imaging software

[jdlenke]

I want to employ some type of imaging software. to make a "factory restore" partition and restore disks. I also want to be able to do this weekly monthly whenever.

What do you guys recommend? I've heard about Ghost. Acronis true image. I'm testing acronis now but it seems almost too much for what I want to do. In the past i've used pc angel but i don't know.

[fink]

Acronis Trueimage. It can do a lot but it's basic function of creating a drive image is what it excels in. I highly recommend it. I use it and make a new backup every week. It's saved my butt many times. Takes about 7 minutes to completely backup my main drive (about 8Gigs worth of data).

Do create the bootable rescue CD disk that it will allow you to so if you have a catasrophic failure and can't get into Windows you can restore the data using the CD.

[SuperSparks]

What OS are you using? I too normally recommend True Image, but Vista Business or Ultimate editions have a built-in imaging utility which is also very good.

[jdlenke]

I use xp home and vista business. I want somrthing that will create a restore partition and create cd's if you have to get a new harddrive because of failure.

[SuperSparks]

In Vista Business, go to Control Panel>Backup and Restore Centre>Back up Computer. You can save the image to DVD if you want, and the Vista disc will allow you to restore the image any time you want from wherever you store it.