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John Corliss wrote:
> Saw this one listed at Snapfiles:
>
>    http://www.runtime.org/shadow-copy.htm
>
> Might be a good way to back up a system on a spare hard drive. First,
> you could back up the entire drive, then limit the backups to only the
> system folder or others as needed. I know that it doesn't do incremental
> backups of course.
>
> Uses Microsoft's Volume Shadow Services.

I installed this program and although it has a built in promotion of Run 
Time's other software, it works well and has a very simple interface.

It seemed that it would probably be a good way to get around XXCopy's 
limitations until I noticed the following:

* You need to make the new partition active (in Windows Disk Management).
* You also might need to set a new Disk ID using DriveImage XML.
* You will probably have to reactivate Windows and some other 
copy-protected programs.

These might not be deal killers though. Hard to tell yet.

-- 
John Corliss BS206. No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, 
spy, time-limited, trial or web wares, OR warez for me, please: just 
freeware- which I define as legally obtainable, local install computer 
programs that can be used indefinitely at no cost, monetary or otherwise.