Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 8th May 2007 13:19 UTC
Windows Months go, I reviewed Windows Vista, and concluded: "All in all, I am impressed by Windows Vista [...]. Windows Vista is better than XP, and definitely more than just an improved look as many say." After 5 months of usage, it is time to put that statement into perspective.
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backups
by ITGUYVA on Tue 8th May 2007 14:47 UTC
ITGUYVA
Member since:
2007-05-08

As an IT pro, I must say I prefer my backups on a secondary drive or optical disc. What good is a local backup if the drive physically bombs? To say that Vista has a better implementation of backup because it doesn't require the use of a secondary drive is just bad journalism. I understand this is an opinion piece, so it should be taken with a grain of salt. I've used both Vista and Leopard in beta and say I haven't seen a compelling reason for me to use Vista yet.

RE: backups
by Thom_Holwerda on Tue 8th May 2007 14:49 in reply to "backups"
Thom_Holwerda Member since:
2005-06-29

To say that Vista has a better implementation of backup because it doesn't require the use of a secondary drive is just bad journalism

If you are an 'IT Pro' *cough* than you would know that Previous Versions/Volume Shadow Copy can also backup to external or additional hard drives.

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RE: backups
by Adam S on Tue 8th May 2007 14:51 in reply to "backups"
Adam S Member since:
2005-04-01

We use VSC on our servers exclusively to back up to secondary hard drives. You can choose a second physical disk or a different partition.

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RE: backups
by helf on Tue 8th May 2007 18:23 in reply to "backups"
helf Member since:
2005-07-06

As an "IT Pro" (not), I can safely say VSC CAN backup to external media. I use VSC to backup to an external USB2.0 HDD weekly.

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