You CAN deselect the drives. It offers me to deselect the other 2 hard drives
I have, but not the ones I mentioned.

"Little Charlie" wrote:
[color=blue]
> "sgmaxmp11" <sgmaxmp11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8499511D-D2BD-4CFD-AD8E-BA274D44CA82@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >
> >
> > "Peconi" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I have Vista 64bit installed on drive C:. When I go to Full Computer backup
> >> the Drive D: is also automatically selected and there is no way of
> >> deselecting it. In the list in parenthesis it shows it as (System) even
> >> though that drive is clearly NOT a system drive.
> >>
> >> Is there ANY way to disable this drive from being backed up because with it
> >> being 1TB in size and almost full - I definitely do not want to be backing it
> >> up.
> >>
> >> I just wish to create a nice clean Full computer backup of my Vista 64bit
> >> Installation.[/color][/color]
>
>
> Vista gives you no option except "full computer backup" . That is why you cannot deselect any drive at all.
> That is why it is called a "full computer backup"
>
> --
>
> Little Charlie
> [url]http://www.bandmix.com/littlecharlie/[/url]
> [url]http://www.reverbnation.com/littlecharliesblues[/url]
>
>
>[/color]

You CAN deselect the drives. It offers me to deselect the other 2 hard drives
I have, but not the ones I mentioned.

"Little Charlie" wrote:
[color=blue]
> "sgmaxmp11" <sgmaxmp11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8499511D-D2BD-4CFD-AD8E-BA274D44CA82@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >
> >
> > "Peconi" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I have Vista 64bit installed on drive C:. When I go to Full Computer backup
> >> the Drive D: is also automatically selected and there is no way of
> >> deselecting it. In the list in parenthesis it shows it as (System) even
> >> though that drive is clearly NOT a system drive.
> >>
> >> Is there ANY way to disable this drive from being backed up because with it
> >> being 1TB in size and almost full - I definitely do not want to be backing it
> >> up.
> >>
> >> I just wish to create a nice clean Full computer backup of my Vista 64bit
> >> Installation.[/color][/color]
>
>
> Vista gives you no option except "full computer backup" . That is why you cannot deselect any drive at all.
> That is why it is called a "full computer backup"
>
> --
>
> Little Charlie
> [url]http://www.bandmix.com/littlecharlie/[/url]
> [url]http://www.reverbnation.com/littlecharliesblues[/url]
>
>
>[/color]

Little Charlie wrote:[color=blue]
> "sgmaxmp11" <sgmaxmp11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8499511D-D2BD-4CFD-AD8E-BA274D44CA82@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>>
>> "Peconi" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have Vista 64bit installed on drive C:. When I go to Full Computer backup
>>> the Drive D: is also automatically selected and there is no way of
>>> deselecting it. In the list in parenthesis it shows it as (System) even
>>> though that drive is clearly NOT a system drive.
>>>
>>> Is there ANY way to disable this drive from being backed up because with it
>>> being 1TB in size and almost full - I definitely do not want to be backing it
>>> up.
>>>
>>> I just wish to create a nice clean Full computer backup of my Vista 64bit
>>> Installation.[/color][/color]
>
>
> Vista gives you no option except "full computer backup" . That is why you cannot deselect any drive at all.
> That is why it is called a "full computer backup"
>[/color]

It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
*does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
the system partition *must* be one of them.

Daze

----------

Little Charlie wrote:[color=blue]
> "sgmaxmp11" <sgmaxmp11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8499511D-D2BD-4CFD-AD8E-BA274D44CA82@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>>
>> "Peconi" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have Vista 64bit installed on drive C:. When I go to Full Computer backup
>>> the Drive D: is also automatically selected and there is no way of
>>> deselecting it. In the list in parenthesis it shows it as (System) even
>>> though that drive is clearly NOT a system drive.
>>>
>>> Is there ANY way to disable this drive from being backed up because with it
>>> being 1TB in size and almost full - I definitely do not want to be backing it
>>> up.
>>>
>>> I just wish to create a nice clean Full computer backup of my Vista 64bit
>>> Installation.[/color][/color]
>
>
> Vista gives you no option except "full computer backup" . That is why you cannot deselect any drive at all.
> That is why it is called a "full computer backup"
>[/color]

It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
*does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
the system partition *must* be one of them.

Daze

----------

That's exactly what I'm talking about but my system shows 2 as System
partition - which is not true ... I guess I'll just have to reinstall Vista
or something.

