Best way to Image PC (snapshot)

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I just did a reinstall of my D505 laptop after I <um... stupidly lol>
ran a registry cleanup program that I later found out was meant for
Windows 95,98, MP (I run Windows XP). Oops.

I spent a whole weekend reinstalling everything and to Dell's credit
they make it a less painful process by providing the drivers online in
an easy to find, download, and install format.

Now, I'd like to save an image at this point in time to come back to
in case I should corrupt my laptop again. There are many programs out
there -- I want one that is easy to use and foolproof (too much
to ask?).

If anyone has had any success I'd like to hear about it. The programs
I am considering are Symantec Ghost, Drive Image 7 (but is it
supported now that Symantec bought them out), and Retrospect (came
with my external hard drive).

Thanks for any info,
Kevin Fosler

 

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I have had excellent results with Drive Image 7. It will image the c:
drive even while you continue to work within windows, and yes it
really does work great. I've restored at least 3x so far (from an
external USB drive) with no problems. And it can write/read to/from
an external USB or network drive.

Kevin Fosler wrote:
> I just did a reinstall of my D505 laptop after I <um... stupidly
> lol>
> ran a registry cleanup program that I later found out was meant for
> Windows 95,98, MP (I run Windows XP). Oops.
>
> I spent a whole weekend reinstalling everything and to Dell's credit
> they make it a less painful process by providing the drivers online
> in
> an easy to find, download, and install format.
>
> Now, I'd like to save an image at this point in time to come back to
> in case I should corrupt my laptop again. There are many programs
> out
> there -- I want one that is easy to use and foolproof (too much
> to ask?).
>
> If anyone has had any success I'd like to hear about it. The
> programs
> I am considering are Symantec Ghost, Drive Image 7 (but is it
> supported now that Symantec bought them out), and Retrospect (came
> with my external hard drive).
>
> Thanks for any info,
> Kevin Fosler

 

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Give Acronis TrueImage (www.acronis.com) a try.



"Kevin Fosler" <KevinKFosler@aol.com> wrote in message
news:rvipj0pg9vs3haof9dr6rq6pf5tjj6fjns@4ax.com...
> I just did a reinstall of my D505 laptop after I <um... stupidly lol>
> ran a registry cleanup program that I later found out was meant for
> Windows 95,98, MP (I run Windows XP). Oops.
>
> I spent a whole weekend reinstalling everything and to Dell's credit
> they make it a less painful process by providing the drivers online in
> an easy to find, download, and install format.
>
> Now, I'd like to save an image at this point in time to come back to
> in case I should corrupt my laptop again. There are many programs out
> there -- I want one that is easy to use and foolproof (too much
> to ask?).
>
> If anyone has had any success I'd like to hear about it. The programs
> I am considering are Symantec Ghost, Drive Image 7 (but is it
> supported now that Symantec bought them out), and Retrospect (came
> with my external hard drive).
>
> Thanks for any info,
> Kevin Fosler

 

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"Kevin Fosler" <KevinKFosler@aol.com> wrote in message
news:rvipj0pg9vs3haof9dr6rq6pf5tjj6fjns@4ax.com...
> If anyone has had any success I'd like to hear about it. The programs
> I am considering are Symantec Ghost, Drive Image 7 (but is it
> supported now that Symantec bought them out), and Retrospect (came
> with my external hard drive).
>
> Thanks for any info,
> Kevin Fosler

BootIt NG at

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html

has never let me down although the interface isn't the most user-friendly.

I tend to set up any new machine exactly how I like it and then use BootIt
to image the system. I never need to reformat or use the OS CD again, any
time I feel like freshening up my pc I just restore the image.

Done it dozens of times.

 

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Kevin Fosler wrote:

> If anyone has had any success I'd like to hear about it. The programs
> I am considering are Symantec Ghost, Drive Image 7 (but is it
> supported now that Symantec bought them out), and Retrospect (came
> with my external hard drive).

I own both Ghost and Drive Image 7.

Ghost requires a boot into DOS to work, and you need some quite in-depth
knowledge of DOS drivers to make any external drive visible to it. It's fine
if you are ghosting between two drives on the same machine (unlikely on a
D505), but useless across networks or to USB or Firewire drives.

