best backup software? I want to create recovery cd for my setup? which software is best?

[mmx]

best backup software? I want to create recovery cd for my setup? which software is best?

 

[MTDEW]

Personally I prefer using image software, such as Norton Ghost to restore my system.

If you use ghost, all you do is create an image of your system as it is now, & when you want to re-install, just restore your image.

So I do a clean install of my OS, install all my drivers, do all my OS updates, put all my contacs in my Outlook Express.
Setup my favorites menu.
Do all my OS "tweaks".
Install any programs I feel I NEED.

Then I make an image.

Any time I want a clean install, I just restore my image & everything is Exactly as it was.

takes me around 8min to restore an image.

Of course this is just a quick explanation of how GHOST works , if you do a search you'll find all kinds of info on it.

Basically, Norton Ghost will make you the ultimate restore cd.

 

[IamDavid]

Power Quest's Drive Image Pro has saved me many times. Its the same as Ghost except it compresses better and is a little faster. Either one is a great tool.

 

[scootdog]

I have used Drive image several times and it was worked very well. The only problem is that the thing does NOT work well living in an NTFS partition. In order to create and restore images on my laptop system I had to create a fat partition and boot from floppy using the fat partition. Other than that, I really like it, it has saved me from hours of re-installation time on several occasions.

Just my opinion...

 

[Shagga]

I have not used anything other than Ghost. Ghost works very well.

 

[senior guy]

Neither Ghost or Drive Image supports an external firewire HD! ...Anyone know what will?

 

[Swordman]

how do you restore after you burn the image into cdr with norton ghost 2001? i put in the disc and find nothing.

 

[nnnyyy]

You have to boot up and run ghost before you can restore the old image.

 

[mp3turbo]

Hello,

swordman> create a bootable CD with ghost and image on it... you're done.

bye, mp3turbo.

 

[metallibloke]

<< Hello,

swordman> create a bootable CD with ghost and image on it... you're done.

bye, mp3turbo. >>



Thats what I was going to say but with Powerquest DriveImage, only because I have done this with ghost.