Restore software-what is your choice?

Discussion in 'polls' started by aigle, Mar 27, 2006.

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what is your choice?

  1. RollbackRx

    33 vote(s)
    16.9%
  2. FirstDefence

    54 vote(s)
    27.7%
  3. DeepFreeze

    7 vote(s)
    3.6%
  4. CleanSlate

    1 vote(s)
    0.5%
  5. ShadowUser

    12 vote(s)
    6.2%
  6. Norton GoBack

    10 vote(s)
    5.1%
  7. Restore it

    5 vote(s)
    2.6%
  8. Others( pls specify).

    73 vote(s)
    37.4%
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  1. dallen

    dallen Registered Member

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    Image for Windows / DOS.
     
  2. Meriadoc

    Meriadoc Registered Member

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    I have licenses for VMWare, FirstDefense ISR, Acronis, TeraByte, RollBackRx and Ghost.
     
  3. farmerlee

    farmerlee Registered Member

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    I use norton ghost. I've used it for years and its always served me well. I got a free version of Trueimage but it don't work on server os's so its a no go for me.
     
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  4. Chalawah

    Chalawah Registered Member

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    Norton Ghost 10 - has worked for me every time without fail over a few years.

    Tried TI10 but it failed the ultimate test - a successful restore.

    rgds chalawah
     
  5. Rilla927

    Rilla927 Registered Member

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    FD and IFD.
     
  6. vhick

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    FIRSTDEFENSE-ISR!

    my vote!...
     
  7. Coldmoon

    Coldmoon Returnil Moderator

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    Late as usual

    Returnil Virtual System is my choice because it works with little or no overhead and doesn't take up disk space with large image backups.

    VMWare is not as bad as Microsoft, but both VM models take too much memory to use effectively if you are saddled with a RAM-challenged system. Also you still face the potential for leaks or unintentional activations of malicious content. Trust me, I have seen this happen in a malware testing lab first hand. It took a good portion of the day to set the computer back up after a researcher had accidently dropped an extremely nasty peice of malware on his real desktop before realizing what had happened.

    If you want a solution that will restore your System Partition with nothing more complicated than a reboot, then I strongly suggest that Returnil is what you are looking for.
     
  8. pugmug

    pugmug Registered Member

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    Casper XP.
     
  9. WSFuser

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    im using FirstDefense-ISR, but its the first software of this kind Ive tried, so I dont know how the others compare.
     
  10. yankinNcrankin

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    Ghost 2003
     
  11. farmerlee

    farmerlee Registered Member

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    Switched to acronis trueimage, far better than my old ghost 2003 imo. Upgraded a free copy of trueimage 7 that i had to trueimage 10 and have never looked back, an awesome piece of software.
     
  12. farmerlee

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    I've been looking very closely at this bit of software it seems pretty impressive. Whats you opinion on it?
     
  13. Peter2150

    Peter2150 Global Moderator

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    It not only seems impressive, it IS. Outstanding piece of software, and with Raxco outstanding support.

    Pete
     
  14. WSFuser

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    Its an amazing and flexible piece of software that can be put to various uses. I highly recommend it.
     
  15. mrfargoreed

    mrfargoreed Registered Member

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    Can't really add to these two statements - FDISR all the way.
     
  16. ErikAlbert

    ErikAlbert Registered Member

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    FDISR = troubleshooter in deeds, inside and outside Windows
    FDISR = BSOD-killer.
    FDISR = fastest backup method, I've ever seen.
    FDISR = multi-bootable system
    FDISR = multiple work/test environments
    FDISR = Uninstaller and Installer of softwares
    FDISR = Super cleaner
    FDISR = total freedom in how to use it
    FDISR = userfriendly, reliable, versatile, etc. etc. etc.
    FDISR + Image Backup = INVINCIBLE user

    OK that's enough for today, I'm tired of praising FDISR into heaven without financial benefits.
    You can experience the rest by using it in practice.

