Low Cost Drive Image Option For Cloning Windows NT 4.0. True Image Server Is Expensive

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Bobby Fischler

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?
 
Bobby said:
Is there anything out there for NT Server 4.0 that is not $400.
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How about Linux? Knoppix should do the trick for you take a look at Google
for more instruktions.
 
Bobby Fischler said:
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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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.
 
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.
 
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