Complete backup strange problem
Posted by admin on Jan 19th, 2007
I am trying to backup all my new laptop before starting using it (SOny SZ4XXX). It came with no system and OS disk so I need a complete backup to make sure I can restage the PC later if I need it. I tried several times the procedure using DVDR but when it complete writing the first DVD, it ask again for disk 1 and not as one would expect, disk 2. It also locks the DVD driver so that the only way to eject the disk is to command it via the Computer/Disk/Eject software route and once the new disk is inserted it writes again disk 1...and so on many times. I am desperate as I cannot use the computer in case something goes wrong (it would leave me with no copy of Vista and all the other software) and I am wondering if some of you can: a) help with this specific problem b) tell me if buying a third party software for complete backups (such as Acronis) would give me the same result (a safe copy of all files/programs etc INCLUDING Vista. I use Vista Business by the way and if any of you can help I would be ethernally grateful. Thanks A
Jan 20th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Fyi, Andy reported in a separate thread that different DVD media and preformatting the DVDs solved the issue. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our team blog at blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx. "AndyB64"
Jan 21st, 2007 at 02:42 pm
If i was you, I would buy an external USB hard drive for a backup. One strange thring about Vista is that when you install it, it takes a while to open installation files, compressed?. I have an 80gig hard drive, and after it was all installed, I only have 60gig free space left Mick"AndyB64" wrote: