Re: XP Backup Needed

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"JS" <@> wrote in message news:ObGpqVekJHA.3380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Norton Ghost version 14 - has a 30 day trial available
(Trial does not allow you to create a Bootable Restore CD AFAK)
http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=ghost14
Product Review "Symantec's 14th Ghost":
http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Norton-Ghost--Review-78775.shtml

True Image 2009 - has a 15 day trial version available,
(Trial version can create a Restore/Rescue Media CD, but I have not
verified this yet)
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
User's Guide: http://us1.download.acronis.com/pdf/TrueImage12_ug.en.pdf
...

I've had considerable problems with TI 2009, and have instead gone on
using TI version 9. If you're going to rely on TI 2009, make sure that,
on your system, you can create an image, verify it, create a rescue
CD, verify that it works, and successfully restore your system. My
problems may relate to my specific hardware and software
configuration; I haven't followed up on that yet. While testing TI 2009,
make sure of course that you have at least one rescue CD for an
earlier TI version, plus an external image made just before beginning
your tests. This preparation saved me from disaster. Note that
installing TI 2009 will overwrite your previous version of the disk-
resident rescue program that you access by pressing F11 at boot
time -- that's why you must have a rescue CD if you need to back
out.

Note, I'm not complaining about TI, just about the newest version
of it.


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