Hi Ihave just got EMC8.
Backup myPC looks good, however I went to use the disaster recovery, which sounds a bit like the Ghost program for a total snapshot of your PC.
However it sked for 4 flopptys, I dont have a floopy drive on my machine, most new PCs dont come with them, surely you should be able to boot from a CD now??
anyone help?
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Backu My Pc, Why Still Using Floppys?
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Posted 24 January 2006 - 03:32 AM
Hi Andyloc, reading all the documentation in this little app all comes back to what you are saying, it only looks like you can use floppys for restore or by rebuilding the pc clean and re-installing EMC8 then restoring from media that way, both dont probably suit what you are looking for,
you could make a cd from the 4 disks but you would have to be very good and making auto run cd's
Maybe some one can post a way for you to do this without the cd's?
here is the documents details over DR side of disk making..(you have prob read this already?)
Windows XP Professional and Media Center Edition Disaster Recovery Set
To create your Windows XP Professional Disaster Recovery Set, you will need the following:
Four (4) blank, formatted 1.44MB diskettes
Windows XP Professional installation CD
Media for your backup device
It is recommended that you label your media when prompted in the Wizards, and store your DR Set in a safe place.
To create your Windows XP Professional Disaster Recovery Set:
Select Recovery Wizard... from the Tools menu.
The Recovery Wizard appears
Follow the instructions on the Wizard screens to create your Disaster Recovery Set.
Windows XP Professional CD
Due to a licensing agreement with Microsoft, some computer manufacturers may not provide full, retail versions of the Windows XP Professional CD with their systems. Backup MyPC requires this CD in order to create the Disaster Recovery Set, which restores the operating system in the event of a hard drive failure.
If you did not receive the Windows XP Professional CD, you will not be able to perform a Disaster Recovery. See Restoring all your files after a hard drive failure for information on how you can still protect your valuable data.
Note: Windows XP does not support testing the Disaster Recovery Set.
you could make a cd from the 4 disks but you would have to be very good and making auto run cd's
Maybe some one can post a way for you to do this without the cd's?
here is the documents details over DR side of disk making..(you have prob read this already?)
Windows XP Professional and Media Center Edition Disaster Recovery Set
To create your Windows XP Professional Disaster Recovery Set, you will need the following:
Four (4) blank, formatted 1.44MB diskettes
Windows XP Professional installation CD
Media for your backup device
It is recommended that you label your media when prompted in the Wizards, and store your DR Set in a safe place.
To create your Windows XP Professional Disaster Recovery Set:
Select Recovery Wizard... from the Tools menu.
The Recovery Wizard appears
Follow the instructions on the Wizard screens to create your Disaster Recovery Set.
Windows XP Professional CD
Due to a licensing agreement with Microsoft, some computer manufacturers may not provide full, retail versions of the Windows XP Professional CD with their systems. Backup MyPC requires this CD in order to create the Disaster Recovery Set, which restores the operating system in the event of a hard drive failure.
If you did not receive the Windows XP Professional CD, you will not be able to perform a Disaster Recovery. See Restoring all your files after a hard drive failure for information on how you can still protect your valuable data.
Note: Windows XP does not support testing the Disaster Recovery Set.
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Posted 24 January 2006 - 05:08 AM
yes, it seems a bit daft to still be using floppys doesnt it?
Can anyone make a CD? can roxio not!!??
That would be the best idea?
if not I will have to go back to using Acronsis true image.
Has anyone tried it with the flopys? does it work just as Ghost or ddrive image would?
thanks
Can anyone make a CD? can roxio not!!??
That would be the best idea?
if not I will have to go back to using Acronsis true image.
Has anyone tried it with the flopys? does it work just as Ghost or ddrive image would?
thanks
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Posted 25 January 2006 - 01:23 AM
Andyloc said: Has anyone tried it with the flopys? does it work just as Ghost or ddrive image would?
Hi Andy, my answer is no from me anyway... but it looks sound, ill try it on a test unit over the weekend and give you feedback on it if you want?
Hi Andy, my answer is no from me anyway... but it looks sound, ill try it on a test unit over the weekend and give you feedback on it if you want?
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Posted 25 January 2006 - 01:46 AM
that would be great, if you wouldnt mind.
Then I just need a boot CD to get working
thanks
Then I just need a boot CD to get working
thanks
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Posted 25 January 2006 - 06:07 AM
andyloc, on Jan 25 2006, 09:46 AM, said:
that would be great, if you wouldnt mind.
