Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 i plan to install ms small business server 2003, replacing ms 2000 pro as my server operating system, probably within the next 2-3 weeks. once i do that, i will be in touch again with acronis, makers of acronis true image backup software. it is top rated backup software for stand alone computers, inexpensive @ <$50, and they also have server and network backup software, which is more expensive. i will be testing out their server/network backup software after i install my server os and configure my network. i'll see how well it works. if it does work well, i will ask them for a volume discount for our group. in the meantime, i have been using stompsoft's backup my pc to differentially back up nightly to a seagate external hard drive. that works fine for an individual computer; however i like acronis because of the ability to ghost any hard drive through the network. hope that's helpful. LLno financial attachment to microsoft, acronis, stompsoft, seagate. lynn ho wrote: Charlie! Let me buy that woman with the computer touch a plane ticket to RI! I need her!I recently had to wipe and reformat both of my computers due to terrible intermittent glitchiness over the past 4 months which hopefully is behind me now. In the process, I lost some things including my Sonic Record with which I made my CD backups of emr, billing , etc. Is anyone use anything besides sonic to burn their backups? Free ware would be great, right now I'm just using the windows CD burner- it's slower and I can't save projects. If worse comes to worse, I will just buy sonic again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Larry- can you explain ghosting for the uninitiated? My laptop was 'ghosted' onto itself, a copy of the old c drive is sitting on the c drive. Yet, it wasn't really helpful in getting my computer up and running- I had to re-install about 15-20 applications to get to where I was before the computer was reformatted, which took a few days, and during that time caused yet another major crash. You can't re-install the programs from the ghosted computer, so besides not losing data files, which should be on there though I had backed them up separately, what good is ghosting? Does Acronis or norton ghost actually allow you to reinstall from the ghost? Wouldn't you still need to use the installer that was used when you originally loaded the program, otherwise how will the proper registry keys get filed? (I did actually try to move a program from the ghost c drive program files into the real c drive program files but of course sadly it would not run.) Thanks for your help! Lynn > >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: RE: burning CDs >Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:22:35 -0800 (PST) > >i plan to install ms small business server 2003, replacing ms 2000 pro as >my server operating system, probably within the next 2-3 weeks. once i do >that, i will be in touch again with acronis, makers of acronis true image >backup software. it is top rated backup software for stand alone >computers, inexpensive @ <$50, and they also have server and network backup >software, which is more expensive. i will be testing out their >server/network backup software after i install my server os and configure >my network. i'll see how well it works. if it does work well, i will ask >them for a volume discount for our group. in the meantime, i have been >using stompsoft's backup my pc to differentially back up nightly to a >seagate external hard drive. that works fine for an individual computer; >however i like acronis because of the ability to ghost any hard drive >through the network. > hope that's helpful. > LL >no financial attachment to microsoft, acronis, stompsoft, seagate. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Larry- can you explain ghosting for the uninitiated? My laptop was 'ghosted' onto itself, a copy of the old c drive is sitting on the c drive. Yet, it wasn't really helpful in getting my computer up and running- I had to re-install about 15-20 applications to get to where I was before the computer was reformatted, which took a few days, and during that time caused yet another major crash. You can't re-install the programs from the ghosted computer, so besides not losing data files, which should be on there though I had backed them up separately, what good is ghosting? Does Acronis or norton ghost actually allow you to reinstall from the ghost? Wouldn't you still need to use the installer that was used when you originally loaded the program, otherwise how will the proper registry keys get filed? (I did actually try to move a program from the ghost c drive program files into the real c drive program files but of course sadly it would not run.) Thanks for your help! Lynn > >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: RE: burning CDs >Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:22:35 -0800 (PST) > >i plan to install ms small business server 2003, replacing ms 2000 pro as >my server operating system, probably within the next 2-3 weeks. once i do >that, i will be in touch again with acronis, makers