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Best Backup Utility Please ?
About a year ago, I spent a great deal of time researching the internet and reading many reviews, to select a good, reliable , backup utility. After much effort and reading, I selected Genie Backup Program. Although it has the features that I love and has a pretty intuitive interface, I find it to be unreliable and flakey. My OS is Windows ME. The main features that I want are : 1. Can write to CD. 2. Can automate on a pre-set schedule. 3. Stable, and reliable. 4. Practical and intuitive interface. 5. Easy backup restore process and interface. 6. Easy selection of folders and items for backup. ------------------------------------------------- Compression or encryption are not needed. Also, I never need more backups that what will fit on one CD. I guess my needs boil down to reliability and intuitive interface, as well as automation if possible in the same package. When I started out looking for an acceptable product a year ago, I thought that it would be simple to find a very good product for my limited backup needs. I don't feel the same way now, after reading glowing reviews about Genie Backup Program and then using it for a year. I hope this is posted in the right groups. If better or more proper groups exist, I would appreciate direction to them. Thank you very much for any helpful input on this !!! --James-- |
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James Nipper wrote:
About a year ago, I spent a great deal of time researching the internet and reading many reviews, to select a good, reliable , backup utility. After much effort and reading, I selected Genie Backup Program. Although it has the features that I love and has a pretty intuitive interface, I find it to be unreliable and flakey. My OS is Windows ME. The main features that I want are : 1. Can write to CD. 2. Can automate on a pre-set schedule. 3. Stable, and reliable. 4. Practical and intuitive interface. 5. Easy backup restore process and interface. 6. Easy selection of folders and items for backup. ------------------------------------------------- Compression or encryption are not needed. Also, I never need more backups that what will fit on one CD. I guess my needs boil down to reliability and intuitive interface, as well as automation if possible in the same Whether or not your entire backup session will fit on one CD all depends on how much data you're backing up. I use Powerquest's (now Symantec's) Drive Image and couldn't be happier. Notan |
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Yes, my backup needs will fit on one cd. That was part of my post. --James-- ---------------------------------------------- |
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Drive Image 7 would be a good choice, it will do what you want and do it on
one CD PROVIDING you're not trying to back up a huge amount of data on one CD. With compression, Drive Image 7 can fit about 900 megs of raw data on a 700 meg CD. Personally, I have two 60 gig drives in my computer, and reserve the second one for images of partitions on my first drive. Paul Riemerman "James Nipper" wrote in message ... Yes, my backup needs will fit on one cd. That was part of my post. --James-- ---------------------------------------------- |
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Why not use the MSBackup, supplied on the retail version of the WinMe CD -
You've already paid for it and it fits your criteria. The MSBackup installer (msbexp.exe) is located on an MS retail copy of the WinMe CD in the 'add-ons' folder under MSBackup. There is a backup.txt file there which tells you how to install it. NB. If you have an OEM version of WinMe, it is probably not included. See also MS KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q264541 Mart "James Nipper" wrote in message news About a year ago, I spent a great deal of time researching the internet and reading many reviews, to select a good, reliable , backup utility. After much effort and reading, I selected Genie Backup Program. Although it has the features that I love and has a pretty intuitive interface, I find it to be unreliable and flakey. My OS is Windows ME. The main features that I want are : 1. Can write to CD. 2. Can automate on a pre-set schedule. 3. Stable, and reliable. 4. Practical and intuitive interface. 5. Easy backup restore process and interface. 6. Easy selection of folders and items for backup. ------------------------------------------------- Compression or encryption are not needed. Also, I never need more backups that what will fit on one CD. I guess my needs boil down to reliability and intuitive interface, as well as automation if possible in the same package. When I started out looking for an acceptable product a year ago, I thought that it would be simple to find a very good product for my limited backup needs. I don't feel the same way now, after reading glowing reviews about Genie Backup Program and then using it for a year. I hope this is posted in the right groups. If better or more proper groups exist, I would appreciate direction to them. Thank you very much for any helpful input on this !!! --James-- |
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"James Nipper" wrote in message news About a year ago, I spent a great deal of time researching the internet and reading many reviews, to select a good, reliable , backup utility. --James-- I use this; http://www.stompsoft.com/bump.html I've bee using it for a couple of years and am satisfied. I believe it meets all your criteria. A trial download is available. I also have Retrospect from Dantz and like it less. (I don't care for the interface mostly) -- D I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP. I was just trying to help. Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or advice herein. No warranty is expressed or implied. Your mileage may vary. See store for details. Remove shoes to E-mail. |
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"James Nipper" wrote:
About a year ago, I spent a great deal of time researching the internet and reading many reviews, to select a good, reliable , backup utility. After much effort and reading, I selected Genie Backup Program. Although it has the features that I love and has a pretty intuitive interface, I find it to be unreliable and flakey. My OS is Windows ME. Which itself is the most unreliable and flakey version of Windows ever inflicted by Bill Gates on an already suffering public. Before giving up on Genie, if I were you I would replace WinMe with WinXP, either Home or Pro. Clean install, rather than an upgrade, to eliminate any possible after effects of ME. You may very well be surprised to see Genie settle down and behave itself. -- OJ III [Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading. Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.] |
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"[Windows ME] itself is the most unreliable and flakey version of Windows
ever inflicted by Bill Gates on an already suffering public." Hey, not so fast there. Remember Microsoft Bob? -- Ted Zieglar formerly "Rocket J. Squirrel" "Ogden Johnson III" wrote in message ... "James Nipper" wrote: About a year ago, I spent a great deal of time researching the internet and reading many reviews, to select a good, reliable , backup utility....snip |
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"Ted Zieglar aka \"Rocky\"" wrote:
"Ogden Johnson III" wrote "[Windows ME] itself is the most unreliable and flakey version of Windows ever inflicted by Bill Gates on an already suffering public." Hey, not so fast there. Remember Microsoft Bob? Tttttthhhhhhphphphphphphtttttt Ya got me Rocky. [And you can expect a return barrage of precision guided munitions. I had spend the better part of the last two decades trying to *forget* Microsoft Bob, and had been /successful/!!!!! until you reminded me just now. Such an evil, evil deed, however much expected from Boris and Natasha, cannot go unpunished coming from you.] -- OJ III [Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading. Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.] |
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"Ogden Johnson III" wrote in message ... "Ted Zieglar aka \"Rocky\"" wrote: "Ogden Johnson III" wrote "[Windows ME] itself is the most unreliable and flakey version of Windows ever inflicted by Bill Gates on an already suffering public." Hey, not so fast there. Remember Microsoft Bob? Tttttthhhhhhphphphphphphtttttt Ya got me Rocky. [And you can expect a return barrage of precision guided munitions. I had spend the better part of the last two decades trying to *forget* Microsoft Bob, and had been /successful/!!!!! until you reminded me just now. Such an evil, evil deed, however much expected from Boris and Natasha, cannot go unpunished coming from you.] You want a copy? :-) Shane |
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