Perhaps MS limited Vista backup intentionally in order to add value to
the OneCare package, which MS wants to sell, as well?

Daze
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Michael Palumbo wrote:[color=blue]
> "born2dive" <born2dive@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E70FCD1D-7E1B-4299-8CF3-F6B0B7A66AAA@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> I just installed Vista and OneCare. I setup Windows Backup (on the
>> Control
>> Panel) to take weekly file backups. OneCare also has a backup and
>> restore
>> function and it looks like it's creating another set of backups because I
>> ended up with two seperate files backup on my external drive. Is that
>> normal? Is that a Problem? Should I use one or the other? If I need to
>> turn
>> one off, which one should I turn off?[/color]
>
>
> I prefer the OneCare backup, with it you can add folders to back up as
> opposed to the Vista backup, you can only choose files types, not
> locations. Plus, the Vista backup won't backup any executable files . .
> . so any programs (install programs in particular) will not be backed up.
>
> I think Vista's backup is amazingly limited, it could have been great,
> but they really dropped the ball.
>
> Mic[/color]