System Backup *Need Software Suggestions*

[Poo619]

Hello all,
Seems like we have a bunch of smart people here who like to try out various pieces of software so I figured this would be a great place to ask. I will be setting up a a few computers in the next couple weeks and am interested in a free and/or open source system backup software. I want to install all my software and security patches for windows, boot up the backup software (off a USB flash would be great) and create a restore image. Chances are the computers will only have 1 HDD so if saving directly to DVD is possible I would love that (I eventually want the image on spanning DVDs depending on how large the backup is). Keep in mind that I am a Windows user so a friendly GUI is almost a must. Me and command lines butt heads every now and then. Thanks for reading and for the suggestions you might post

[richardtaur]

Yo can try the DiscWizard from Seagate at http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?l ... 04090aRCRD
It is easy to use, and it is free.

[stroths]

Wish I could help, but my solution isn't free unfortunately. I'm a longtime user of Acronis True Image and it hasn't let me down yet. It's also great for creating live incremental backups on the fly on your copy of Windows.

If you decide to spend some, you can't really go wrong with Acronis.

[Poo619]

Thanks for the info. I'll be getting home from work in a few hours and will be checking them out. Anyone else?