best backup software for Vista Home Ultimate that will allow me toselect files and folders to backup and restore

I basically have 10 GB of music, 5 GB of pictures and 1 GB of documents
plus a couple of folders on my Desktop (containing downloads) that I
would like to be able to backup. I have a restore CD to restore to
factory settings...it's my data I'm worried about.

Vista doesn't let me select the files and folders I want.

I don't want to spend a lot of $$ but I do want easy backup and restore.

What are my best options?

....Lisa

Consider investing in a good external drive.

Example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148233

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Lisa Hetherington" <gerry.lisa@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:uKiWB6zEIHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
I basically have 10 GB of music, 5 GB of pictures and 1 GB of documents
plus a couple of folders on my Desktop (containing downloads) that I
would like to be able to backup. I have a restore CD to restore to
factory settings...it's my data I'm worried about.

Vista doesn't let me select the files and folders I want.

I don't want to spend a lot of $$ but I do want easy backup and restore.

What are my best options?

....Lisa

I have an external HD plugged into my XP desktop but Vista won`t backup
to the external HD plugged into an XP machine....I don`t want to be
switching the external HD between laptop desktop all the time...so I`m
going to use DVD`s on laptop...but want good backup software for it.

....Lisa

....Lisa XP Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Consider investing in a good external drive.
>
> Example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148233
>

I've used Acronis True Image and Novabackup with good results.

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/

http://www.novastor.com/pcbackup/backup/n_backup.html

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Lisa Hetherington" <gerry.lisa@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:uERCfD0EIHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I have an external HD plugged into my XP desktop but Vista won`t backup to
>the external HD plugged into an XP machine....I don`t want to be switching
>the external HD between laptop desktop all the time...so I`m going to use
>DVD`s on laptop...but want good backup software for it.
>
> ...Lisa
>
> ...Lisa XP Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>> Consider investing in a good external drive.
>>
>> Example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148233
>>

Thanks Ken for the suggestions.

....Lisa

On Oct 20, 2:04 pm, "Kerry Brown" <ke...@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m>
wrote:
> I've used Acronis True Image and Novabackup with good results.
>
> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/
>
> http://www.novastor.com/pcbackup/backup/n_backup.html
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/Userhttp://www.vistahelp.ca
>
> "Lisa Hetherington" <gerry.l...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>
> news:uERCfD0EIHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
> >I have an external HD plugged into my XP desktop but Vista won`t backup to
> >the external HD plugged into an XP machine....I don`t want to be switching
> >the external HD between laptop desktop all the time...so I`m going to use
> >DVD`s on laptop...but want good backup software for it.
>
> > ...Lisa
>
> > ...Lisa XP Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> >> Consider investing in a good external drive.
>
> >> Example:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148233

Kerry Brown wrote:
> I've used Acronis True Image and Novabackup with good results.
>
> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/
>
> http://www.novastor.com/pcbackup/backup/n_backup.html
>

Be aware of the following of Novastore:
" NovaBACKUP does not currently support Disaster Recovery for Windows
Vista. "

Good point. I didn't know that. I assume you can reinstall Vista, install
Novabackup, then restore from there.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Iain" <iain@comnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5nvmc0FkereaU1@mid.individual.net...
> Kerry Brown wrote:
>> I've used Acronis True Image and Novabackup with good results.
>>
>> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/
>>
>> http://www.novastor.com/pcbackup/backup/n_backup.html
>>
>
> Be aware of the following of Novastore:
> " NovaBACKUP does not currently support Disaster Recovery for Windows
> Vista. "
>