Re: [gentoo-user] backup tool for my Windows 98 desktop?

[Nick Rout]

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:15:28 -0500
Joe Menola <menola@×××××××××.net> wrote:

> On Saturday 02 September 2006 8:41 pm, Zhang Weiwu wrote:
> >  am tired of re-installing Windows 98, and then complete with other
> > software (filezilla, 7-zip, extra editors..., OOO). I think perhaps it's
> > easier after I re-installed everything I make a backup of the Windows
> > partition onto a CDROM and later use that CDROM to restore the
> > partition.
> >
> > The partition is 5GB but actual data on it is smaller then 600MB right
> > after Win98 and complementary software installed.
> >
> > First I thought using gentoo live CD, use dd(1) to copy the partition to
> > a file and burn it on the live CD. However the file must be too big to
> > fit on CDR (en I think perhaps I can compress it), and yet how do I add
> > it to the live CD iso image so that cdrecord(1) can burn it? I think
> > perhaps I should first try borrow experience on gentoo user list.
> >
> > How do you think is the best approach?
>
> Partimage was made for this... http://www.partimage.org/Main_Page
>
> Use http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page if you don't want to install it
> locally. There's also a static version which is what I use.
>
> -jm

or g4u
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