Then I just need a boot CD to get working
thanks
Then I just need a boot CD to get working
thanks
Create an autorun.inf file using Wordpad, Notepad, or any text editor. It should look like this:
[autorun]
OPEN=(name of program to run).exe
For example to autorun setup.exe:
[autorun]
OPEN=setup.exe
make sure the .exe and autorun.inf files are in the root directory of the cd.
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cd
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3.Click here CD-DVD Speed
4.Click here CD-DVD Speed - A user guide
5.Click here Enabling/Checking DMA in Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me, 9x.
6.Click hereYou can no longer access the CD drive or the DVD drive.
7.click here Drive Not Recognized By Roxio, PX Engine 3_00_58a. Old Version<-> EMC 7.5 Up PX Engine 4.18.16a. Update .Click here
8.Click here How to uninstall IE 7 and WMP 11.
9.Click here ImgBurn Current version: 2.5.3.0 (5,262 KB) CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application
10.Click here InfoTool (Drive, Disk, Configuration, Software, Hardware, DMA settings, etc.).
11.Click here. Complete Uninstall of Creator 2011 & Creator 2012
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14.Click here Complete Uninstall of Easy Media Creator 9 & 10 on Windows Vista
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16. Click here WinZip Data Compression Utility <> Click here WinRAR Data Compression Utility Click here 7-Zip Data Compression Utility
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Posted 25 January 2006 - 10:36 AM
I'm sure Backup MyPC uses a custom compression technique so you would have to use the 4 floppies unless you can create a bootable CD from those. Also most newer computers do not include a Windows install disc which will prevent you from using Backup MyPC. The Window's install CD is needed regardless of the version of Windows -- even Windows XP Home.
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Posted 26 January 2006 - 05:54 AM
cdanteek, on Jan 25 2006, 02:07 PM, said:
Create an autorun.inf file using Wordpad, Notepad, or any text editor. It should look like this:
[autorun]
OPEN=(name of program to run).exe
For example to autorun setup.exe:
[autorun]
OPEN=setup.exe
make sure the .exe and autorun.inf files are in the root directory of the cd.
cdanteek
[autorun]
OPEN=(name of program to run).exe
For example to autorun setup.exe:
[autorun]
OPEN=setup.exe
make sure the .exe and autorun.inf files are in the root directory of the cd.
cdanteek
Have you tried this? can you get it to work? I dont hve a floppy to start with so am snookered
If you coud have a go for me that would be great, PM me if you have any luck please
thanks
Andy
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Posted 30 January 2006 - 04:16 PM
Hi you said you might be able to do a test for backup as per the forum on EMC backup?
Did you try it? did it work?
cheers
Did you try it? did it work?
cheers
rydall2000, on Jan 24 2006, 11:32 AM, said:
Hi Andyloc, reading all the documentation in this little app all comes back to what you are saying, it only looks like you can use floppys for restore or by rebuilding the pc clean and re-installing EMC8 then restoring from media that way, both dont probably suit what you are looking for,
you could make a cd from the 4 disks but you would have to be very good and making auto run cd's
Maybe some one can post a way for you to do this without the cd's?
here is the documents details over DR side of disk making..(you have prob read this already?)
Windows XP Professional and Media Center Edition Disaster Recovery Set
To create your Windows XP Professional Disaster Recovery Set, you will need the following:
Four (4) blank, formatted 1.44MB diskettes
Windows XP Professional installation CD
Media for your backup device
It is recommended that you label your media when prompted in the Wizards, and store your DR Set in a safe place.
To create your Windows XP Professional Disaster Recovery Set:
Select Recovery Wizard... from the Tools menu.
The Recovery Wizard appears
Follow the instructions on the Wizard screens to create your Disaster Recovery Set.
Windows XP Professional CD
Due to a licensing agreement with Microsoft, some computer manufacturers may not provide full, retail versions of the Windows XP Professional CD with their systems. Backup MyPC requires this CD in order to create the Disaster Recovery Set, which restores the operating system in the event of a hard drive failure.
If you did not receive the Windows XP Professional CD, you will not be able to perform a Disaster Recovery. See Restoring all your files after a hard drive failure for information on how you can still protect your valuable data.
