System Restore Question

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Alan Crisp

Hello.

I have a quick question about system restore. I need to
install some software that I've had some problems with in
the past. The software is built so that it can only be
removed through reverting to a system restore point which
was set before it's installation. I've set a restore
point and installed the software without any problems.

I know however, that as time goes on, older system
restore points are purged, which essentially means I will
never be able to remove the software once the restore
point has been deleted. My question is therefore, is it
possible to backup old restore points, maybe to a floppy
disk or something, so as I can restore my computer to
that point at any time I wish?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Alan Crisp.
 
Actually, restore points cannot be backed up. Anyway, system restore was not
intended to take the place of a proper backup, which is what you should have
done. For future reference, you might be interested in imaging software,
which creates a bit-by-bit copy of an entire hard drive or any of its
partitions. I can restore my system partition in about six minutes. I swear
by Norton Ghost, but other people prefer True Image (by Acronis) or BootIt
NG (lovingly known as BING), which are also very capable solutions. There
are probably others that I'm not aware of.

Unless you get another solution that you prefer (I won't be insulted),
perhaps you should uninstall the software now, while you still can, and
backup your system partition. Now you can install your software with
confidence.

Rocky
 
Thank you, that is exactly what I'll do.

I'll give Norton Ghost a try first. I use many other
Norton products without any hassle, so I'll give it a try.

Thank you very much for your help.
 
Glad I could be of some help. Norton Ghost can seem a little overwhelming
because it has so many features. But once you sort through its features you
can focus on those that are important to you. I have found it to be very
reliable -- the best of any Symantec software I've used (going back to
1997.)

A tip: Don't even think of paying full price for Norton Ghost. Ghost is
included in Norton SystemWorks Professional, which is widely discounted.
(And the identical version of Ghost is included with NSW 2004 and NSW 2003.)
You can install Ghost without installing the rest of the package.

Rocky
 
Really?

I already have Norton SystemWorks 2003, but don't see
Norton Ghost anywhere on the disk. The only think I see
which looks relatively similar is Roxio GoBack? Is this
the same thing?

Thanks.
 
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