I carefully placed my copy of Ghost in the circular filing cabinet, and
purchased Drive Image 7; perfect. It runs in Windows, and will ghost your
laptops hard disk to any other disk it can see in My Computer (e.g., USB,
Firewire, network). Give it plenty of time to do the job, however; I usually
set mine off overnight.

I haven't tried any others, just these two...but out of them, Drive Image is
the daddy

Regards,

Pete.

 

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No disrespect to Peter, but I'm a great fan of Norton Ghost 2003. Sure, it
takes more technical knowledge to use it correctly, but I'm OK with that.
And yes, it reboots your computer into DOS to do its work, but that way
there is no doubt that you're capturing everything on the disk.

The 2003 version of Ghost does indeed support operation across networks and
to USB and firewire drives.

I previously used Drive Image and did not like it. No amount of begging or
bribes could persuade DI to image directly to CDs, at least not for me.

Of course, this is all academic now that Symantec owns Drive Image. In fact,
the next version of Ghost incorporates some of the more user friendly
features of Drive Image.

I find Ghost 2003 to be quick: I can image my entire primary hard disk to my
second hard disk in just minutes. Imaging directly to DVD takes longer, of
course, but that's because writing to optical media takes longer than
writing to an internal hard disk. But overnight? Not with Ghost 2003. My
reasonably filled 120GB disk images to DVD in about 40 minutes. The
integrity check takes less time, 'though I can't remember off the top of my
head how long.

On those few occasions that I've needed to restore an image, Ghost worked
flawlessly every time.
--
Ted Zieglar


"Peter Connolly" <newsgroupsdemon@removethisbitacutecomputing.co.uk> wrote
in message news:chklun$5fp$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> Kevin Fosler wrote:
>
> > If anyone has had any success I'd like to hear about it. The programs
> > I am considering are Symantec Ghost, Drive Image 7 (but is it
> > supported now that Symantec bought them out), and Retrospect (came
> > with my external hard drive).
>
> I own both Ghost and Drive Image 7.
>
> Ghost requires a boot into DOS to work, and you need some quite in-depth
> knowledge of DOS drivers to make any external drive visible to it. It's
fine
> if you are ghosting between two drives on the same machine (unlikely on a
> D505), but useless across networks or to USB or Firewire drives.
>
> I carefully placed my copy of Ghost in the circular filing cabinet, and
> purchased Drive Image 7; perfect. It runs in Windows, and will ghost your
> laptops hard disk to any other disk it can see in My Computer (e.g., USB,
> Firewire, network). Give it plenty of time to do the job, however; I
usually
> set mine off overnight.
>
> I haven't tried any others, just these two...but out of them, Drive Image
is
> the daddy
>
> Regards,
>
> Pete.
>
>

 

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Ted Zieglar wrote:
>
> No disrespect to Peter, but I'm a great fan of Norton Ghost 2003. Sure, it
> takes more technical knowledge to use it correctly, but I'm OK with that.
> And yes, it reboots your computer into DOS to do its work, but that way
> there is no doubt that you're capturing everything on the disk.
>
> The 2003 version of Ghost does indeed support operation across networks and
> to USB and firewire drives.
>
> I previously used Drive Image and did not like it. No amount of begging or
> bribes could persuade DI to image directly to CDs, at least not for me.
>
> Of course, this is all academic now that Symantec owns Drive Image. In fact,
> the next version of Ghost incorporates some of the more user friendly
> features of Drive Image.
>
> I find Ghost 2003 to be quick: I can image my entire primary hard disk to my
> second hard disk in just minutes. Imaging directly to DVD takes longer, of
> course, but that's because writing to optical media takes longer than
> writing to an internal hard disk. But overnight? Not with Ghost 2003. My
> reasonably filled 120GB disk images to DVD in about 40 minutes. The
> integrity check takes less time, 'though I can't remember off the top of my
> head how long.

For whatever it's worth, using Drive Image 7, it takes (me) approximately
35 to 40 minutes to image a 120 GB drive, including "verification."

Notan

 

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Thank you all very much for your input. I have decided to do two
images, one using Drive Image 7, and the other using Ghost 2003. One
of my drives came with Ghost 2003, so I have that, and will purchase
Drive Image 7. By doing two images, I should be covered (have a
backup of a backup, using different software).

