Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 15th Oct 2007 22:17 UTC
"When Microsoft announced Windows Home Server earlier this year, it was greeted with a mixture of curious disdain and eagerness. Some questioned what the product offered over existing solutions, while others welcomed it with open arms. It's at once hard to explain and easy to understand what Windows Home Server is, but it's worth getting to know the newest addition to the Windows family."
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2005-07-06
"I don't know if it's really necessary to back up/image an entire Windows system."
It's necessary if you want downtime to be as short as possible in the event of a hardware failure. Restoring an entire imaged OS is much faster than reinstalling the OS, then reinstalling your apps, and finally setting up all of your preferences again.
I personally don't mind reinstalling in the event of a crash, but the vast majority of people want a system back up and running in as little time as humanly possible. The only files I back up at home are My Docs (of course), App Settings, and Local Settings. That's enough to get a system back to an identical state after the OS is reinstalled.