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Low Cost Drive Image Option For Cloning Windows NT 4.0. True Image Server Is Expensive
I bought True Image 7.0 in the hopes of cloning a PC running NT
Server. It does act as a file server for a few users. I bought Acronis TI 7.0 expecting that it would work without a problem. The server version is over $400 so I tried the stand alone or workstation - yes my fault. I wasted $68 with the back up ROM and service. I tried using it and it detects NT Server and bombs out. I cannot pull the files to image on a machine on the small network either. Is there anything out there for NT Server 4.0 that is not $400. How about Ghost? Do I have to buy Ghost Server or is there a Ghost server? I noticed Ghost 2003 being offered everywhere at a low price. Anything on Download.com,twocows.com or Majorgeeks.com? |
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Bobby Fischler wrote:
Is there anything out there for NT Server 4.0 that is not $400. How about Linux? Knoppix should do the trick for you take a look at Google for more instruktions. -- There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don't. |
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"Bobby Fischler" wrote in message om... I bought True Image 7.0 in the hopes of cloning a PC running NT Server. It does act as a file server for a few users. I bought Acronis TI 7.0 expecting that it would work without a problem. The server version is over $400 so I tried the stand alone or workstation - yes my fault. I wasted $68 with the back up ROM and service. I tried using it and it detects NT Server and bombs out. I cannot pull the files to image on a machine on the small network either. Is there anything out there for NT Server 4.0 that is not $400. How about Ghost? Do I have to buy Ghost Server or is there a Ghost server? I noticed Ghost 2003 being offered everywhere at a low price. Anything on Download.com,twocows.com or Majorgeeks.com? My workstation version of DriveImage works on any machine, provided that I use the emergency recovery CD. The same applies to the current version of Acronis TrueImage. You can do the same thing for free by doing this: - Boot the server with a Bart boot CD (www.bootdisk.com). To manufacture one, you need a WinXP Professional CD (but no licence key!) and a CD burner. - Run zip.exe to zip up the server disk. Use the appropriate switches to include hidden files & permissions. - On recovery you have run a couple of commands to restore the boot process. |
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DFS does raw imaging with optional compression. www.dfsee.com
If the OS volume is FAT, you can install NT on another disk and use xcopy or zip. "Bobby Fischler" wrote in message om... Is there anything out there for NT Server 4.0 that is not $400. How about Ghost? Do I have to buy Ghost Server or is there a Ghost server? I noticed Ghost 2003 being offered everywhere at a low price. Anything on Download.com,twocows.com or Majorgeeks.com? |
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Bobby,
Can you please describe what is your objective, steps performed and exact error message? So you want to "clone a PC running NT Server", is that mean you want to have another identical server running on your network? I hope not. You have tried using it, how? What did you exactly do? It "bombs out", can you be a bit more specific/technical? You "cannot pull the files to image on a machine on the small network", which files to what image? Sure there is a lot of programs for disk imaging. Each of them has its own strenghts and weaknesses, recommendation depends on what you want to acomplish. "Bobby Fischler" wrote in message om... I bought True Image 7.0 in the hopes of cloning a PC running NT Server. It does act as a file server for a few users. I bought Acronis TI 7.0 expecting that it would work without a problem. The server version is over $400 so I tried the stand alone or workstation - yes my fault. I wasted $68 with the back up ROM and service. I tried using it and it detects NT Server and bombs out. I cannot pull the files to image on a machine on the small network either. Is there anything out there for NT Server 4.0 that is not $400. How about Ghost? Do I have to buy Ghost Server or is there a Ghost server? I noticed Ghost 2003 being offered everywhere at a low price. Anything on Download.com,twocows.com or Majorgeeks.com? |
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