multi-problem
Purchased True Image Echo Workstation (build 8,076) about April 2008 and installed on 05/10/2008, with difficulties, on Windows 2000 Pro performing as a file server. Performed backups to an external USB drive until PC failed, and reinstalled Acronis on 05/17/2009, but was unable to restore or recover any files with Acronis. Although I am somewhat computer literate, Acronis makes me feel like a dummy, ie very confusing; this software seems like an IT consultants full employment dream. A computer guy told me that the OS and programs always must be reinstalled, but I had heard that with imaging software one could avoid this chore.
Now I have recently reinstalled Acronis, would like to try using it again; with questions as follows:
1. Since I have never received any updates/upgrades (any free ones which I was entitled to download), are there any, and how do I get them?
2. Now Acronis does not even "see" the USB drive; how do I fix this?
3. Simply, how do I set up automatic backups so as to immediately restore to a replacement PC and not miss a beat?
4. Does the disk imaging stuff allow me to do a quick restore on the C drive without having to reinstall the OS and programs? Or is there a way to backup up key parts of your OS? How do you restore a system with Acronis when it was installed on the PC that just failed?
5. Can I use Acronis to backup my 3 workstations to the same USB drive?
6. Is there a simple tutorial for simpletons like me?
Thanks!!!
Mike

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