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Number   :  2896
Date     :  2002-10-08
Author   :  CBFalconer
Subject  :  Re: Ghost Clone Win2K with XXCOPY Data Backup
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kristaura wrote:
> 
> I have two partitions on my current drive; a Win2K/program partition
> and a data partition. I am planning to purchase another HD to be
> used for recovery and backup purposes which will also have two
> partitions. The first partition will be used for cloning the Win2K
> partition using Ghost (Note: cloning, not imaging). The second
> partition will be used to backup data from the master drive using
> XXCOPY. Both drives sit in plastic drive trays which are
> removeable.
> The intent is to create an exact duplicate of the master drive on the
> slave; in case of a disaster, the master can be physically removed,
>
... snip ...
> 
> I would really appreciate any feedback on the above. Are there any
> other problems/issues I should be aware of?

I do exactly this with W98. All the backups are done with XXcopy
/clone. The drives are not in removable trays, so replacement
involves shutting down and changing jumpers.

No need for the ghost system here. Xxcopy /clone performed an
incremental backup of about 3 months worth in 15 minutes a couple
of days ago. I have an earlier backup on another drive, which I
took out and parked.

I gather that later Windozes create problems because of HD serial
numbers. It might be well to make them all identical. There are
utilities to set these, I don't have one handy though. The serial
nos go with the partitions, and dir (at least via 4dos) shows
them.

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