ShadowProtect (Trial/Evaluation) what's the difference?

Genady Prishnikov: I have sent you a Private Message.

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Materials needed: WinImage 8
PQDI Disk 1/2
PQDI Disk 2/2

Create PQDI Disk 1/2 and PQDI Disk 2/2 using Drive Image start menu shortcut.

Create a folder on hard drive and put the contents of PQDI Disk 2/2 in it.

Download WinImage. http://www.winimage.com/

Open PQDI Disk 1/2 in WinImage. (Disk-Read Disk-A)

Extract AutoExec.bat and add REM to the line that reads PAUSE >NUL
so it looks like REM PAUSE >NUL
Save the updated AutoExec.bat file

Image-Inject-browse to modded autoexec.bat and inject into the image, overwriting original.

Image-Change Format--->change to 2.88 (from 1.44)

Image-Inject Folder--->browse to the folder containing PQDI Disk 2/2 contents, inject. When asked
if overwrite autoexec.bat and command.com, choose No.

Save it with .IMA extension not default one.

Open Nero Burning ROM.

Choose CD-ROM (Boot)

Boot tab: Choose Image File-browse to the IMA file

Enable expert settings-choose 2.88 emulation

Burn tab: Finalize CD, 24x, Disc-at-once

New button (but don't add any files)

Press Burn button on toolbar.

Recheck Enable Expert Settings.

Burn the disk.

 

@aigle

The bottom line is that to restore your active Windows volume with ShadowProtect you need to boot the recovery environment CD and perform the restore operation from that environment. Perhaps the instant restore feature in the version of True Image that we were using when we checked out that feature had some optimization issue that have since been resolved. I dunno. It's been several months since we looked at it. If you like that feature, and it's the selling feature for you, then by all means stick with TI. It's a product I recommend as well, for certain needs. I think it's a pretty decent home/end user solution. It has a ways to go for the enterprise though.

By the way, I'm sorry if I was confusing, or was myself confused, in the course of our discussion.

 

Ok, thanks.
Ofcourse ATM ATI is doing best for me but SP is on my list when i buy a new laptop with Vista. That,s why I wanted to know these things.

 

Thank you, noway!!

Pete - As for the Windows recovery just being a 'marketing gimic' that's just not true. At least not in the case of Drive Image 2002. It is not either/or. If, for some reason the selection and reboot from Windows were to fail, you still have a Windows Recovery Disk that is very easy to use and very quick. It's just that you don't have to use it each time as you do with ShadowProtect. I have restored my active partition hundreds of times without a blip using the DI2002 application. Again, it's not either/or. It is from within Windows AND a recovery disk (if necessary). Not from within Windows OR a recovery disk. If ShadowProtect offered the same, it would be even better than it is. Trust me, it's no marketing gimmick.

 

yes your right i fall im in that boat i am gonna make an image of my system with ATI at the weekend now ive got the new ram.
but ive never tested to see if the recovery disc works.
it doesnt work in my old pc but i havent tested it in my main pc.
i have emailed acronis about not being able to boot from the cd but they havent replied yet.
for the pc im building soon im gonna get shadow protect desktop no doubt about it.
lodore