >> >at
> >> >> >backup options and would like to save the work and the computer to
> >> >> >somehow
> >> >> >rather than reinstall all manually if reinstalling becomes necessary.
> >> >>
> >> >> You can take a snapshot of the drive(s) using something like Acronis
> >> >> True
> >> >> Image from:
> >> >> http://www.acronis.com/
> >> >>
> >> >> I do that. I have one image which is the bare, activated OS, a second
> >> >> with
> >> >> s/w installed and activated and a third which I update every month or
> >> >> so.
> >> >> It takes less than 10 minutes to reinstate the image.
> >> >>
> >> >> I don't keep any data on my 'C' drive so the image is just the OS for
> >> >> me.
> >> >> If you keep data on the OS drive then you can get Acronis to regularly
> >> >> update the image but I don't use it like that.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
> >> >> 640k ought to be enough for anyone.
> >> >> (Bill Gates, 1981)
> >> >>
> >>
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