DriveImage XML V2.14    Suggested by Andrew Lee - Updated by webfork on 13 Aug 2010 2MB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (3602) Website - Screenshot - Download - Comments (15) - Post comment - Permalink

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 tekpir8: You can also download the BartPE Plugin and extract it for execution. Here's the link to the page- http://www.runtime.org/peb.htm [2007-01-19 12:44]

 Jim Barr: This looks EXTREMELY intriguing. I currently use Acronis True Image Home 10 at home, but this may come in handy for some portable and remote installations I manage. [2007-02-01 12:28]

 tm2k: Very handy tool. After booting from a PE Windows on my USB stick I use DriveImage XML to restore OS partition data from external USB harddisk. Restore-speed is excellent but may take some time for backing up partitions with many (ten or hundred of thousands) small files. In this case TrueImage is the way to go. [2007-02-01 14:36]

 jegHegy: been using this at work in conjunction with BartPE to rapid-deploy tens of desktop PCs. works like a charm. [2007-02-02 09:38]

 Indy ram: Is it a freeware as it is stated?
What are the restrictions with the unlicensed freeware?
Indy Ram [2007-09-11 12:46]

 Banshee: I have to say I have nothing but problems with this program, either backups dont start, clone operations simply fail with a cannot start job failure. Very dissapointing, I use snapshot instead (not freeware but worth every penny). Very fast, portable and runs from a dos command prompt as well as a windows gui. [2008-03-28 02:56]

 Ashghost: Beware that backups made with the current version (1.30) cannot be restored with earlier releases, and vice-versa. The company did not include that information on the website, in the installer, or anywhere in the program itself - only on their blog. The download link only points to the most recent version, so if you have an earlier backup but somehow lost the program, you'll have to search for for a pre-1.30 version on the web. [2008-07-29 15:10]

 Ashghost: There was a small but important misprint in the blog post I referenced above: they've since removed the words "and vice-versa". The only worry then is to make sure you update all copies of the software that you might have lying around (especially on BartPE disks). [2008-07-29 16:23]

 David: Essential tool in my Disaster Recovery arsenal.
Completely reliable, not sure why Banshee had problems but I've used this for three years across Windows XP > Vista > Server 2003 > Server 2008.
recovery via UBCD, or Bart as others suggest. [2008-08-11 02:49]

 Doug: Can I restore my C: drive using this, or do I need to have Windows up and running first in order to run it off the thumb drive? It seems to me that for backing up my entire OS, I would need to use the BartPE disk...right? [2008-08-28 18:49]

 Hugh_H: *** WARNING *** Do NOT put this on 2000! It will wipe the keyboard, hose the mouse, prevent My Computer from coming up, and disable "Add/Remove Programs" -- basically, if you want to really hose someone, go ahead. [2009-07-01 21:14]

 Portable Paul: included vista repair tool fixed my ghost8 clone attempt on a vista machine. saved me having to use vista restore DVD. this is going into my collection. [2009-10-31 18:30]

 zeke: On runtime software's web site:
System Requirements: Pentium Processor - 256 MB RAM
Windows XP, 2003, Vista, or Windows 7
this web site says only xp & vista. When making it portable, does that prevent it from working on win 7 or is this web site just not up to date? [2010-05-16 01:45]

 Happydog: I use Ghost and I have tried all the others including this and I will tell you all that Ghost is by far the best at backing up partitions and whole drives, I have been using Ghost for over ten years and NEVER had a problem. [2010-06-05 16:06]

 frank: The page here says version 2.14, but it is 2.13 at the runtime site. [2010-06-19 16:27]

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