[WinMac] Re: Backup Utility for Win 9.X

weesh(weesh[at]mindspring.com)
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:35:59 -0500

>I know that most of those on the list that use an MS system use NT, but I
>will ask the following question in the hope that someone can still provide
>the answer. Does anyone have a pet backup utility for Win 9.X? I use
>Retrospect on the Mac side, but only need I Win client, so I am assuming
>that there is something out there that is just as good, but cheaper than
>the cost of a 5 Win client Retrospect license. Any suggestions?

I'm using a Ditto drive and Iomega software off their web site. It
allows for some fairly decent automation of the backup as well and has a
disaster recovery diskette you can build.

The problem with Windows is restoring the drive from a total meltdown.
As you know from a Mac you can boot the machine from a variety of sources
and simply reformat and restore the drive from your backup. Under
windows you need to do this same type of thing from DOS -OR- install some
form of windows on the machine, boot into that, and then run your
restore. I've found invariably that something always gets lost.

The disaster recovery diskette I mentioned can restore an entire hard
drive, but the last time I had to use it it took 36 hours to restore a 2G
hard drive......

Obviously, I am interested in other solutions as well.

->Ken

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Ken Wieschhoff
Siren Enterprises
(770)813-0231
ICQ 30757206
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