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Article #35Re: Advice for Backup and Drive Imaging
From: Philip Herlihy
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:44
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:44
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True Image from www.acronis.com is easy to use. -- #################### ## PH, London #################### "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in message news:9d9jp11eec773ij9h1csf9pmhc89leve35@4ax.com... > I'm presently using Powerquest Drive Image 7.0 and love the functionality > but hate its sensitivity to particular hardware. When it works it does > exactly what I want, but too often I have found that certain USB drives > will not work (will not verify on backup and will fail during restore) > and in particular with Shuttle computers I don't think I ever found any > USB drive that would work reliably. > > When DI 7.0 works (when I find combinations of computers and hard drives > which work together) it is very reliable - combinations of hardware > either always work or never work. > > Can anyone advise on a product which does what I need (i.e total image > backup and restore of main bootable active XP partition to/from USB > external hard drives) with less fussiness about the hardware in use. > > Tony
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