Replace boot HD and Restore comp with Retail Ultimate

You use 3rd party software like Acronis True Image .............
peter
"Julien321" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have retail Ultimate and do full boot HD (C back up (back up computer)
>to
> a USB HD. Lets say my boot HD (C fails and I then have to replace with
> new
> unformatted (blank) HD. How do I do a full computer restore from the USB
> HD
> to the new HD with no Vista (operating system) to start from?
>
> Also should I do a full Backup computer each week or do a Back up files
> every week?

I upgraded from Premium t6o Ultimate just to have the full HD backup feature.
Now you are saying it doesn't work?

"pete" wrote:

> You use 3rd party software like Acronis True Image .............
> peter
> "Julien321" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..

> >I have retail Ultimate and do full boot HD (C back up (back up computer)
> >to
> > a USB HD. Lets say my boot HD (C fails and I then have to replace with
> > new
> > unformatted (blank) HD. How do I do a full computer restore from the USB
> > HD
> > to the new HD with no Vista (operating system) to start from?
> >
> > Also should I do a full Backup computer each week or do a Back up files
> > every week?

>

"Julien321" <[email protected]> wrote

>I have retail Ultimate and do full boot HD (C back up (back up computer)
>to
> a USB HD. Lets say my boot HD (C fails and I then have to replace with
> new
> unformatted (blank) HD. How do I do a full computer restore from the USB
> HD
> to the new HD with no Vista (operating system) to start from?
>
> Also should I do a full Backup computer each week or do a Back up files
> every week?

If you used Complete PC Backup, you can start the restore by booting the
Vista DVD.

One is an image based backup, the other is file based. So you have to
decide what level of recovery you need. With an image everything is
restored. With the file backup you'd have to restore the most recent image
and then restore from all the file backups.

I do an image every night (though I use Acronis True Image 10 for this but
you can certainly use Complete PC Backup on a daily basis).

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Julien321" <[email protected]> wrote

>I upgraded from Premium t6o Ultimate just to have the full HD backup
>feature.
> Now you are saying it doesn't work?
>
> "pete" wrote:
>

>> You use 3rd party software like Acronis True Image .............

>> "Julien321" <[email protected]> wrote

>> >I have retail Ultimate and do full boot HD (C back up (back up
>> >computer)
>> >to
>> > a USB HD. Lets say my boot HD (C fails and I then have to replace
>> > with
>> > new
>> > unformatted (blank) HD. How do I do a full computer restore from the
>> > USB
>> > HD
>> > to the new HD with no Vista (operating system) to start from?
>> >
>> > Also should I do a full Backup computer each week or do a Back up files
>> > every week?

It works. I am not sure why pete posted what he did. Clearly he is lacking
some knowledge. Acronis True Image is good software, but Complete PC Backup
will work fine.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Julien321" <[email protected]> wrote

>I have retail Ultimate and do full boot HD (C back up (back up computer)
>to
> a USB HD. Lets say my boot HD (C fails and I then have to replace with
> new
> unformatted (blank) HD. How do I do a full computer restore from the USB
> HD
> to the new HD with no Vista (operating system) to start from?
>
> Also should I do a full Backup computer each week or do a Back up files
> every week?

Here is one link with info on Complete PC Backup. How to do a restore from
the Vista DVD is at the end of the article. Google is a good tool. Google
for Complete PC Backup Windows Vista for this and other links.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/soft...9272295,00.htm

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Rock" wrote:

>
> Here is one link with info on Complete PC Backup. How to do a restore from
> the Vista DVD is at the end of the article. Google is a good tool. Google
> for Complete PC Backup Windows Vista for this and other links.
>
> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/soft...9272295,00.htm
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Thanks Rock,

This is the info I needed. I will try a system boot from the Vista DVD to
confirm tomorrow. I guess the boot from Vista DVD file(s) are deferent from
the auto run file that start the install program from Windows. While it is
true I should have done a Goggle (aren't you MS and use Live?) search this
info should be included in Vista help.

"Julien321" <[email protected]> wrote

> "Rock" wrote:
>

>>
>> Here is one link with info on Complete PC Backup. How to do a restore
>> from
>> the Vista DVD is at the end of the article. Google is a good tool.
>> Google
>> for Complete PC Backup Windows Vista for this and other links.
>>
>> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/soft...9272295,00.htm

> Thanks Rock,
>
> This is the info I needed. I will try a system boot from the Vista DVD to
> confirm tomorrow. I guess the boot from Vista DVD file(s) are deferent
> from
> the auto run file that start the install program from Windows. While it
> is
> true I should have done a Goggle (aren't you MS and use Live?) search this
> info should be included in Vista help.

You're welcome. I'm not MS, I'm just a user like you. I don't use Live;
Google is a standard, and very useful tool to get this kind of info. Help
and Support in Vista is great, too, but if it's not in there then my first
stop is Google.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Julien

That information is in Help and Support, just type Complete PC Backup and
you'll see the information. If you haven't tried the new help format in
Vista, take a look at it, it's much more complete than in previous versions.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Julien321" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>

>>
>> Here is one link with info on Complete PC Backup. How to do a restore
>> from
>> the Vista DVD is at the end of the article. Google is a good tool.
>> Google
>> for Complete PC Backup Windows Vista for this and other links.
>>
>> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/soft...9272295,00.htm
>>
>> --
>> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

>
> Thanks Rock,
>
> This is the info I needed. I will try a system boot from the Vista DVD to
> confirm tomorrow. I guess the boot from Vista DVD file(s) are deferent
> from
> the auto run file that start the install program from Windows. While it
> is
> true I should have done a Goggle (aren't you MS and use Live?) search this
> info should be included in Vista help.