[Leaplist] backup application

[Homer Whittaker]

Jason Boxman wrote:
> On Thursday 28 May 2009 20:03:37 Kevin Korb wrote:
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>> I think I might actually prefer the loss of data files to the loss of a
>> Windows system.  There is nothing worse that having to
>> install/configure/patch a Windows system.  Even people who know Windows
>> can blow an entire day doing that.
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> I agree.
>
> For three systems, it just hasn't been worth the effort.  I have a BartPE CD 
> with a preconfigured XP install along with some typical software available as 
> PE plugins that I can load when a system finally goes down.
>
> I had come across a CD/USB based package that would backup a Windows system 
> via FTP or Samba, but I now forget what it was.  Only downside seemed to be 
> that you had to reboot, since it was a bootable CD/USB.
>
> Probably a bit easier when then hardware involved is all identical, at least 
> when dealing with Microsoft Windows.  Mine are an assortment of random junk.  
> (BartPE was happy to include various drivers for it all anyway.)
>
> Backula seems to offer bare-metal recovery for Windows XP and beyond, though 
> I'd have to test it myself to see..
I am willing to try it.  Where can I get this "Backula" you mentioned? 
My My HP Windows XP is a mess and I will try most anything to get it
working!
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