how to make system restore discs on DVD media?

[lordsmurf]

I want to use whatever kind of software is needed and make system restore/recovery discs from my current setup, just like the ones Compaq made for my system.

But it must be for DVD media, not CD media. Nero 5.5 has a "Backup HD" function, but requires CDs. It's either 15-20 DVDs or 125-150 CDs (yuck!) to do the job. I'd rather do the DVD method.

Something surely exists... any ideas? Help! Thanks.

One system is a Windows ME system. The other runs Windows XP Pro.
The ME system is most imporant. I can redo the XP one if needed.

[stiltman]

Image software
ghost burns straight to DVDs


Backup software
Veritas
NovaBackup


What I do,
I create a ghost image of my primary HDD once a month on DVD-RWs
I keep them for 6 months and then write over
I do backups to tape once a week of my data storage area, as I store all data to a specific partition

[lordsmurf]

Veritas NovaBackup ?

If my HD dies one day, can the restore discs do like the Compaq ones, and reformat, repartition and fully restore the hard drive contents?

[stiltman]

Veritas NovaBackup ?

If my HD dies one day, can the restore discs do like the Compaq ones, and reformat, repartition and fully restore the hard drive contents?

Veritas = http://www.veritas.com/index.jhtml
NovaBackup = http://www.novastor.com/


If you want a simple restore disk like an OEM, I would suggest using

http://www.symantec.com/ghost/
or
http://www.powerquest.com/driveimage/

[phonomas]

I use DriveImage. It's by the same guys that make Partition Magic (PowerQuest). It will make images on dvd and has a "boot restore" feature - but to be honest, I've never actually done the boot thing.

oops, stiltman beat me to it!

[mickle]

Just to add my vote for DriveImage, excellent piece of software.

Mike

[stiltman]

@ Mr. Smurf
So???

[lordsmurf]

I'm looking at both things right now, Norton Ghost and then DriveImage. Norton has tutorials online that show exactly what I want, so I'm leaning that direction right now. No decisions yet.

[energy80s]

Use Ghost. Its so simple and gets the job done right. Its always worth doing a Ghost image before installing any new software, as its easier to re-ghost a hard drive than completely remove some fucked-up code!