Shotgun wrote:
> TO BIG AL: Ultimately, you have the best answer, but I was trying to avoid
> spending any more money for something I may not regularly use since my new
> laptop came with two harddrives installed and I can just copy my data files
> to the 2nd harddrive as a normal routine. Thanks for your reply.
>
> "Big Al" wrote:
>
>> Shotgun wrote:
>>> Recently got a new computer with Vista. I think I've transferred all the
>>> files I want from the old computer to the new one, but just to be safe, I'd
>>> like to save a copy of the data on the old computer in case I missed
>>> something important. If I back up using XP backup, will I be able to restore
>>> using anything that comes with Vista?
>> Or rather than rely on the built in software in two different OS's to do
>> the job, find a 3rd party program that will do it. One that loads on
>> both OS's.
>>
>> And if you don't have a good backup software now, then it might be time
>> to think about one. Acronis True Image can clone a HD, image a HD, or
>> backup files. And is XP/Vista compat.
>>
>> You can get a 30 day trial and NewEgg has it on sale now and then under
>> $40.00
>>
I like your copy idea and I do it too. But you know, I always seem to
forget some small file. Dang!!. Then and only then am I glad that I
make a complete image of my C: drive. I can go get that one little file.

Keep a eye, I bought my copy of Acronis when I found a sale for $4.95.
With shipping it was about $10. I could not pass it up. We
(meaning a few of my friends) thought we could use it as an upgrade to
the latest version but found out later they don't do that. But Version
9 works great. Still I keep an eye out for sales on places like nextag.