hans...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> Incidentally, is there a Windows backup program as good as BackupPC? >> I should have said that there does not seem to be a Microsoft backup >> program. I'm reluctant to run non-MS programs, for the same reason that I >> do not like to run unofficial Fedora or CentOS programs, since I have >> found that they frequently cause problems after updates. > > Every MS Windows OS I've used (since 3.0x in the 8086 days) has > shipped with a free backup program. > > Many were basically useless, but I have to believe the post-XP ones > may be a bit better.
I actually said that there did not seem to be a standard Microsoft backup program that did incremental backups. I notice that nobody has actually told me there is one. > Your statement beggars belief - third party programs are only reason > to run a Microsoft OS in the first place. You really have computers > that have **only** Microsoft software on them?? Well, I would not spend money on Windows programs. I got Windows XP from my university for €20, and Windows Office for the same amount. Nearly all my laptops are Thinkpads, and I religiously install all MS and Lenovo updates. But I have never spent any money on any Windows program apart from the €40 mentioned above. As should be clear, I run Linux (Fedora/KDE) 95% of the time (and CentOS on my two servers). However, I always have a Windows partition I can boot from, as I am not a religious fanatic, and there are some processes (eg updating firmware) which require one to be running Windows. I usually run printers under Windows until I can work out how to run them under Linux (often very difficult). > You use Paint rather than Photoshop to edit graphics? I've never edited any graphics under Windows. > It's like saying you would only put a Ford stereo in your car - or > rather you want to buy a Michelin car so it'll be compatible with your > tires, or - OK I'll shut up, be speechless. . . That seems a bizarre analogy. Most people buy a car with tyres already on it, I think. I do actually install the tyres recommended by Mitsubishi in my Mitsubishi car. Don't people usually do that? -- Timothy Murphy e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
