seems like a very nice app when i tried it. but it wrecks the Windows 7 boot time recovery tools. well, that was the issue when i last tried it over a year ago. i don't know if it's been fixed since then...
Yes and it works flawlessly on XP, Vista and 7 (32/64 bit) - DS is an amazingly small, portable and reliable program!
I couldn't agree more with Scott's comments. Ever since he introduced me to DS (and my other security programs), I have found it to be invaluable (DS has never failed to do its job perfectly).
Hello, I choose "No- Never heard of it" as my answer. None of the answers really applied to me. I have heard of it but have never really liked at or tried it out. The reason for this is I use TeraByte's Image for Windows and am totally satisfied with it. Since I have paid for IFW, am completely happy with it, and it meets and exceeds all expectations or what I need it to do, there is really no reason to look elsewhere. Maybe whenever it comes time to purchase an upgrade, I may take a look at DS. Only time will tell.
Kent, IFW is another great disk-imaging app. DS and IFW are the two most consistently reliable image-backup apps that I have used. While they each have their advantages/disadvantages, having either one there's not much reason to look elsewhere! Scott
have a look here: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/show...age=11&highlight=Windows Recovery Environment that was over a year ago so maybe the problem has been fixed since then.
Dear moontan, Thanks for the link. The reason I asked that on my two laptops and one desktop the WINRE, "Windows 7 boot time recovery tools" is broken. I don't if this had to do with Drive Snapshot while I was testing it live and did restoration. However, I found out about it when IFW came out with WINRE and I couldn't get it to work on my above mentioned computers. See the thread here with my post #266 onwards: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=305838&page=11&highlight=image windows Both Brian and Zfactor tried to help but still no joy. Seems like from the link you provided that "boyans" has put some instructions how to repair this, but these are above my head. Do you know how to repair the broken WINRE, "Windows 7 boot time recovery tools"? Many thanks in advance! Best regards, KOR!
have you tried running the Windows 7 repair disk a couple of times? other than that, i don't know. this stuff is too technical for me. which is why i switched to IFW.
I can boot into my computers, but when I press [F8], the WINRE, Recovery Environment is not there. I have tried everything but no joy yet, even the Windows 7 repair disk couple of times as you suggested. Best regards, KOR!
Dearest Scott, Thank you for turning me on to the above. But still no joy. As, when I go into Windows repair, it doesn't show up my operating system. The short answer is to format my three computers with SSDs which were messed up by HDS by giving me the OLD version of Rollback Rx when I purchased from them three licenses of Rollback Rx. I had nightmares for two months with my three computers. They never apologized for this mess, and shows how bad the company is. They truly lack ethics. However, I enjoyed learning a lot from the link you provided. I was up all night learning and messing things up. Eventually, I messed up my computer and had to restore my current one day old image. Once again, thank you for being such a kind and excellent friend. You have always come to my rescue and helped me. Best regards, KOR!
For those who are reading this thread, let me assure them that Drive Snapshot is a solid program. It is so small but so much full of features, that it is mind boggling. ONE OF THE BEST! Wish it was not so damn expansive, that I could afford it. Best regards, KOR!
I voted 'Yes - Workstation version' incorrectly - I'm actually running the 30-day trial (I assume it's the workstation version). This little program does the job very fast and very reliably (I've been using it for 3 weeks now on our 2 PCs (W7-64 & XP-32), backing-up every other day and I've restored each PC 3 times successfully)! Unfortunately at $49 (39 Euro) per PC, Drive Snapshot is a little on the expensive side (even though it is a lifetime license). I've requested that they offer it on Bits Du Jour at half-price or less. Maybe they would do that if enough of us requested it. TS
If you use snapshot on computers for private use only you can use one license for up to 3 computers. If there is any kind of business usage you need one license for each computer. It's a lifetime license but updates and upgrades are free for "only" two years since the date of purchase. If you want to update or upgrade after two years you have to pay 40% of the original license fee. The update includes another two years of free upgrades and updates.