"Daze N. Knights" wrote:
[color=blue]
> It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
> *does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
> the system partition *must* be one of them.
>
> Daze
>
> ----------
>[/color]

That's exactly what I'm talking about but my system shows 2 as System
partition - which is not true ... I guess I'll just have to reinstall Vista
or something.

"Daze N. Knights" wrote:
[color=blue]
> It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
> *does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
> the system partition *must* be one of them.
>
> Daze
>
> ----------
>[/color]

If you system drive is C, but it insists on incorrectly showing D as
your system drive instead, I have no idea what you can do about it, nor
can I imagine why it is misidentifying the system drive. I have never
seen (nor heard of) such a problem, but my experience with Complete PC
Backup has been limited to only two computers. There may be nothing that
can be done about it short of reinstalling Windows Vista. But hopefully,
someone with more experience in this area than I have will come along to
help.

Since your subject line appears to be throwing folks off the true nature
of your problem, perhaps you should try starting over again with a whole
new thread, calling it, instead, something like:
"Complete PC Backup misidentifies my system drive"

Daze

---------------------------

Peconi wrote:[color=blue]
> That's exactly what I'm talking about but my system shows 2 as System
> partition - which is not true ... I guess I'll just have to reinstall Vista
> or something.
>
> "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
>> *does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
>> the system partition *must* be one of them.
>>
>> Daze
>>
>> ----------
>>[/color][/color]

If you system drive is C, but it insists on incorrectly showing D as
your system drive instead, I have no idea what you can do about it, nor
can I imagine why it is misidentifying the system drive. I have never
seen (nor heard of) such a problem, but my experience with Complete PC
Backup has been limited to only two computers. There may be nothing that
can be done about it short of reinstalling Windows Vista. But hopefully,
someone with more experience in this area than I have will come along to
help.

Since your subject line appears to be throwing folks off the true nature
of your problem, perhaps you should try starting over again with a whole
new thread, calling it, instead, something like:
"Complete PC Backup misidentifies my system drive"

Daze

---------------------------

Peconi wrote:[color=blue]
> That's exactly what I'm talking about but my system shows 2 as System
> partition - which is not true ... I guess I'll just have to reinstall Vista
> or something.
>
> "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
>> *does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
>> the system partition *must* be one of them.
>>
>> Daze
>>
>> ----------
>>[/color][/color]

Well it does NOT misidentify my drive. I am just seeing 2 drives being shown
as SYSTEM, instead of one and then I cannot deselect the other one from the
backup.

"Daze N. Knights" wrote:
[color=blue]
> If you system drive is C, but it insists on incorrectly showing D as
> your system drive instead, I have no idea what you can do about it, nor
> can I imagine why it is misidentifying the system drive. I have never
> seen (nor heard of) such a problem, but my experience with Complete PC
> Backup has been limited to only two computers. There may be nothing that
> can be done about it short of reinstalling Windows Vista. But hopefully,
> someone with more experience in this area than I have will come along to
> help.
>
> Since your subject line appears to be throwing folks off the true nature
> of your problem, perhaps you should try starting over again with a whole
> new thread, calling it, instead, something like:
> "Complete PC Backup misidentifies my system drive"
>
> Daze
>
> ---------------------------
>
> Peconi wrote:[color=green]
> > That's exactly what I'm talking about but my system shows 2 as System
> > partition - which is not true ... I guess I'll just have to reinstall Vista
> > or something.
> >
> > "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
> >> *does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
> >> the system partition *must* be one of them.
> >>
> >> Daze
> >>
> >> ----------
> >>[/color][/color]
>[/color]

Well it does NOT misidentify my drive. I am just seeing 2 drives being shown
as SYSTEM, instead of one and then I cannot deselect the other one from the
backup.

"Daze N. Knights" wrote:
[color=blue]
> If you system drive is C, but it insists on incorrectly showing D as
> your system drive instead, I have no idea what you can do about it, nor
> can I imagine why it is misidentifying the system drive. I have never
> seen (nor heard of) such a problem, but my experience with Complete PC
> Backup has been limited to only two computers. There may be nothing that
> can be done about it short of reinstalling Windows Vista. But hopefully,
> someone with more experience in this area than I have will come along to
> help.
>
> Since your subject line appears to be throwing folks off the true nature
> of your problem, perhaps you should try starting over again with a whole
> new thread, calling it, instead, something like:
> "Complete PC Backup misidentifies my system drive"
>
> Daze
>
> ---------------------------
>
> Peconi wrote:[color=green]
> > That's exactly what I'm talking about but my system shows 2 as System
> > partition - which is not true ... I guess I'll just have to reinstall Vista
> > or something.
> >
> > "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
> >> *does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
> >> the system partition *must* be one of them.
> >>
> >> Daze
> >>
> >> ----------
> >>[/color][/color]
>[/color]

Excuse me, then I misunderstood you, as well.

