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Re: Backup/Restore Windows Without Using Windows!
de Butch Lacadie 04/12/2006 09:18
Frank Bohan wrote:
> "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
> ¶ White dwarf seeks red giant for binary relationship.
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Wow,
This partition logic looks sweet!
Butch