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Re: Backup/Restore Windows Without Using Windows!
de Frank Bohan 04/12/2006 05:54
"Howard Schwartz" <howardbschwartz4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97A349EE31AB4howardbcaliforniacom@38.119.71.210...
> It also seemed strange to me that virtually all of the backup/restore
> programs I've heard of for windows, are windows programs themselves.
> Therefore, they require that windows be working to restore some or all
> files from windows! But a major reason for having backups is to restore a
> windows system, that will not boot or will not run in some way.
> Why? So one does not need to go through the time and trouble of
> reinstalling a basic system, and then installing applications, data files,
> and settings. Also, some windows files can not be updated or overwritten
> while windows is running, cause it is using those files.
>
> How to do this? The obvious way is to restore files, using an OS and/or a
> restore program that is capable of writing to the windows file system,
> e.g., FAT32, in particular - writing long filenames.
>
> You would think that dos was the natural OS for this, but there are
> only a few ways I know to do this: There are the lfndos utilities such as
> lcopy that can run in plain dos and copy long filenames. There are some
> mirky extensions of dos like cwsdpmi.exe, and lfndos, open dos - along
> with
> programs like the unix cp.exe for dos that can copy files with long
> filenames to FAT32, etc.
>
> I know of know program that will uncompress archived files, and write
> long filenames to FAT32, while running in real mode, or plain old dos.
>
> Various programs that announc long filename support or command line
> versions really mean they will run, only in the dos box created when
> all the system windows files are in memory, up and running ! In other
> words, windows must be running for them to work.
>
> Anyone know of genuine windows backup/restore applications that can
> restore windows files when running from an OS other than windows?
I came across Partition Logic recently (see separate thread). I haven't
tried it but it looks as
if it might be what you are looking for. If you try it please post a report.
<quote> Partition Logic is a free hard disk partitioning and data management
tool. It can create, delete, format, defragment, resize, and move partitions
and modify their attributes. It can copy entire hard disks from one to
another. Partition Logic is free software, based on the Visopsys operating
system. It boots from a CD or floppy disk and runs as a standalone system,
independent of your regular operating system. It is intended to become a
free alternative to such commercial programs as Partition Magic, Drive
Image, and Norton Ghost... </quote>
http://partitionlogic.org.uk/index.html
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Frank Bohan
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