Oh come on now. Even Apple has their partners who develop similar software
for Mac users that Apple does not provide.

"GRITSandSLUTS" <gritsandsluts@discussions.microsoft.com.> wrote in message
news:0263E5B5-375B-4E34-8DFF-48692A3180CF@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> But WHY should you HAVE to 'buy' additional programs because Microsoft
> released VISTA before they had worked out its 'kinks'...that is just as
> frustrating, if NOT impossible for those of us who are 'on a set
> income'...I
> tried to 'backup' and God only knows WHERE it went! If I hear, "I'lla
> fixa
> ita for youa" just ONE MORE TIME, I'm going to 'definitely' scream! I
> live
> in the south and I don't 'move' that fast! But I want it 'explained' to
> me.
> I ended up DEMANDING that Dell replace my computer, because the salesman
> did
> NOT know, ask and definitely couldn't 'visualize what I was telling him
> that
> I wanted my computer to do'. This 3d go round; I've gotten 'better' AT
> Troubleshooting; but find every where I go...they are just trying to SELL
> you
> something.
> --
> God Bless!
> LMA
>
>
> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
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>> "curlgirl" <curlgirl3-nospam******.com> wrote in message
>> news:B70AD265-3671-47C8-82E3-D65DC8FED624@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > Jeff, I can commiserate. Last week, after a Windows (Vista) update, my
>> > speakers quit working. I did a Restore, after which my computer
>> > couldn't
>> > start up & went into the repair "loop" until I went loopy. I've beenn
>> > unable
>> > to back up onto disks--it never progresses past the 1st disk. I lost
>> > every
>> > file, and I may again since I can't back up. Extremely frustrating!!
>> > --
>> > curlgirl[/color]
>>
>> As mentioned elsewhere, try another approach, using a 3rd-party utility.
>> Check out the Acronis TrueImage trial version, which is full-featured but
>> time-limited (15 days IIRC). If you like it, it's not expensive; full
>> retail is around $50 and I've seen mention that some online retailers
>> sell
>> it for half that. It's been extremely reliable for me.
>>
>> HTH
>> -pk
>>[color=darkred]
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jeff" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I performed the complete PC backup but I don't know if it worked and
>> >> if
>> >> it
>> >> did, what discs are valid. It was a confusing process. I have 36 GB
>> >> to
>> >> backup and it said it should take 3-5 DVD discs. When I inserted the
>> >> first
>> >> disc it said to label it, including the date and time of the backup
>> >> followed
>> >> by "1". It did the same thing four times, and each time the progress
>> >> bar
>> >> started from the beginning. After the fourth disk, it finally went
>> >> through
>> >> verifying the disc and the progress bar went further. It told me to
>> >> label
>> >> the fifth disk ending in "2", wrote to the disc & verified it, then
>> >> said
>> >> the
>> >> backup was complete. The last two discs are readable but the other
>> >> three
>> >> are
>> >> not. Did the system back up all 36 GB on two DVDs? If there were
>> >> errors
>> >> writing to some discs then it should tell me that the discs are not
>> >> part
>> >> of
>> >> the backup set.[/color]
>>
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