Thanks again,
Kevin Fosler

P.S. -- I never want to do a complete reinstall of an existing PC
again -- took me all weekend!!! Not fun.

 

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Drive Image 7 is old software - are you aware of that? Symantec bought the
company that wrote Drive Image 7 (Powerquest) and is about to release a
product that combines Ghost and Drive Image. Considering that Symantec did
not write the code for Drive Image, their support for the product will be
limited. On the other hand, Ghost 2003 is Symantec's product and it's a
current version (there never was a Ghost 2004).

Whichever product you purchase, don't pay full price for Symantec software.
Their products are heavily discounted and rebated, so the full retail price
is meaningless.
--
Ted Zieglar


"Kevin Fosler" <KevinKFosler@aol.com> wrote in message
news:6lrrj0pea3jjl23oum4a3354j7t31i969l@4ax.com...
> Thank you all very much for your input. I have decided to do two
> images, one using Drive Image 7, and the other using Ghost 2003. One
> of my drives came with Ghost 2003, so I have that, and will purchase
> Drive Image 7. By doing two images, I should be covered (have a
> backup of a backup, using different software).
>
> Thanks again,
> Kevin Fosler
>
> P.S. -- I never want to do a complete reinstall of an existing PC
> again -- took me all weekend!!! Not fun.

 

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Kevin Fosler wrote:
>
> Thank you all very much for your input. I have decided to do two
> images, one using Drive Image 7, and the other using Ghost 2003. One
> of my drives came with Ghost 2003, so I have that, and will purchase
> Drive Image 7. By doing two images, I should be covered (have a
> backup of a backup, using different software).

Check with some of your local, or online, stores (CompUSA, Best Buy,
Fry's, etc.)...

Lately, with rebates, I've seen Drive Image for as low as $9.95!

Notan

 

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Ted Zieglar wrote:
> No disrespect to Peter, but I'm a great fan of Norton Ghost 2003.
> Sure, it takes more technical knowledge to use it correctly, but I'm
> OK with that. And yes, it reboots your computer into DOS to do its
> work, but that way there is no doubt that you're capturing everything
> on the disk.

Ted,

No problem with an opposite view - there's room for us all!

Just a note on the overnight thing; I was imaging across a wireless network!
I could take the hard disk out and put it in my server, but I don't use the
machine overnight anyway, so I just let it get on with it.

It's really a case of try a few, and choose what works for yourself.

Regards,

Pete.

 

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In article <ukl%c.789$8H6.285@roc.nntpserver.com>, teddyz@notmail.com
says...
> No disrespect to Peter, but I'm a great fan of Norton Ghost 2003. Sure, it
> takes more technical knowledge to use it correctly, but I'm OK with that.
> And yes, it reboots your computer into DOS to do its work, but that way
> there is no doubt that you're capturing everything on the disk.
>
> The 2003 version of Ghost does indeed support operation across networks and
> to USB and firewire drives.
>
> I previously used Drive Image and did not like it. No amount of begging or
> bribes could persuade DI to image directly to CDs, at least not for me.
>
> Of course, this is all academic now that Symantec owns Drive Image. In fact,
> the next version of Ghost incorporates some of the more user friendly
> features of Drive Image.
>
> I find Ghost 2003 to be quick: I can image my entire primary hard disk to my
> second hard disk in just minutes. Imaging directly to DVD takes longer, of
> course, but that's because writing to optical media takes longer than
> writing to an internal hard disk. But overnight? Not with Ghost 2003. My
> reasonably filled 120GB disk images to DVD in about 40 minutes. The
> integrity check takes less time, 'though I can't remember off the top of my
> head how long.
>
> On those few occasions that I've needed to restore an image, Ghost worked
> flawlessly every time.
>

I use Ghost 2003 as well and my experience pretty well mirrors your
comments. However, I have never been able to make a bootable DVD so as
not to have to carry the floppy drive on the road in case disaster
strikes and I need to replace my image while in the hinterlands. Have
you or anyone else had any success doing this? Ghost sees my USB Sony
DVD drive as well as my USB/Firewire external hard drives. I have a
Dell 300m that I have imaged to the Sony drive and did a restore from
the Dell USB DVD drive but I get error messages if I try to make
bootable DVD disks. All operations work fine using the USB floppy drive
with the Ghost bootable floppy.

