Re: Do we really NEED SP2?

From: Roger (nosuchaddress_at_invalid.com)
Date: 08/17/04


Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:40:29 -0700

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:08:01 -0400, "Jeff"
<jeff@falsepart.com> wrote, at least in part:

>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.

Thanks CS and Jeff. Yes, TI 6 also allows individual file
restoration from the big image of the whole partition. Love
the seamless way it allows the image to be created without
leaving Windows.

Really first rate program, but I'll hafta look into Ver 8
now. ;-)

-- 
Roger
Southern Arizona
rbeamon1(at)cox(dot)net


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