You actually need a disk image backup, not file backup. You need ImageX from Microsoft to create the image, and store it on server in the network.
Then later if you want to restore, use ImageX again to restore, but ImageX must be run from WindowsPE. You can get WindowsPE from WAIK See: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748966%28WS.10%29.aspx http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit-tools/gimagex/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Preinstallation_Environment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Automated_Installation_Kit On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Umarzuki Mochlis <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I had searched on the net for a few days but none of the truly open > source/free software (no freemium please!) but nothing that could back up > windows system state. > > As we know, a windows server backed up via smb or rsyncd (cygwin) only does > files & folders backup. Without the system state, any change to the > registry, local user added etc. would not be restored. > > I wonder if Amanda open source or BackupPC does this but I could not find > any info or it is simply being kept away for 'enterprise' stuff. > > Thanks for any tips & hints. > > -- > Regards, > > Umarzuki Mochlis > http://debmal.my > > -- > To unsubscribe from and detail about this group > http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information > > OSDC.my Discussion Group In Facebook > http://www.facebook.com/groups/osdcmalaysia/ > > Malaysia Open Source Conference 2012 > MOSC2012 http://portal.mosc.my/ > -- Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan -- To unsubscribe from and detail about this group http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information OSDC.my Discussion Group In Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/osdcmalaysia/ Malaysia Open Source Conference 2012 MOSC2012 http://portal.mosc.my/