Robin

 

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I routinely make bootable DVDs with Ghost 2003. Try looking for your error
messages in Ghost's knowledge base, or ask their tech support what they
mean. Ghost works with plenty of DVD drives that aren't on their official
list of supported drives (like mine, for example.)
--
Ted Zieglar


"Robin Brumfield" <rbrumfield@charter.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1ba8ec41744fde5998969b@News.individual.net...
> In article <ukl%c.789$8H6.285@roc.nntpserver.com>, teddyz@notmail.com
> says...
> > No disrespect to Peter, but I'm a great fan of Norton Ghost 2003. Sure,
it
> > takes more technical knowledge to use it correctly, but I'm OK with
that.
> > And yes, it reboots your computer into DOS to do its work, but that way
> > there is no doubt that you're capturing everything on the disk.
> >
> > The 2003 version of Ghost does indeed support operation across networks
and
> > to USB and firewire drives.
> >
> > I previously used Drive Image and did not like it. No amount of begging
or
> > bribes could persuade DI to image directly to CDs, at least not for me.
> >
> > Of course, this is all academic now that Symantec owns Drive Image. In
fact,
> > the next version of Ghost incorporates some of the more user friendly
> > features of Drive Image.
> >
> > I find Ghost 2003 to be quick: I can image my entire primary hard disk
to my
> > second hard disk in just minutes. Imaging directly to DVD takes longer,
of
> > course, but that's because writing to optical media takes longer than
> > writing to an internal hard disk. But overnight? Not with Ghost 2003. My
> > reasonably filled 120GB disk images to DVD in about 40 minutes. The
> > integrity check takes less time, 'though I can't remember off the top of
my
> > head how long.
> >
> > On those few occasions that I've needed to restore an image, Ghost
worked
> > flawlessly every time.
> >
>
> I use Ghost 2003 as well and my experience pretty well mirrors your
> comments. However, I have never been able to make a bootable DVD so as
> not to have to carry the floppy drive on the road in case disaster
> strikes and I need to replace my image while in the hinterlands. Have
> you or anyone else had any success doing this? Ghost sees my USB Sony
> DVD drive as well as my USB/Firewire external hard drives. I have a
> Dell 300m that I have imaged to the Sony drive and did a restore from
> the Dell USB DVD drive but I get error messages if I try to make
> bootable DVD disks. All operations work fine using the USB floppy drive
> with the Ghost bootable floppy.
>
> Robin

 

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In article <T4G%c.418$DF3.329@roc.nntpserver.com>, teddyz@notmail.com
says...
> I routinely make bootable DVDs with Ghost 2003. Try looking for your error
> messages in Ghost's knowledge base, or ask their tech support what they
> mean. Ghost works with plenty of DVD drives that aren't on their official
> list of supported drives (like mine, for example.)
>
Do you do this with Ghost 2003 installed on the source machine? I did
not install Ghost on the source machine but made the image using the
standard boot floppy and then writing directly to the DVD drive. The
option in the DOS mode to create the bootable DVD was presented prior to
the image question and I chose it to make the DVD bootable, extracting
the necessary files from the floppy. The knowledgebase is silent on
this method. It only addresses making the DVD bootable by checking an
option in Ghost since 2003 is supposed to have all of the necessary
drivers contained therein. All of the documentation appears to declare
that it works but it must be installed on the source machine. I will
try and install Ghost on the source machine and see if it will create a
bootable DVD from there.

Thanks.

 

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Hmmm...never tried it that way. I do have Ghost installed on the source
computer, but the diskette does all its work from DOS.

Perhaps it has to do with the identification number that Ghost creates the
first time you use it on the hard disk. Otherwise I could sell you my
diskette - for a very reasonable price - and you wouldn't need to buy the
program.

