![]() ![]() This technique is often referred to as "disk cloning". Both programs are also available in professional editions aimed at network managers. ![]() What’s neat about both programs is that they let you save an entire hard disk (or a disk partition) to an image file, which you can then use to restore your system. I had the opportunity recently to compare the New Zealand-developed Symantec Norton Ghost 2000 Personal Edition with PowerQuest’s Drive Image 2.01. The mainframe crowd has had it for a long time, but for Windows users, you either spend a very long time trying to figure out what setting is wrong, or which file gives the OS indigestion, or you reinstall from a recent backup if you have one. What’s missing from Windows and other personal operating systems is a "roll-back" feature that lets you undo failed software installations. I’ve lost count of how many times that has happened to me. There’s nothing quite like the feeling you get when you install a new piece of software or driver, and then find that Windows 98 either dies horribly for no apparent reason, or won’t start up after the obligatory reboot. ![]()
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