Good reference, thanks!
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Troy Meyer <[email protected]>wrote: > I cheat and use what I am familiar with: > > http://www.petri.co.il/installing_windows_xp_ntbackup_on_windows_vista.htm > > -troy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Gill [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 2:56 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Vista Backup > > I helped a person purchase a Thinkpad SL500 after her el-cheapo HP tossed > its bits. This brought up the question of backing her stuff up, so trying to > offer her the easiest advice I could think of, mentioned the built in backup > Vista has. I copied over roughly 4.5g of stuff from the old hard drive, so I > know there isn't that much stuff on it. I showed her how it worked and we > attempted Files backup while at my desk, but after 20 minutes of that, I had > other things to do. I just canceled it, told her it probably wouldn't take > much longer overall and she could do it at home. Well, she tried. After 7 > hours or so it's still going on one DVD. > > > > I didn't see TONS of complaining online about the speed of Vista's backup, > but there isn't exactly a lot to configure here. Is this other peoples > experience? > > > > -- > Mike Gill > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- David _____________________ A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune. Horace (Ancient Roman Poet. 65 BC-8 BC) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