From the GUI you can create a boot disk that includes a driver for a DVD
player. Otherwise, you have to add the driver yourself (and modify
autoexec.bat and config.sys accordingly.)
--
Ted Zieglar


"Robin Brumfield" <rbrumfield@charter.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1ba903c59fac573198969c@News.individual.net...
> In article <T4G%c.418$DF3.329@roc.nntpserver.com>, teddyz@notmail.com
> says...
> > I routinely make bootable DVDs with Ghost 2003. Try looking for your
error
> > messages in Ghost's knowledge base, or ask their tech support what they
> > mean. Ghost works with plenty of DVD drives that aren't on their
official
> > list of supported drives (like mine, for example.)
> >
> Do you do this with Ghost 2003 installed on the source machine? I did
> not install Ghost on the source machine but made the image using the
> standard boot floppy and then writing directly to the DVD drive. The
> option in the DOS mode to create the bootable DVD was presented prior to
> the image question and I chose it to make the DVD bootable, extracting
> the necessary files from the floppy. The knowledgebase is silent on
> this method. It only addresses making the DVD bootable by checking an
> option in Ghost since 2003 is supposed to have all of the necessary
> drivers contained therein. All of the documentation appears to declare
> that it works but it must be installed on the source machine. I will
> try and install Ghost on the source machine and see if it will create a
> bootable DVD from there.
>
> Thanks.

 

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Peter Connolly wrote:

> Kevin Fosler wrote:
>
>>If anyone has had any success I'd like to hear about it. The programs
>>I am considering are Symantec Ghost, Drive Image 7 (but is it
>>supported now that Symantec bought them out), and Retrospect (came
>>with my external hard drive).
>
> I own both Ghost and Drive Image 7.
>
> Ghost requires a boot into DOS to work, and you need some quite in-depth
> knowledge of DOS drivers to make any external drive visible to it.

Huh? I don't think someone has to be a gearhead to check off USB2
drivers to run Ghost 2003.

 

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Has anyone heard of or tried "Universal Imaging Utility"? I haven't
tried it but I think it is supposed to eliminate the need to manually
add drivers once the slave machine has been ghosted. Does anyone know
if this work or how it works?


> Hmmm...never tried it that way. I do have Ghost installed on the source
> computer, but the diskette does all its work from DOS.
>
> Perhaps it has to do with the identification number that Ghost creates the
> first time you use it on the hard disk. Otherwise I could sell you my
> diskette - for a very reasonable price - and you wouldn't need to buy the
> program.
>
> From the GUI you can create a boot disk that includes a driver for a DVD
> player. Otherwise, you have to add the driver yourself (and modify
> autoexec.bat and config.sys accordingly.)
> --
> Ted Zieglar

 

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In article <MPG.1ba8ec41744fde5998969b@News.individual.net>,
rbrumfield@charter.net says...
> In article <ukl%c.789$8H6.285@roc.nntpserver.com>, teddyz@notmail.com
> says...
> > No disrespect to Peter, but I'm a great fan of Norton Ghost 2003. Sure, it
> > takes more technical knowledge to use it correctly, but I'm OK with that.
> > And yes, it reboots your computer into DOS to do its work, but that way
> > there is no doubt that you're capturing everything on the disk.
> >
> > The 2003 version of Ghost does indeed support operation across networks and
> > to USB and firewire drives.
> >
> > I previously used Drive Image and did not like it. No amount of begging or
> > bribes could persuade DI to image directly to CDs, at least not for me.
> >
> > Of course, this is all academic now that Symantec owns Drive Image. In fact,
> > the next version of Ghost incorporates some of the more user friendly
> > features of Drive Image.
> >
> > I find Ghost 2003 to be quick: I can image my entire primary hard disk to my
> > second hard disk in just minutes. Imaging directly to DVD takes longer, of
> > course, but that's because writing to optical media takes longer than
> > writing to an internal hard disk. But overnight? Not with Ghost 2003. My
> > reasonably filled 120GB disk images to DVD in about 40 minutes. The
> > integrity check takes less time, 'though I can't remember off the top of my
> > head how long.
> >
> > On those few occasions that I've needed to restore an image, Ghost worked
> > flawlessly every time.
> >
>
> I use Ghost 2003 as well and my experience pretty well mirrors your
> comments. However, I have never been able to make a bootable DVD so as
> not to have to carry the floppy drive on the road in case disaster
> strikes and I need to replace my image while in the hinterlands. Have
> you or anyone else had any success doing this? Ghost sees my USB Sony
> DVD drive as well as my USB/Firewire external hard drives. I have a
> Dell 300m that I have imaged to the Sony drive and did a restore from
> the Dell USB DVD drive but I get error messages if I try to make
> bootable DVD disks. All operations work fine using the USB floppy drive
> with the Ghost bootable floppy.
>
> Robin
>
If I understand these posts correctly, I can image my drive to DVDRs on
an external Firewire DVD Burner (Plextor) using Ghost 2003? In other
words, Ghost will both recognize the external firewire burner and it
will span DVDs to create a full image?

