Re: System Restore

Sun, 8 Jan 2006 08:48:02 -0000 from Edward W. Thompson <thomeduk1
@btopenworld.com>:
> You appear to agree that SR is not reliable and if that is the case then an
> alternative is clearly required.

"Reliable" is not binary like "alive"; there are degrees of
reliability.

The point is that by periodic checking System Restore can be raised
to an acceptable level of reliability (acceptable for most of us),
ESPECIALLY given that it's the first line of defense and not the only
line of defense. Obviously everyone should be doing full-disk backups
as well; System Restore is deliberately limited to restoring a few
specific components.

> It appears we agree that a suitable alternative is ERUNT

Only in the sense that a speedboat is a suitable alternative to an
automobile. They're both means of transportation, but they don't do
the same thing.

I don't see how you can honestly make such a statement, if you've
read the replies to your earlier comments. As has been pointed out
multiple times, ERUNT is fine for what it does, but it doesn't do the
same job.

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