Re: Windows Backup Utility-question

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Thanks for the input everyone.

My 'file server' is simply a WinXP box with a RAID5.
I'm not sure how to set up a domain based server/network as resource (read:
money) are limited here.


"Malke" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Leythos wrote:
>
>> In article <eUljLk7tFHA.460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, treddderx@xxxxxxxxx
>> says...
>>> Thanks Leythos,
>>>
>>> What I meant was that I would be using a file server as a backup
>>> location and running the Windows XP backup software on the individual
>>> desktops.
>>>
>>> Are you saying that I can run backup software on our file server that
>>> would backup each desktop?
>>
>> No, that's not what I'm saying.
>>
>> With these additional details you might want to consider changing to a
>> domain based server/network or with something where you change
>> everyone's My Documents and other folders so that they point to the
>> file server - then you tell everyone to only store files on the file
>> server.
>>
>> There is little reason to keep files on the local workstation if you
>> have a file server.
>>
>> What are you running for your file server?
>>
>>
> What would work really well for the OP is SecondCopy by Centered Systems
> (www.centered.com). I use it for a lot of my clients with exactly the
> same set up as the OP. Run SecondCopy on the server and have it back up
> whatever you want. Of course, nothing should be saved locally on the
> workstations anyway. The OP should have user folders on the "server"
> and just back up those folders with SecondCopy.
>
> Malke
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