Note: Windows XP does not support testing the Disaster Recovery Set.
you could make a cd from the 4 disks but you would have to be very good and making auto run cd's
Maybe some one can post a way for you to do this without the cd's?
here is the documents details over DR side of disk making..(you have prob read this already?)
Windows XP Professional and Media Center Edition Disaster Recovery Set
To create your Windows XP Professional Disaster Recovery Set, you will need the following:
Four (4) blank, formatted 1.44MB diskettes
Windows XP Professional installation CD
Media for your backup device
It is recommended that you label your media when prompted in the Wizards, and store your DR Set in a safe place.
To create your Windows XP Professional Disaster Recovery Set:
Select Recovery Wizard... from the Tools menu.
The Recovery Wizard appears
Follow the instructions on the Wizard screens to create your Disaster Recovery Set.
Windows XP Professional CD
Due to a licensing agreement with Microsoft, some computer manufacturers may not provide full, retail versions of the Windows XP Professional CD with their systems. Backup MyPC requires this CD in order to create the Disaster Recovery Set, which restores the operating system in the event of a hard drive failure.
If you did not receive the Windows XP Professional CD, you will not be able to perform a Disaster Recovery. See Restoring all your files after a hard drive failure for information on how you can still protect your valuable data.
Note: Windows XP does not support testing the Disaster Recovery Set.
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Posted 06 March 2006 - 03:06 PM
rydall2000, on Jan 24 2006, 06:32 AM, said:
If you did not receive the Windows XP Professional CD, you will not be able to perform a Disaster Recovery. See Restoring all your files after a hard drive failure for information on how you can still protect your valuable data.
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Hey, did I miss something? The original problem was that the PC didn't have a floppy. Without a floppy, how can they be converted to a CD? All you can do is wait till 8.06 comes out and maybe Roxio will first look for the floppy drive and take an alternate path to do it all on CD or DVD. 
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Yeah, i really dont think theres a way around the 4 floppies. You can always pick up a USB floppy drive. They go for cheap nowadays anyway.
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 07:31 PM
I'm a new user of Roxio backup software. I can't believe I just spend $58 for software that asks for 1.44 diskettes to make a recovery media!
When I first tried to make a full backup, the program said I had bad media. (It was new maxell DVD+R) Tried another and went OK. Tried again to make a full backup, failed during the data check process. What media is acceptable?
Now I can't make a recovery CD. Tried using the Roxio "intelligent data base". Oximoron! Anyhow, can you suggest another vendor? I figure I'm out the $58 and move on. Oh wow, I like the phone charges for new out of box software. This is 2006 not 1986. Software should work out of box without all these warnings during initall.
I used to like playing around with programs until they worked. I'm beyond that now.
When I first tried to make a full backup, the program said I had bad media. (It was new maxell DVD+R) Tried another and went OK. Tried again to make a full backup, failed during the data check process. What media is acceptable?
Now I can't make a recovery CD. Tried using the Roxio "intelligent data base". Oximoron! Anyhow, can you suggest another vendor? I figure I'm out the $58 and move on. Oh wow, I like the phone charges for new out of box software. This is 2006 not 1986. Software should work out of box without all these warnings during initall.
I used to like playing around with programs until they worked. I'm beyond that now.
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chuckz, on Aug 22 2006, 10:31 PM, said:
I'm a new user of Roxio backup software. I can't believe I just spend $58 for software that asks for 1.44 diskettes to make a recovery media!
When I first tried to make a full backup, the program said I had bad media. (It was new maxell DVD+R) Tried another and went OK. Tried again to make a full backup, failed during the data check process. What media is acceptable?
Now I can't make a recovery CD. Tried using the Roxio "intelligent data base". Oximoron! Anyhow, can you suggest another vendor? I figure I'm out the $58 and move on. Oh wow, I like the phone charges for new out of box software.
When I first tried to make a full backup, the program said I had bad media. (It was new maxell DVD+R) Tried another and went OK. Tried again to make a full backup, failed during the data check process. What media is acceptable?
Now I can't make a recovery CD. Tried using the Roxio "intelligent data base". Oximoron! Anyhow, can you suggest another vendor? I figure I'm out the $58 and move on. Oh wow, I like the phone charges for new out of box software.
Search the net for another program.
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 07:41 PM
grandpabruce, on Aug 22 2006, 07:36 PM, said:
Search the net for another program.
I'm doing it now.
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