of acronis true image >backup software. it is top rated backup software for stand alone >computers, inexpensive @ <$50, and they also have server and network backup >software, which is more expensive. i will be testing out their >server/network backup software after i install my server os and configure >my network. i'll see how well it works. if it does work well, i will ask >them for a volume discount for our group. in the meantime, i have been >using stompsoft's backup my pc to differentially back up nightly to a >seagate external hard drive. that works fine for an individual computer; >however i like acronis because of the ability to ghost any hard drive >through the network. > hope that's helpful. > LL >no financial attachment to microsoft, acronis, stompsoft, seagate. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 my understanding-- a ghost is an image of a hard drive, complete with operating system and applications, used either to put the same set of software on multiple workstations, or to get a computer back up and running after an unrecoverable crash which requires starting completely over. it is supposed to be a tremendous timesaver. that said, i have never made a ghost image of a hard drive, nor had to use one to get up from an unrecoverable crash. i have had some unrecoverable crashes, and, like you, always had to reload everything after reformatting. if you made a ghost of your hard drive and then stored it on the computer which crashed, i don't think it would work. i believe you have to have the ghosted image on some other source; ie external media or external hard drive, over a network, or another hard drive which you install into the computer which has crashed. i'm hoping to not have to ghost any of my computer's images until i have the capability of doing so (knock on wood), soon. LLlynn ho wrote: Larry- can you explain ghosting for the uninitiated? My laptop was 'ghosted' onto itself, a copy of the old c drive is sitting on the c drive. Yet, it wasn't really helpful in getting my computer up and running- I had to re-install about 15-20 applications to get to where I was before the computer was reformatted, which took a few days, and during that time caused yet another major crash. You can't re-install the programs from the ghosted computer, so besides not losing data files, which should be on there though I had backed them up separately, what good is ghosting? Does Acronis or norton ghost actually allow you to reinstall from the ghost? Wouldn't you still need to use the installer that was used when you originally loaded the program, otherwise how will the proper registry keys get filed? (I did actually try to move a program from the ghost c drive program files into the real c drive program files but of course sadly it would not run.) Thanks for your help!Lynn>>Reply-To: >To: >Subject: RE: burning CDs>Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:22:35 -0800 (PST)>>i plan to install ms small business server 2003, replacing ms 2000 pro as >my server operating system, probably within the next 2-3 weeks. once i do >that, i will be in touch again with acronis, makers of acronis true image >backup software. it is top rated backup software for stand alone >computers, inexpensive @ <$50, and they also have server and network backup >software, which is more expensive. i will be testing out their >server/network backup software after i install my server os and configure >my network. i'll see how well it works. if it does work well, i will ask >them for a volume discount for our group. in the meantime, i have been >using stompsoft's backup my pc to differentially back up nightly to a >seagate external hard drive. that works fine for an individual computer; >however i like acronis because of the ability to ghost any hard drive >through the network.> hope that's helpful.> LL>no financial attachment to microsoft, acronis, stompsoft, seagate.>> Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, more on new and used cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 my understanding-- a ghost is an image of a hard drive, complete with operating system and applications, used either to put the same set of software on multiple workstations, or to get a computer back up and running after an unrecoverable crash which requires starting completely over. it is supposed to be a tremendous timesaver. that said, i have never made a ghost image of a hard drive, nor had to use one to get up from an unrecoverable crash. i have had some unrecoverable crashes, and, like you, always had to reload everything after reformatting. if you made a ghost of your hard drive and then stored it on the computer which crashed, i don't think it would work. i believe you have to have the ghosted image on some other source; ie external media or external hard drive, over a network, or another hard drive which you install into the computer which has crashed. i'm hoping to not have to ghost any of my computer's images until i have the capability of doing so (knock on wood), soon. LLlynn ho wrote: Larry- can you explain ghosting for the uninitiated? My laptop was 'ghosted' onto itself, a