    I wished, I could say the same about security softwares. :rolleyes:
     
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  17. malformed

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    Acronis TI gets my vote [other]
     
  18. sweater

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    I just use Windows XP System Restore.....:D ;) ....and i regularly makes back-up copies to cd-r important things. I've rather better spent more on upgrading my hardware than buying Restore Software....as my pc and me is not too complicated...or problematic...or worrisome...or whatever...its just for my "very personal uses"...but still, there's no harm in using restore software program especially if you are a business person or whatever else. :cool: ;)

    Anyway, I can reformat if anything really happens bad...but its the last resort. :cautious: :D
     
  19. EASTER.2010

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    The problem you would encounter if you needed to do an install over again "fresh", is that if you've spent countless hours & maybe days adding customization programs and tweaks, and unless you've built a custom made install CD with everything on it that adds those first, you're in for a fairly substantial job of reinstalling all those again, and if you're as adamant about XP's looks as well as behavior, it can cost some serious time & effort toiling over the screen if nothing else.

    For me that's a monumental "HUGE" plus in favor of a dependable back up solution. Of course like everyone i began softly with PLASTIC (CD/DVD's) then naturally finally realized METAL was best at storage. Durable & reliable which meant for me long life for all my data/program holdings.

    The only drawback i found with that is again time, do you manually use default windows equipment to copy your treasures to an alternate hard drive or can you really depend on software programs to speed up that task for you? Not only that, but is there a time-consuming learning curve you have to go thru in addition? I found some imaging programs remarkably not dependable and how frustrating is that when you already paid them for a license to use some of their supposedly intelligence & research. That's a deal-breaker at the very least and not exactly good for confidence you know.

    I do hope imaging programs have finally now got around to mastering Windows even if that required them making some deal with $M for revelations into the O/S's deepest secrets :D

    All i can attest to with any confidence so far is FD-ISR myself thanks to the relentless pursuits for excellence by some choice members here, (you know who you are :) ) Thanks for your reviews & comparisons!

    That's immediate recovery covered in my book, even with Power Shadow which i found extremely versatile even if it is only single-mode dimensional.
    System Restore? Forget It! Most malware target it and do a good job at disabling it entirely if you're ever so unlucky, plus it only recaptures basics to boot back up again. A much overrated feature of $M but then that suits most of us just fine with these other alternatives to choose from that do far more.

    For TOTAL imaging of the entire HD or partitions and securely capable of restoring them again, without wimper or error, and reasonably fast, the jury is still out on that for me. Yeah i favor PARAGON and still even keep a copy of PowerQuest's DRIVE IMAGE 2002 and like them both, but i'm always up for a change of pace if a program can prove it's metal in this field.


    That's where these member reviews offer a great baseline and comparison
     
  20. Rmus

    Rmus Exploit Analyst

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    When Drive Image came on the market, I was intrigued. But then I thought, I've never had to use an image before, so why bother? I continued with my routine of batch files and Zip of my data and photographs to another HD.

    Now, Easter makes a good point about customizing your programs if you have to reinstall. In 'the old days' we were taught to keep a backup of the configuration settings of our programs. They are stored either in *.ini files (Like Opera, and Forte Agent) or in the Registry (like MSWord). So, we just kept copies of those *.ini files and *reg keys in our backup folder. Windows stores its settings/themes/colors, etc, also in the Registry.

    The only time I've reinstalled was changing over to a new computer, the last being Win2K. It goes pretty quickly if you are set up properly, and customization is just a matter of copying over the *ini files and merging the Registry keys. As a bonus, I was surprised at what I *Didn't* reinstall, having not used some programs in months. Also, I decided to set up the partitions differently, so a former image wouldn't have let me make these changes.

    With the advent of programs like Deep Freeze, you can protect your C:\ partition (OS and Registry) from any mishap, also eliminating normal partition maintenance, since nothing changes.

    The combination of the above is an alternate solution, and negates the need for specialized imaging/restore software unless you have a need for frequent, quick re-imaging for whatever reason.

    -rich
     
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  22. EASTER.2010

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    Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software.

    Please make sure you use the latest build of Acronis True Image. To get access to updates you should first register your software. Don't forget to recreate Acronis Bootable Rescue Media after updating.


    :D
     
  23. ErikAlbert

    ErikAlbert Registered Member

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    LOOOOOOOL

    User : I couldn't restore due to a corrupt image, I lost all my data. :mad:

    Acronis : Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software.
     
  24. aigle

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    Rofl...............
    I wonder why don,t they reply in a more user friendly and way as others do.
     
  25. doctorow

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    I use Drive Snapshot. Inexpensive, can be used without installation, and the first that produced a 100% restorable Vista Image for me.

    Andrew
     
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