On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Timothy Murphy <gayle...@eircom.net> wrote: >> 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.
And what's your point? It's not appropriate for you to expect to get an answer to that question here. Please ask it somewhere else. In my experience, no one one with decent computer knowledge would have bothered wasting their time even looking at a Microsoft-authored backup program, when the third-party alternatives are so widely acknowledged to be superior. The exception would be people whose career is wedded to Redmond and are seeking to establish themselves as MS experts in MS-centric work environments. But they're not hanging out here. . . Since you're got such strong reasons to stay with MS-only solutions, why haven't you spent a bit of time and energy investigating and experimenting with the backup programs that come with your MS OS, and answer your own question? >> 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. My point is that I consider the OS and its built-in tools to be so fundamental, almost a background part of my total computer environment. MS itself has proven again and again over the decades to barely be competent even in its core business (OSs), and flagrantly inept in other areas its tried to compete in. Note I'm talking about their technical competence, I have nothing but awe for their business acumen, at least in past decades. Therefore making decisions based on *that* brand is like (another out there analogy!) selecting your stockbroker based on the fact that he works for the bank where you opened your first savings account as a child. > I do actually install the tyres recommended by Mitsubishi > in my Mitsubishi car. > Don't people usually do that? No, most people realize that the car manufacturer's main motivation behind its recommendations is their profitability, not the welfare of its customers. Either the named tire manufacturer is financially tied in with Mitsubishi, or they may even have paid a fee for the recommendation (product placement). If tires were important to me, I'd pay attention to more objective, knowledgeable sources, review research reports etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/