TIA

Louise

 

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The best one is TrueImage from www.acronis.com

"Kevin Fosler" <KevinKFosler@aol.com> wrote in message
news:rvipj0pg9vs3haof9dr6rq6pf5tjj6fjns@4ax.com...
> I just did a reinstall of my D505 laptop after I <um... stupidly lol>
> ran a registry cleanup program that I later found out was meant for
> Windows 95,98, MP (I run Windows XP). Oops.
>
> I spent a whole weekend reinstalling everything and to Dell's credit
> they make it a less painful process by providing the drivers online in
> an easy to find, download, and install format.
>
> Now, I'd like to save an image at this point in time to come back to
> in case I should corrupt my laptop again. There are many programs out
> there -- I want one that is easy to use and foolproof (too much
> to ask?).
>
> If anyone has had any success I'd like to hear about it. The programs
> I am considering are Symantec Ghost, Drive Image 7 (but is it
> supported now that Symantec bought them out), and Retrospect (came
> with my external hard drive).
>
> Thanks for any info,
> Kevin Fosler

 

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Ron Reaugh wrote:
>
> The best one is TrueImage from www.acronis.com

And the worst support is from Acronis.

Notan

 

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"Notan" <notan@ddress.com> wrote in message
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> Ron Reaugh wrote:
> >
> > The best one is TrueImage from www.acronis.com
>
> And the worst support is from Acronis.

Many do NOT confirm that.

 

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Ron Reaugh wrote:
>
> "Notan" <notan@ddress.com> wrote in message
> news:4141258A.1E549CBF@ddress.com...
> > Ron Reaugh wrote:
> > >
> > > The best one is TrueImage from www.acronis.com
> >
> > And the worst support is from Acronis.
>
> Many do NOT confirm that.

How 'bout you?

Your statement says their product is "the best."

Have you ever tried to contact Customer/Tech Support?

I have, numerous times, and have *never* gotten a response.

Notan

 

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"Notan" <notan@ddress.com> wrote in message
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> Ron Reaugh wrote:
> >
> > "Notan" <notan@ddress.com> wrote in message
> > news:4141258A.1E549CBF@ddress.com...
> > > Ron Reaugh wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The best one is TrueImage from www.acronis.com
> > >
> > > And the worst support is from Acronis.
> >
> > Many do NOT confirm that.
>
> How 'bout you?
>
> Your statement says their product is "the best."
>
> Have you ever tried to contact Customer/Tech Support?

Yep.

> I have, numerous times, and have *never* gotten a response.

I have.

 

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Ron Reaugh wrote:
>
> "Notan" <notan@ddress.com> wrote in message
> news:414136D9.97324DDE@ddress.com...
> > Ron Reaugh wrote:
> > >
> > > "Notan" <notan@ddress.com> wrote in message
> > > news:4141258A.1E549CBF@ddress.com...
> > > > Ron Reaugh wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The best one is TrueImage from www.acronis.com
> > > >
> > > > And the worst support is from Acronis.
> > >
> > > Many do NOT confirm that.
> >
> > How 'bout you?
> >
> > Your statement says their product is "the best."
> >
> > Have you ever tried to contact Customer/Tech Support?
>
> Yep.
>
> > I have, numerous times, and have *never* gotten a response.
>
> I have.

Glad your experience was a good one.

But, from my experience, and from what I've heard from others,
I'll never purchase, or suggest, another Acronis product.

Notan

By the way, your post would have alot more credibility if
you prefaced your statement with "In my opinion,".

 

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On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 15:48:08 -0500, Kevin Fosler
<KevinKFosler@aol.com> wrote:

>Now, I'd like to save an image at this point in time to come back to
>in case I should corrupt my laptop again. There are many programs out
>there -- I want one that is easy to use and foolproof (too much
>to ask?).

I like and use Acronis Trueimage. Probably any of the popular apps
would work for you.
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