Okay John, I'll try it out soon, thanks, Billy -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of john coley Sent: 16 November 2011 22:03 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: a little guide to image for windows Hi Billy, that'll fit on about 4. Using default compression it fits about 14 gigs onto a DVD. John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "hotscot" <hotscot72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 8:26 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: a little guide to image for windows > John, thanks. My Cdrive sonsists of 50.6 gb. Will this fit on one dvd do > you > think?, > > Billy > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > john coley > Sent: 16 November 2011 16:21 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: a little guide to image for windows > > Hi Billy, you boot with it. After you've pressed a key to boot from cd and > the dvd fires up image for windows fires up. I think the first little > window > > is a welcome message. After a few seconds that one goes and another little > box comes up, which is the one asking you if you want to proceed. Press y > and it'll do it. > John. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "hotscot" <hotscot72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 1:49 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: a little guide to image for windows > > >> John, thanks for this. >> One more query. If you have to restore your whole hard disk for any >> reason, >> and you have managed to get the drive on one dvd. >> Can you restore the DVD Image from the desktop or have to got to run the >> Image from boot-up?, >> >> Billy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >> Of >> john coley >> Sent: 16 November 2011 13:32 >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: a little guide to image for windows >> >> Hi Billy, yes it will. It'll spit the first one out and ask for the next >> one. I keep my image to a single dvd, because it's more straightforward, >> but >> >> you can back up to as many dvd's as it takes. You'll find though that >> when >> it's more than one, because it does things in a certain order it'll ask >> you >> to take one out and put the next one in, then to put the first one back >> in >> and so on,so you'd have to keep the disks in order. I can't say why it >> does >> things the way it does, but I imagine the second time it asks for a dvd >> it's >> >> either checking it or writing some more to it. >> The easiest way in our position is limiting the image to one dvd, but if >> you're in the habit of using your c drive for storage you're just going >> to >> have to put up with the messing around. >> As for restoring it's just a case of waiting till it spits one out and >> putting the next one in. Never having done a multi-disk backup though I >> can't say how easy or not you may find it. If you just do a single dvd >> image >> >> though it's a piece of cake. >> John. >> >> o do a large backup as a ---- Original Message ----- >> From: "hotscot" <hotscot72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:42 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: a little guide to image for windows >> >> >>> Hi John, sorry if I'm a little late on this thread, but I'm really >>> Interested in this Image for windows. >>> One question please; If you need more than one dvd to copy your C drive, >>> will the software ask for the next disk, after the first one is >>> completed?, >>> PS. How difficult or easy is it to restore the Image from the disk, wil >>> it >>> just run and install?, >>> Billy >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >>> Of >>> ANDY COLLINS >>> Sent: 07 November 2011 15:55 >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: a little guide to image for windows >>> >>> Thanks John for this. Doing things like adding the tbi extension is the >>> kind >>> >>> of thing that might well stump me unless it is clear this has to be >>> done, >>> I'd not have known - >>> >>> Andy >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 10:45 PM >>> Subject: [access-uk] a little guide to image for windows >>> >>> >>>> Hi Carol and Andy, just in case you decide to check it out I thought >>>> I'd >>>> give you some idea of the image for windows screens. >>>> The first screen gives options for different backups and restores. It >>>> defaults to full backup, so if that's what you're going to do just >>>> press >>>> enter on next. >>>> The second screen is where you tell it what partition you want to back >>>> up. If you want to back up your C partition choose the second in the >>>> list. >>>> The next screen is where you tell it where to save the image. If >>>> you're >>>> going to image to CD or DVD arrow down to your burner. >>>> Next screen it will ask you for a file name. It will have an auto >>>> generated one, so just delete that and put a file name in. I use the >>>> date. >>> >>>> Remember to put the .TBI file extention at the end. >>>> The next screen has a lot of check boxes, all of which for general >>>> purposes are left alone. Just press next. >>>> The last screen just confirms what it's going to do. Tab a few times >>>> till >>> >>>> you get to the start button and press it. >>>> Hopefully you'll have a disk in the drive. Assuming you have it'll >>>> just >>>> do the image. You'll get a progress bar, so you'll know how it's going. >>>> You'll hear it count to 100 percent, then, depending on the options >>>> you've set it may count up to 100 again, and then it will spit the >>>> drawer >>>> out, and ask you to insert the disk again. Just close the drawer and >>>> press >>> >>>> enter. >>>> This is assuming it's a single DVD. As I said earlier multi disk >>>> images >>>> get more involved. >>>> When it's finished it will eject the drawer and you'll get a close >>>> button. That's it. Take the disk out, close the drawer, click the close >>>> button and you're done. >>>> John. >>>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> ** and in the Subject line type >>>> ** unsubscribe >>>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>>> ** immediately-following link:- >>>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>>> ** or send a message, to >>>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>>> >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq