Re: Do we really NEED SP2?

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From: Jeff (jeff_at_falsepart.com)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:08:01 -0400

I meant Acronis's True Image 7. It is a super program. I am not sure what
the differences are with version 6. But True Image 7 works flawlessly in
both directions. It is also one of the few that will save the image to a
USB external drive. Even though it saves an image of the partition, you are
not limited to restoring the entire image. It allows you to also select
individual files from the image to restore just these files - which I have
done several times. So it works as both an image backup AND a file to file
backup. One backup does it all, including incremental backups, etc. Just a
terrific utility.

In restoring the system partition it booted into a different OS (I think it
was a Linux flavor) did its thing and then restarted Windows XP. All
automatically and with no hiccups. I was always afraid to try that with the
system partition but it was no problem. 

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Jeff McPherson
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"Roger" <nosuchaddress@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:02:39 -0400, "Jeff"
> <jeff@falsepart.com> wrote, at least in part:
>
> >I back up "images" of my C: partition using Acronis True Image 7.  I've
> >already had a corrupted system after a previous "MS Critical Update" and
> >simply restored my partition with Drive Image 7.  Went very smoothly and
> >made a believer of me.  I am not sure that a restore from a standard
"file
> >to file" backup would have succeeded in restoring my messed up XP system
> >partition. I know I will make sure to have an uptodate image before
> >installing SP2 - which I will not do for quite some time <grin>.
> >
> >(My backups are to a USB Western Digital external drive - makes them
> >available almost no matter what happens to any of my PCs and Drive Image
7
> >works great from it).
>
> I too like the Acronis product, Jeff. But you refer to True
> Image first, then Drive Image later. Because I used Drive
> Image, then went to True Image, I often confuse the two
> names. Like the Acronis better.
>
> If you do mean True Image throughout, what is the difference
> in TI 7 vs. TI 6? I'm still using the TI 6 with complete
> satisfaction.
>
> -- 
> Roger
> Southern Arizona
> rbeamon1(at)cox(dot)net

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