W.D., The old machine has 2x scsi 18.4GB Cheetahs. So, I have 4x 9GB partitions. And the primary c:\ boot partition is seriously out of free space (>800MB) !!!!
I'll check your suggestions, but I fear that I do not a whole lot of experience with all the tricks you gurus use. I'll read........... :) I have lot's of time to do this operation...........like, this is NOT really critical data. Sure, the old machine does have 5 games that are in various states of completion! But, if I really had to just start all over and reload all the "stuff, no real biggie!!!! LOL!
But, if I can avoid this, I would like to. Thank you, Duncan At 11:14 12/22/2008 -0600, you wrote:
At 10:57 12/22/2008, DHSinclair wrote: >I recently had a change to play with the built-in Backup application in >W2Kpro. It did seem to work; it did create the special dot-bkf >files. They were huge! > >I have a machine I would like to decommission. It has an old scsi hd >system that has now run out of spare! I plan to back up all 4 partitions >to my new NAS. > >My question involves the Restore side of the this operation. My plan is to >attempt to restore the dot-bkf files back to a new replacement PC that is >completing its' burn-in cycle. > >The old OS going out (backing up) will be W2Kpro SP4 (AMD-based). The new >PC (for Restore) is XPpro SP3 (Intel-based). > >Am I getting ready to create a mess???? > >Or, should I be selective in what I BackUp from the old primary boot hd >(c:\)??? >Thank you, >Duncan How much data? Suggestions: - Burn to DVD uncompressed. - Backup to external hard drive uncompressed. - Use Beyond Compare for backup and verification. - Dupeless2 for verification and dupe elimination. Start Here to Find It Fast! -> http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/
