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Ghosting Triple Win Boot Configurations (Read 120436 times)
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Re: Ghosting Triple Win Boot Configurations
Reply #120 -
Apr 3
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, 2010 at 12:07pm
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, 2010 at 5:43am:
but if you get tempted...
I was... and I did... and it worked flawlessly!!!
DOOD!
I'm in pocket-protector heaven, hand me the duct tape and stand back, I have an eyeglass modification to complete.
:)
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Reply #121 -
Apr 3
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, 2010 at 12:12pm
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, 2010 at 12:04pm:
The advantage of the former is you can "unhide" the partition in Windows
While I didn't know about hiding the partition in BING - I, too, prefer using diskmgmt.msc to do the hiding for that very reason - very easy to unhide in case I need to see the partition for whatever reason.
This gives me maximum flexibility.
One thing remains: Using BING to create backup images.
I'd like to give that a spin so that I can see which of the two do me better (Ghost for imaging or BING). Or both.
Yup, redundancy and ease of use - my favorite 2 qualifiers when it comes to configuring a machine.
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Re: Ghosting Triple Win Boot Configurations
Reply #122 -
Apr 3
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, 2010 at 12:36pm
In Partition Work, select the partition you want backed up. Click Image, Create Image in the dialog box, OK. Select the target partition that will contain the backup. Click Paste. Double click a folder, name the backup, OK. 4 GB. OK. Select validate if you want it.
I'll get back to you later about BING restore.
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Reply #123 -
Apr 3
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, 2010 at 12:40pm
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, 2010 at 12:36pm:
I'll get back to you later about BING restore.
Take your time! I've got PLENTY to play with for the time being - and I want to see the size of the backups and compare with the size of the Ghost image backups.
Again, thank you so much for all the help you've given me so far!!
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Reply #124 -
Apr 3
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, 2010 at 12:55pm
BING images will probably be larger than Ghost images because they contain the page file. Version 2 BING should be released in the next few months and the images won't contain the page file. You will get a free upgrade.
For a BING restore, select the partition containing the image. Click Image, Restore from file in the dialog box. OK. Double click the folder that contains the image, select the image, OK. Select the partition you want restored, click Paste, Yes. Name it, OK. Select validate if you want it.
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Reply #125 -
Apr 3
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, 2010 at 12:55pm:
Version 2 BING should be released in the next few months
Awesome!
Lemme know if you need a beta tester!
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Reply #126 -
Apr 3
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, 2010 at 6:01pm
Bill,
TeraByte Unlimited has BING, Image for Windows, Image for DOS and Image for Linux. Until two years ago the images were interchangeable. An image created by one app could be restored by the other apps. Two years ago ver 2 of IFW, IFD and IFL became available. Ver 1 images aren't compatible with ver 2 images. We are looking forward to ver 2 BING. I've no ideas what surprises it contains or whether it will be released on time.
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Reply #127 -
Apr 3
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, 2010 at 9:04pm
Another interesting feature of BING is Image Sets. Worth knowing about even if you don't intend to use it. You can double click an icon in Windows and Windows will restart into BING which will image each of your chosen partitions and then do a shutdown. I love automation.
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/kb/article.php?id=258
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Reply #128 -
Apr 3
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whether it will be released on time.
SDLC usually sees most products not release as scheduled - but that's ok... I don't know about you, but I prefer it later than sooner just so it has more time to undergo iterative internal development and release certification :)
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Reply #129 -
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, 2010 at 9:04pm:
Another interesting feature of BING is Image Sets.
I was just reading that article -
FTA: "Image sets do not support the saving of image files to CD/DVD."
I was reading somewhere in Dan's guidelines about the ultimate in backup protection is saving your image to a dvd. Let's hope BING2.0 has that feature, eh? While I haven't done that myself, what he said in that article really rang a bell with me.
I don't know about you - but I hate building pc's. This has been a chore getting this to where it is now.
I'm really grateful to y'all and this app (in case I haven't mentioned it yet). I'm more than happy to advocate for it
So tonight - my final phase of all this work - to set up an imaging process that meets my picky-@ sign needs
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Reply #130 -
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in Dan's guidelines about the ultimate in backup protection is saving your image to a dvd.
Did Dan say that?
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Apr 3
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, 2010 at 11:16pm
I read it somewhere, maybe in my thinking I'm attributing to him, but it could not've been as well.
Anyway, it struck me what I read: that the ultimate in protection is maintaining the backed up images on DVD separate from the HDD in case of catastrophic error that could prevent accessing the HDD.
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Apr 3
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Personally, I don't store any images on optical media. I feel it is too unreliable. Especially if the image is spread over several discs.
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Reply #133 -
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, 2010 at 11:37pm:
I feel it is too unreliable. Especially if the image is spread over several discs.
Same here - which is why what I read stood out.
I'll dig around and see if I can find where I read that and see if my memory is serving me or not :)
I've always kept my backed up images in a partitioned storage drive like I have here.
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Reply #134 -
Apr 4
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My primary backup site is a second HD. Secondary backup site is an external HD. Some people keep backups on the same HD as the OS but if the HD fails, they lose everything.
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