I just finished getting a laptop setup perfectly.
Now, All I want to do, is make a backup onto a DVD, incase I need to restore the entire laptop again.
Is there software to easily (EASILY!) make a DVD that is bootable and it overwrite the hard disk?
2007-02-14 07:34:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Norton Ghost. Too many "loops and hoops" to make a backup. I need something a little more user friendly without installing a package suite.
2007-02-14 07:42:22 · update #1
The reason why I am asking for a SIMPLE program, is that a new hard drive comes with Caldera Software. It is DOS program that fits onto a floppy. You can transfer a partiton onto another hard drive. Quick and easy.
2007-02-15 08:59:28 · update #2
you need to use 3d party backup progs.
I'm for true image coz Ghost 2003 was the last good version of the Ghost program IMO. Ghost 2003 works well with RAID0, SATA, and IDE setups and burns directly to CD/DVD media. However, I found its networking, External USB support, and Firewire support lacking and non-existent in many cases.
A couple of years ago, I started using Acronis TI v8.0 for my laptop because of Ghost's poor USB support. After re-imaging a couple to times with it and cloning a hard drive for an upgrade on that system, I began to trust the software more and more as a backup solution. Also being able to mount the Acronis TI images and use them like a regular hard drive letter was amazing, and being able to backup while the OS was running was very nice too.
I now use Acronis TI v10.0 for all my data backups. Key reasons being that it just works, you can image your drives while the OS is up and running, the image takes significantly less time to make than Ghost 2003 does, the software can mount images just like a regular hard drive, you can insert notes into the files for self-reminders, the interface loads much faster now as compared to v8.0, and I have successfully re-imaged several times with it now and thus trust it to do its job.
2007-02-17 01:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several programs that do just this. Norton Ghost is the most well known. I use Acronis and it works beautifully if you want to span multiple CDs/DVDs.
For what you want to do, you can't go wrong with either product.
However...
Since you've said you don't want a product...
Then you're going to have to go through the pain of creating a bootable DVD (assuming your BIOS supports) and then copying files to it. With hidden files, NTFS attributes, etc., this is going to be impossible.
Believe me... installing a product is WELL worth it and I beg you to reconsider.
2007-02-14 15:42:24 · answer #2 · answered by Jay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Use Norton Ghost.
"How to create a bootable CD/DVD and restore a Ghost image"
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost.nsf/docid/2000030611414425
regards,
Philip T
2007-02-14 15:57:01 · answer #3 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AMEN Jay! I agree with you totally and I also use and HIGHLY recommend Acronis as well!
2007-02-14 15:48:46 · answer #4 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better have a few DVDs unless your hard drive is unually small and nearly empty!
Norton Ghost is supposed to do what you're looking for, but I haven't tried it myself. I backup to external hard drives.
2007-02-14 15:38:26 · answer #5 · answered by ghowriter 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