Recommended CD-RW Backup Software for W2K?

[Kovie]

I need to replace my older version of Veritas' Backup Exec with a similar
backup application that writes to CD-R and CD-RW, supports data compression,
allows spanning discs, and works well under W2K (which my older version
won't). I was pretty content with it, although it was kind of clunky and
occasionally buggy. The best price I've found for the latest version (4.5)
is just under $50, which seems reasonable. But is there anything better or
comparable out there, with similar features and for around the same price?
And is the current version of BE reliable under W2K?

Also, do any of these apps allow backing up peer-to-peer network drives, and
if not is there a way to "trick" W2K or the app into thinking network drives
are local?

Thanks,

Kovie

[TSG]

Nero 5.5. www.ahead.de. Download a fully-functioning demo, try it, be
happy, buy license online, and plug into the demo. It then becomes a
non-expiring version.

Adaptec (Roxio) Easy CD Creator at version 5 STILL hasn't got Win2K right
and while it has a nicer interface, it's too problematic.

For a whole lot of reasons, I recommend against using ANY sort of
packet-writing software, no matter who it's from.

TSG

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[Ed Light]

"Kovie" <ko...@earthlink.net>

> occasionally buggy. The best price I've found for the latest version (4.5)
> is just under $50

It's a $30 upgrade download at the Veritas website.

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[Kovie]

I appreciate your suggestions, but as my original post clearly indicates, I
was looking for something that will allow data compression and disc spanning
(as well as automated backups, which I forgot to mention). None of the apps
you mentioned support these features, as far as I can tell. They're really
meant for different sorts of backup purposes, such as file-level archiving
and mass duplication. From time to time I manually archive certain kinds of
data on my system to CD-R or CD-RW, such as scanned photos and downloaded
program updates, for which these apps are ideal. But for nightly backups,
they're not the best solution at all.
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[Graham Mayor]

How do you propose to do automated backups with disc spanning?

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[Kovie]

Obviously, not for full backups, but rather for nightly incrementals. Of
course, this means that every so often I'll wake up to the sight of an
ejected disc tray, but I can live with that.

A number of people have recommended buying a cheap 2nd (or 3rd in my case)
drive and using that as a backup target. Considering that 30GB 5400RPM
drives can be had for less than the cost of Backup Exec Pro, this is a
tempting idea. However, when I eventually start playing around with video
editing, I'm going to need yet another solution to archive and backup
digital copies of videos. DVD-R/RW to the rescue?

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"Graham Mayor" <Gma...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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[Graham Mayor]

I am with those who recommend the use of a supplementary hard drive, in a
removable carrier (about £10 here in the UK for the carrier). In fact if
your case will accommodate it, I would fit all the hard drives in removable
carriers. It adds hugely to the flexibility of the system. Drives are so
cheap, you can have separate drives for different operating systems etc and
plug them in as required, thus you can use much smaller drives (and thus
even cheaper) than would be the case if you wanted to do everything on one
drive.

Windows backup is a subset of Backup Exec, and works fine writing to a file.
It backs the whole of my main C drive to a file in around 20 minutes, and my
current data files in 5.

My personal opinion - and that is all it is, an opinion - is that CDR is
useless for system backups.

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"Kovie" <ko...@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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[TSG]

Yeah, I thought of that too :)

Set the alarm to go off every 7 minutes ?

TSG

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[David Chien]

Ghost works too, as will NTI Backup.

Ghost is nice in that you can shoot the image files over the network to another
PC over a Laplink/DCC compatible parallel cable or the network card, all while
splitting them up into CD-R sized files if desired.

[Graham Mayor]

Yes, Ghost is brilliant - and works with my suggested option of a removable
hard drive. As Ghost works from DOS, and is small enough to fit on a
bootable floppy, it is one of the easiest ways of restoring the data when
the wheel comes off and you cannot even start Windows.

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"David Chien" <chi...@uci.edu> wrote in message
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[George Jefferson]

:Yes, Ghost is brilliant - and works with my suggested option of a removable

very good. Now is there some software that will let me say hey i did
a ghost backup yesterday or last week and copy all the changed
files to a cd?

[Cleve Waterman]

In article <9h1jqd$sk6$1...@uranium.btinternet.com>, Gma...@btinternet.com
says...

> Yes, Ghost is brilliant - and works with my suggested option of a removable
> hard drive. As Ghost works from DOS, and is small enough to fit on a
> bootable floppy, it is one of the easiest ways of restoring the data when
> the wheel comes off and you cannot even start Windows.

Is there any advantage of Ghost over Drive Image?
Thanks
Cleve Waterman

[Skoal]

To both previous questions...no. I prefer Drive Image for interface.

"Cleve Waterman" <cwa...@lsuhsc.nospamplease.edu> wrote in message
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[Graham Mayor]

I have not used drive image, and my ISP's gateway is not talking to the www
this morning for some reason, so cannot make the necessary checks. Does
Drive Image work from DOS?

If not, then this alone is a reason to use Ghost. To recover from a major
crash that takes out the OS, you need to be able to start from a bootable
floppy that provides access to your backup devices. Ghost is small enough to
do this.

As for interface, Ghost does not have to operate from the DOS command line,
it has its own logical set of screens that lead you by the hand. There is
also Ghost Explorer which is a Windows Explorer-like tool that will dig into
the Ghost image from Windows, to enable individual files to be restored.

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"Skoal" <rak...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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[Skoal]

Drive image works from DOS.

[porpoise]

Drive Image 4 with Datakeeper

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[Ron K]

Try NOVASTOR

"Skoal" <rak...@pacbell.net> wrote in message

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