Re: Server 2003 - Best Software To Make Drive Image?

True. Best is non existent. But this is not about BartPe or another
Bootable OS. It's about the imaging. Snapshot.exe is fully scripatable and
require nothing to be installed on the system (2 very important things in my
opinion), just run the exe from anywhere. The need for NIC & disk controller
drivers is universal with any product zhen building a bootable recovery disk
to restore the image.


"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I know the Bart PE boot CD very well. Cheapest - certainly:
it's free. Best - this is highly subjective. If the OP is happy with
a tool that lets him create a carbon copy of an installation -
fine. If he requires a tool that lets him create an image file,
or several image files (e.g. one every month), with a few bells
and whistles added, then a commercial imaging tool would
probably be a better choice.

The OP should reword his Subject line. There is no "best"
product - it all depends on his requirements and his budget.


"WorkingHard" <WorkingHard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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the best and cheapest, nothing to install runs even from CD, USB ...

Build a CD with Bart PE or such to restore ...

http://www.drivesnapshot.de/en/news.htm



"Nobody Important" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am supporting someone who just installed Sever 2003 and is running a
custom program that took quite a number of hours at a high billing rate
to 'tweak' so the user wants an image done of the server's boot drive.

I looked at Norton Ghost and it does not support Server 2003.

We want to make an image file that will store on DVD DL

Can anyone recommend a program that you have made image files and
restored them on Server 2003?

TIA












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