copy of the old c drive is sitting on the c drive. Yet, it wasn't really helpful in getting my computer up and running- I had to re-install about 15-20 applications to get to where I was before the computer was reformatted, which took a few days, and during that time caused yet another major crash. You can't re-install the programs from the ghosted computer, so besides not losing data files, which should be on there though I had backed them up separately, what good is ghosting? Does Acronis or norton ghost actually allow you to reinstall from the ghost? Wouldn't you still need to use the installer that was used when you originally loaded the program, otherwise how will the proper registry keys get filed? (I did actually try to move a program from the ghost c drive program files into the real c drive program files but of course sadly it would not run.) Thanks for your help!Lynn>>Reply-To: >To: >Subject: RE: burning CDs>Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:22:35 -0800 (PST)>>i plan to install ms small business server 2003, replacing ms 2000 pro as >my server operating system, probably within the next 2-3 weeks. once i do >that, i will be in touch again with acronis, makers of acronis true image >backup software. it is top rated backup software for stand alone >computers, inexpensive @ <$50, and they also have server and network backup >software, which is more expensive. i will be testing out their >server/network backup software after i install my server os and configure >my network. i'll see how well it works. if it does work well, i will ask >them for a volume discount for our group. in the meantime, i have been >using stompsoft's backup my pc to differentially back up nightly to a >seagate external hard drive. that works fine for an individual computer; >however i like acronis because of the ability to ghost any hard drive >through the network.> hope that's helpful.> LL>no financial attachment to microsoft, acronis, stompsoft, seagate.>> Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, more on new and used cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 You must ghost something onto a removable hard drive or disc. Do not ghost something on the same hard drive that might crash. Brent > Larry- can you explain ghosting for the uninitiated? My laptop was > 'ghosted' onto itself, a copy of the old c drive is sitting on the c drive. > Yet, it wasn't really helpful in getting my computer up and running- I had > to re-install about 15-20 applications to get to where I was before the > computer was reformatted, which took a few days, and during that time caused > yet another major crash. You can't re-install the programs from the > ghosted computer, so besides not losing data files, which should be on there > though I had backed them up separately, what good is ghosting? Does Acronis > or norton ghost actually allow you to reinstall from the ghost? Wouldn't > you still need to use the installer that was used when you originally loaded > the program, otherwise how will the proper registry keys get filed? (I did > actually try to move a program from the ghost c drive program files into the > real c drive program files but of course sadly it would not run.) Thanks > for your help! > > Lynn > > > >From: lawrence lyon <llyonmd@y...> > >Reply-To: > >To: > >Subject: RE: burning CDs > >Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:22:35 -0800 (PST) > > > >i plan to install ms small business server 2003, replacing ms 2000 pro as > >my server operating system, probably within the next 2-3 weeks. once i do > >that, i will be in touch again with acronis, makers of acronis true image > >backup software. it is top rated backup software for stand alone > >computers, inexpensive @ <$50, and they also have server and network backup > >software, which is more expensive. i will be testing out their > >server/network backup software after i install my server os and configure > >my network. i'll see how well it works. if it does work well, i will ask > >them for a volume discount for our group. in the meantime, i have been > >using stompsoft's backup my pc to differentially back up nightly to a > >seagate external hard drive. that works fine for an individual computer; > >however i like acronis because of the ability to ghost any hard drive > >through the network. > > hope that's helpful. > > LL > >no financial attachment to microsoft, acronis, stompsoft, seagate. