At 10:57 12/22/2008, DHSinclair wrote: >I recently had a change to play with the built-in Backup application in >W2Kpro. It did seem to work; it did create the special dot-bkf >files. They were huge! > >I have a machine I would like to decommission. It has an old scsi hd >system that has now run out of spare! I plan to back up all 4 partitions >to my new NAS. > >My question involves the Restore side of the this operation. My plan is to >attempt to restore the dot-bkf files back to a new replacement PC that is >completing its' burn-in cycle. > >The old OS going out (backing up) will be W2Kpro SP4 (AMD-based). The new >PC (for Restore) is XPpro SP3 (Intel-based). > >Am I getting ready to create a mess???? > >Or, should I be selective in what I BackUp from the old primary boot hd >(c:\)??? >Thank you, >Duncan
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