Best backup solution for Win98 Workstation

Hi all,

I have a customer who needs a backup solution ( most likely tape ) for a
Windows 98 Workstation..

The budget is fair and I would like to put something in that would have
some form of disaster recovery so that if the drive fails I can replace
it and restore the entire system to the last full backup in one operation..

The drive is only 15GB and the data is only about 5GB so a small tape
drive would do fine, the real question is if the bundled software will
have the features that will allow it to restore a full system quickly??

Obvoiusly this is a "Nice to have" feature so if there is nothing that
will do it what is the best recommended backup solution for a Win98
workstation??

Later..

Me wrote:

The drive is only 15GB and the data is only about 5GB so a small tape
drive would do fine, the real question is if the bundled software will
have the features that will allow it to restore a full system quickly??

Obvoiusly this is a "Nice to have" feature so if there is nothing that
will do it what is the best recommended backup solution for a Win98
workstation??

Perhaps a DVD burner will suffice? Data can be restored using any
20-30Eur DVD drive.

/Marcin

Marcin Dobrucki wrote:
Me wrote:

The drive is only 15GB and the data is only about 5GB so a small tape
drive would do fine, the real question is if the bundled software will
have the features that will allow it to restore a full system quickly??

Obvoiusly this is a "Nice to have" feature so if there is nothing that
will do it what is the best recommended backup solution for a Win98
workstation??


Perhaps a DVD burner will suffice? Data can be restored using any
20-30Eur DVD drive.

/Marcin

It would still be down to the software to be able to backup and restore
the registry and other system files..Thats why I am looking for a
tapedrive+software that will have the best features for a full system
restore..

Later..

Me wrote:

Perhaps a DVD burner will suffice? Data can be restored using any
20-30Eur DVD drive.

/Marcin

It would still be down to the software to be able to backup and restore
the registry and other system files..Thats why I am looking for a
tapedrive+software that will have the best features for a full system
restore..

I was under the impression that software nowadays lets you back up to
disk. Which ofcourse means you can then burn the stuff onto DVDs quite
easily.

It has been a long while since I have touched Windows, but doesn't it
come with some built-in backup program? Maybe that'll be enough for a
stand-alone workstation?

/Marcin

"Me" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I have a customer who needs a backup solution ( most likely tape ) for a
Windows 98 Workstation..

The budget is fair and I would like to put something in that would have
some form of disaster recovery so that if the drive fails I can replace
it and restore the entire system to the last full backup in one
operation..

The drive is only 15GB and the data is only about 5GB so a small tape
drive would do fine, the real question is if the bundled software will
have the features that will allow it to restore a full system quickly??

Obvoiusly this is a "Nice to have" feature so if there is nothing that
will do it what is the best recommended backup solution for a Win98
workstation??

USB2 external ATA HD and Symantec Ghost is the most reliable, fastest,
easiest to use and least expensive. Next is DVD+R[W]. Tapes are a
nightmare.

"Me" wrote in message
...
Marcin Dobrucki wrote:
Me wrote:

The drive is only 15GB and the data is only about 5GB so a small tape
drive would do fine, the real question is if the bundled software will
have the features that will allow it to restore a full system quickly??

Obvoiusly this is a "Nice to have" feature so if there is nothing that
will do it what is the best recommended backup solution for a Win98
workstation??


Perhaps a DVD burner will suffice? Data can be restored using any
20-30Eur DVD drive.

/Marcin

It would still be down to the software to be able to backup and restore
the registry and other system files..Thats why I am looking for a
tapedrive+software that will have the best features for a full system
restore..

That's Symantec Ghost which images the entire HD and restores it to the
exact state. Also individual files maybe be restored.

"Marcin Dobrucki" wrote in message
...
Me wrote:

Perhaps a DVD burner will suffice? Data can be restored using any
20-30Eur DVD drive.

/Marcin

It would still be down to the software to be able to backup and restore
the registry and other system files..Thats why I am looking for a
tapedrive+software that will have the best features for a full system
restore..

I was under the impression that software nowadays lets you back up to
disk. Which ofcourse means you can then burn the stuff onto DVDs quite
easily.

It has been a long while since I have touched Windows, but doesn't it
come with some built-in backup program? Maybe that'll be enough for a
stand-alone workstation?

Such will NOT restore a bootable system partition.