Re: Thank Goodness for Backups

["Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

MS Home server has some serious issues.
http://news.zdnet.com/2424-1009_22-191762.html

Microsoft dashed the hopes of users waiting for a fix to the Windows Home
Server data-corruption issue Monday--the patch will not be available in its
official form until June.

"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I am considering installing MS Home Server. It is suppose to do full
> backups via hardwired or wireless networks flawlessly.
>
> Jim Rojas
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> Bob La Londe wrote:
> > I use the 2004 Contractor Edition of Quickbooks for all my inhouse
> > accounting.  It works great.  I also run a network drive for backups.
> > Mostly its so I can access technical manuals from anywhere, but I also
> > backup my accounting onto it.
> >
> > Yesterday my main accounting computer crashed.  Actually I am sure its
just
> > a Windows error as I can boot with one of my special tools CDs and
explore
> > the file structure.  Windows just keeps rebooting over and over.
Anyway, I
> > grabbed a spare computer off the shelf, loaded my Quickbooks, and
restored
> > from my backup in less than 20 minutes.  I was able to invoice the jobs
I
> > needed to, check data, and do a bank deposit, and I was good to go.  I
> > bought a couple reconditioned XP Pro work stations on the cheap last
year
> > for spares and front office work stations when I realized how much Vista
> > sucks, and that some of my critical applications won't run on Vista.
> >
> > No I just need to figure out how to get this "new machine" configured
for my
> > dual head monitor card.
> >
> > I have my Quickbooks setup to do an on drive backup everytime it shuts
down,
> > and a daily early AM backup to my network drive.  Its a standalone
network
> > drive, although I imagine if you have enough faith in Windows you could
just
> > use another PC for it, and set it to auto reboot every day to prevent
the
> > Windows memory error from locking it up.  I would sure like to figure
out
> > how to get that autobackup on shutdown to be rotued to my network drive
or
> > another external drive, but there does not seem to be anyplace to
configure
> > that.
> >
> >