Kub - Yes, if you choose to restore from another computer then you should be
able to designate the location of the backup image rather than the default.
(I read at least one post stating that you could rename everything and put
the backup image back to the original location, but I wouldn't.) In your
proposal, you keep a copy in the default location, say a higher level folder,
then periodically snapshot the image by copying the backup image to a
lower/different folder named by date or month or order number. If you choose
to restore from the most current backup image in the default location then
you can use the standard menu selections but if you want to go further back
to an earlier snapshot you choose to restore from another computer and select
one of the other folders with an older snapshot. By the way, further reading
on the various forums indicates that you can wipe the backup history (but not
the backup images) by using the WBADMIN command (using elevated rights).
There is an option for WBADMIN DELETE CATALOG that is not listed in the
WBADMIN /? help documentation. However, this will remove your backup history
for your own reference and also does not differentiate between types of
backups so you can expect to also delete the history from the SYSTEMSTATE
backups. I have not tried to delete the catalog. I would prefer to manage
my backups either all through the GUI at the utility or all through the
command prompt and it appears difficult. Good luck... hope this helps.

David

"kub" wrote:


DSReasner;735145 Wrote:
"DSReasner" wrote:

Kub - Yes, you should be able to copy your full image backup and,
thereby,
create a snapshot of your system. Then, you can add to the image with
incremental changes. If at a later date you want to restore to the
earlier
snapshot, you can select the snapshot manually using the restore from
files
made on another computer option. Because the image is volume based and
can
be used to restore images between (similar) workstations, you can
restore
from your snapshot rather than the "native" more recent image.

David

So I don't even need to rename the copied folder back to the original
"WindowsImage Backup"? The restore program will still find it along with
recent image?

(P.S. I am asking instead of just trying it, because I don't have a
separate installation to play with, and I'm afraid of creating a mess
with my current working Vista -- reinstalling it from scratch would be a
disaster for me. )


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kub