Re: Ghost versus Drive Image? Use of VNC - for remote control?

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 05/30/04 

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 11:29:21 +1000

"Joe Donaldson" <tryitoz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:33cea2e8.0405291403.4f9aa9c5@posting.google.com...
> Does anyone have an opinion of Ghost versus Drive Image or another
> program? I have used Ghost and like it but I may need to service a few
> people's PC's (acquaintances who give me a little spending money while
> I look for a job)..
>
> Ghost can boot to DOS and restore-not sure about NTFS though in
> version 2003.
>
> Drive Image I think per the box can backup and restore while in
> Windows. But what if the person cannot get into Windows?
>
> _____________
>
> Remote control of a PC.
>
> IS VNC okay to use from my Win 2000 Pro (non server) cable modem PC to
> a dial-up PC that might have AOL running in background? I assume I
> could get them to give me their IP address by running WinIPconfig or
> IPconfig. Not sure which commands to run on Windows ME, XP, 98.
>
> Perhaps there is a better alternative without buying PC Anywhere for
> every PC.
>
> ___________________
>
> Any other good software for Registry backup, compacting, cleaning,
> looking for errors perhaps equivalent to Norton SystemWorks Pro, a
> program called RegCleaner (not from Microsoft) and www.superwin.com?
>
>
> Thanks for any help. Just trying to help some folks so I can earn some
> money while sending out resumes in Charlotte, NC. Hard job market out
> there.
> Really hard-networking, recruiting, head-hunters, friends, etc..
>
> Thanks Joe

I have used DriveImage and Acronis TrueImage extensively. Both
can deal with NTFS partition, i.e. they will create/restore images
of NTFS partitions, and they can store image files on NTFS partitions.
Older versions of DriveImage will not recognise WinXP NTFS
partitions.

Both DriveImage and Acronis TrueImage can be run off a
recovery diskette or CD, allowing you to restore an image onto
a blank hard disk.

About remote access: WinVNC can be run in reverse takeover
mode. If your client knows your own external IP address then
he can connect to your machine as a "listening host" so that
you can see his screen on your own PC. Note this:

- ipconfig.exe tells you your internal IP address. It says nothing
  about your external address.
- There are tools that will resolve a domain name into a dynamic
  IP address. Both the tool and the domain name are free.

Post again if you need more details.

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