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 thanks Larry. I brought the laptop to some techies who ghosted it onto another hard drive before they reformatted it, then copied that second hard drive onto my computer. But you still can't use it to boot from. Incidentally, I wiped out (for the second time in one week) the OS on that same computer tonight. (ouch!) It is turning out to be a late night tonight. I am really regretting the lack of ghosties right now! knocking on wood did not help me. I think I am like that student who breaks the EKG, except with computers. Bad for the ideal micropractice that relies on a high tech solution to survive. Lynn > >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: RE: burning CDs >Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:53:40 -0800 (PST) > >my understanding-- > a ghost is an image of a hard drive, complete with operating system and >applications, used either to put the same set of software on multiple >workstations, or to get a computer back up and running after an >unrecoverable crash which requires starting completely over. it is >supposed to be a tremendous timesaver. > that said, i have never made a ghost image of a hard drive, nor had to >use one to get up from an unrecoverable crash. i have had some >unrecoverable crashes, and, like you, always had to reload everything after >reformatting. > if you made a ghost of your hard drive and then stored it on the >computer which crashed, i don't think it would work. i believe you have to >have the ghosted image on some other source; ie external media or external >hard drive, over a network, or another hard drive which you install into >the computer which has crashed. > i'm hoping to not have to ghost any of my computer's images until i have >the capability of doing so (knock on wood), soon. > LL > > > LL > >no financial attachment to microsoft, acronis, stompsoft, seagate. > > > > > > .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 thanks Larry. I brought the laptop to some techies who ghosted it onto another hard drive before they reformatted it, then copied that second hard drive onto my computer. But you still can't use it to boot from. Incidentally, I wiped out (for the second time in one week) the OS on that same computer tonight. (ouch!) It is turning out to be a late night tonight. I am really regretting the lack of ghosties right now! knocking on wood did not help me. I think I am like that student who breaks the EKG, except with computers. Bad for the ideal micropractice that relies on a high tech solution to survive. Lynn > >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: RE: burning CDs >Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:53:40 -0800 (PST) > >my understanding-- > a ghost is an image of a hard drive, complete with operating system and >applications, used either to put the same set of software on multiple >workstations, or to get a computer back up and running after an >unrecoverable crash which requires starting completely over. it is >supposed to be a tremendous timesaver. > that said, i have never made a ghost image of a hard drive, nor had to >use one to get up from an unrecoverable crash. i have had some >unrecoverable crashes, and, like you, always had to reload everything after >reformatting. > if you made a ghost of your hard drive and then stored it on the >computer which crashed, i don't think it would work. i believe you have to >have the ghosted image on some other source; ie external media or external >hard drive, over a network, or another hard drive which you install into >the computer which has crashed. > i'm hoping to not have to ghost any of my computer's images until i have >the capability of doing so (knock on wood), soon. > LL > > > LL > >no financial attachment to microsoft, acronis, stompsoft, seagate. > > > > > > .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 thanks Larry. I brought the laptop to some techies who ghosted it onto another hard drive before they reformatted it, then copied that second hard drive onto my computer. But you still can't use it to boot from. Incidentally, I wiped out (for the second time in one week) the OS on that same computer tonight. (ouch!) It is turning out to be a late night tonight. I am really regretting the lack of ghosties right now! knocking on wood did not help me. I think I am like that student who breaks the EKG, except with computers. Bad for the ideal micropractice that relies on a high tech solution to survive. Lynn > >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: RE: burning CDs >Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:53:40 -0800 (PST) > >my understanding-- > a ghost is an image of a hard drive, complete with operating system and >applications, used either to put the same set of software on multiple >workstations, or to get a computer back up and running after an >unrecoverable crash which requires starting completely over. it is >supposed to be a tremendous timesaver. > that said, i have never made a ghost image of a hard drive, nor had to >use one to get up from an unrecoverable crash. i have had some >unrecoverable crashes, and, like you, always had to reload everything after >reformatting. > if you made a ghost of your hard drive and then stored it on the >computer which crashed, i don't think it would work. i believe you have to >have the ghosted image on some other source; ie external media or external >hard drive, over a network, or another hard drive which you install into >the computer which has crashed. > i'm hoping to not have to ghost any of my computer's images until i have >the capability of doing so (knock on wood), soon. > LL > > > LL > >no financial attachment to microsoft, acronis, stompsoft, seagate. > > > > > > .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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