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Windows Server Forum / Windows 2000 / Setup / February 2008Strategy for doing a Restore-able OS install ??
What's the best strategy for doing a restore-able OS install? I want to 'renew' it to newly installed configuration every 60 days or so. And I don't want to have to update the OS after the new install each time. So - how about a partition of 10-20gb for the OS (drive C) and the remainder as drive D, which would contain the restore program and all program files (at least all that I can direct to D) and all data files. But - what recovery program would work for me? and how does it work since it essentially wipes out the OS that runs it?? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Bob Acronis True Image A clean install every 60 days seems a bit extream, looked at VM or similar incarnations? A seperate partition on the hd doesnt help if the hd fails > What's the best strategy for doing a restore-able OS install? I want to > 'renew' it to newly installed configuration every 60 days or so. And I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Bob > Acronis True Image > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > 'renew' it to newly installed configuration every 60 days or so. And I > > don't want to have to update the OS after the new install each time. <snip> I use Acronis and it works very well... but I agree that restorations every 60 days are a bit over-cautious. A Win2k installation normally lasts for years with no problems A bit extreme - - maybe. But I'm trying to place these (old, donated) units with newly arrived refugee families who have the uncanny ability to scramble things up good. A restore disk would sure make life easier for me! Okay, forget the 60 day thing, but "occasionally" . . . I checked out Acronis. I presume it works like Norton Ghost, right? But I still don't see how I can get an entire restore fileset onto one CD. (Or can I dump it to a DVD and boot from there?? Bob > Acronis True Image > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > Bob > A bit extreme - - maybe. But I'm trying to place these (old, donated) units > with newly arrived refugee families who have the uncanny ability to scramble [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Bob Though I use Acronis... I've only used it to backup to another HD...so I don't know about the bootable DVD but I did find this link http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/company/inpress/2006/06-17-ati.html At any rate...a fresh install of Win2k should easily fit one one DVD You can get Acronis as a free trial...so at least you can test the thing . Now that you mention it... I do have some friends who probably do have to use their factory restore cd's every couple of months! I too have only used Acronis to backup to HD, but I believe I read, on its latest version, that it supports writing to multiple cd/dvds of the image >> A bit extreme - - maybe. But I'm trying to place these (old, donated) > units [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > I do have some friends who probably do have to use their factory restore > cd's every couple of months! |
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