--------------------

Peconi wrote:[color=blue]
> Well it does NOT misidentify my drive. I am just seeing 2 drives being shown
> as SYSTEM, instead of one and then I cannot deselect the other one from the
> backup.
>
> "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> If you system drive is C, but it insists on incorrectly showing D as
>> your system drive instead, I have no idea what you can do about it, nor
>> can I imagine why it is misidentifying the system drive. I have never
>> seen (nor heard of) such a problem, but my experience with Complete PC
>> Backup has been limited to only two computers. There may be nothing that
>> can be done about it short of reinstalling Windows Vista. But hopefully,
>> someone with more experience in this area than I have will come along to
>> help.
>>
>> Since your subject line appears to be throwing folks off the true nature
>> of your problem, perhaps you should try starting over again with a whole
>> new thread, calling it, instead, something like:
>> "Complete PC Backup misidentifies my system drive"
>>
>> Daze
>>
>> ---------------------------
>>
>> Peconi wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> That's exactly what I'm talking about but my system shows 2 as System
>>> partition - which is not true ... I guess I'll just have to reinstall Vista
>>> or something.
>>>
>>> "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
>>>
>>>> It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
>>>> *does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
>>>> the system partition *must* be one of them.
>>>>
>>>> Daze
>>>>
>>>> ----------
>>>>[/color][/color][/color]

Excuse me, then I misunderstood you, as well.

--------------------

Peconi wrote:[color=blue]
> Well it does NOT misidentify my drive. I am just seeing 2 drives being shown
> as SYSTEM, instead of one and then I cannot deselect the other one from the
> backup.
>
> "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> If you system drive is C, but it insists on incorrectly showing D as
>> your system drive instead, I have no idea what you can do about it, nor
>> can I imagine why it is misidentifying the system drive. I have never
>> seen (nor heard of) such a problem, but my experience with Complete PC
>> Backup has been limited to only two computers. There may be nothing that
>> can be done about it short of reinstalling Windows Vista. But hopefully,
>> someone with more experience in this area than I have will come along to
>> help.
>>
>> Since your subject line appears to be throwing folks off the true nature
>> of your problem, perhaps you should try starting over again with a whole
>> new thread, calling it, instead, something like:
>> "Complete PC Backup misidentifies my system drive"
>>
>> Daze
>>
>> ---------------------------
>>
>> Peconi wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> That's exactly what I'm talking about but my system shows 2 as System
>>> partition - which is not true ... I guess I'll just have to reinstall Vista
>>> or something.
>>>
>>> "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
>>>
>>>> It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
>>>> *does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
>>>> the system partition *must* be one of them.
>>>>
>>>> Daze
>>>>
>>>> ----------
>>>>[/color][/color][/color]

Excuse me, then I misunderstood you, as well.

--------------------

Peconi wrote:[color=blue]
> Well it does NOT misidentify my drive. I am just seeing 2 drives being shown
> as SYSTEM, instead of one and then I cannot deselect the other one from the
> backup.
>
> "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> If you system drive is C, but it insists on incorrectly showing D as
>> your system drive instead, I have no idea what you can do about it, nor
>> can I imagine why it is misidentifying the system drive. I have never
>> seen (nor heard of) such a problem, but my experience with Complete PC
>> Backup has been limited to only two computers. There may be nothing that
>> can be done about it short of reinstalling Windows Vista. But hopefully,
>> someone with more experience in this area than I have will come along to
>> help.
>>
>> Since your subject line appears to be throwing folks off the true nature
>> of your problem, perhaps you should try starting over again with a whole
>> new thread, calling it, instead, something like:
>> "Complete PC Backup misidentifies my system drive"
>>
>> Daze
>>
>> ---------------------------
>>
>> Peconi wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> That's exactly what I'm talking about but my system shows 2 as System
>>> partition - which is not true ... I guess I'll just have to reinstall Vista
>>> or something.
>>>
>>> "Daze N. Knights" wrote:
>>>
>>>> It sounds like Peconi is talking about "Complete PC Backup," which
>>>> *does* allow one to specify which drives are to be backed up, although
>>>> the system partition *must* be one of them.
>>>>
>>>> Daze
>>>>
>>>> ----------
>>>>[/color][/color][/color]