Back up image

[Lucifers_Ghost]

Greetings again all,

Other than Norton Ghost and Acronis True Image, are there any other recommendations for backup image software that can backup to a bootable dvd?

Thanks guys.
LG

[TJohns]

Check out Macrium Reflect

http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp

[INFRATOM]

You mentioned the 2 good ones, drive image was good too but microsoft bought it to take competition away from ghost. There is also windows backup or restore point but are not easy to use and they mostly backup windows only. In these days backup restore is not like before mostly when you restore image you have to activate windows. You also have to consider the size of image, just windows alone with update could require a DL dvd.
One other way I can think which is not that expensive because hard drive is cheap you can mirror your hard drive to another ... this may not need activation either. Even for those program you need a bigger HD anyway to save the image and then burn.

[Lucifers_Ghost]

You mentioned the 2 good ones, drive image was good too but microsoft bought it to take competition away from ghost. There is also windows backup or restore point but are not easy to use and they mostly backup windows only. In these days backup restore is not like before mostly when you restore image you have to activate windows. You also have to consider the size of image, just windows alone with update could require a DL dvd.
One other way I can think which is not that expensive because hard drive is cheap you can mirror your hard drive to another ... this may not need activation either. Even for those program you need a bigger HD anyway to save the image and then burn.

I honestly dont know much about these types of programs so this may sound stupid. But, if I create an image to another HD (in this case, it would probably an external), how would I get that image onto the C drive if its newly formatted? Im assuming the image would be bootable and it gives you the option of where you want to install it but Im not sure.

[hech54]

In the case of Ghost....you boot from the Norton Ghost Installation CD....then restore the image to the c: drive.

[Bjs]

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[fritzi93]

You mentioned the 2 good ones, drive image was good too but microsoft bought it to take competition away from ghost. There is also windows backup or restore point but are not easy to use and they mostly backup windows only. In these days backup restore is not like before mostly when you restore image you have to activate windows. You also have to consider the size of image, just windows alone with update could require a DL dvd.
One other way I can think which is not that expensive because hard drive is cheap you can mirror your hard drive to another ... this may not need activation either. Even for those program you need a bigger HD anyway to save the image and then burn.

I honestly dont know much about these types of programs so this may sound stupid. But, if I create an image to another HD (in this case, it would probably an external), how would I get that image onto the C drive if its newly formatted? Im assuming the image would be bootable and it gives you the option of where you want to install it but Im not sure.

Nah, you make a bootable cloned drive. If the original fails, you swap drives. That's what I do, usually to a spare drive I stick in an external enclosure to do the job, then remove and store. Use the free tools available at the drive manufacturers' websites. BTW, I've never had any trouble cloning to a smaller drive, so long as it's big enough to hold all info on the original.