Hi Michael, Sounds like you're looking for a backup program that supports "bare-metal" restore capability. You might want to check out DriveImage XML (http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm) for this type of a solution.
BackupPC is focused on backing up sets of individual files. If your machine goes down, you will first have to re-install windows from the original CD, and THEN restore your files from BackupPC to the hard drive. If you're looking for an [expensive] solution that can handle bare metal restores of lots of windows machines (think servers), you might want to check out Unitrends (http://www.unitrends.com/). Their Data Protection Unit (or DPU) is relatively pricey, but I have not seen an equivalent solution that does so well with "hot bare metal backups" and restores over the network by booting from a CD and connecting to the backup server. I've searched open source solutions, and haven't found anything like it. Justin Best 503.906.7611 Voice 561.828.0496 Fax -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 2:40 PM To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [BackupPC-users] Windows XP/2000 backup... How can this be used to backup Windows XP/2000/NT with the bootloader being hidden in the MBR? Does this software support booting the client you want to backup/restore over a network? Regards, Michael Robinson ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
