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February 28th, 2007 23:00

Backup with Vista Ultimate . . .

Has anyone made a backup "Image" with the Vista Ultimate? Is so, is it a true image of the HD like Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image and how much does it compress the image?
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    justanotherdayi

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    Posted February 28th, 2007 23:00

    I've used the Vista backup application to image my Vista Business install and it restored just like it was before I "backed up". It didn't compress very much, if any. Maybe from 14G down to 12G...
     
    Acronis was a bit easier to use, IMHO, but the Vista app worked.
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    jmfmvps

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    Posted February 28th, 2007 23:00

    Please see my article here on this very subject:

    http://windowstalk.org/Backup_Vista.htm



    Message Edited by jmfmvps on 02-28-2007 08:53 PM
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    jmwills

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    Posted March 1st, 2007 06:00

    My E1705 image from a clean install was just shy of 7 gigs.
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    913fred

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    Posted March 10th, 2007 00:00

    Is there any way to compress the backup image during backup ( Like Drive Image allows ) ?
     
    Thanks
     
    Fred
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    jmwills

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    Posted March 10th, 2007 01:00

    You run the risk of data corruption in my opinion by trying to do that.  Compress the image after the operation.

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