2011 and 2009
I've been using TI Home 2009 to make backups of my pc onto an external hard-drive. When I've had to do a restore of my C (system) drive, TI has restored it, including my applications, their settings, & some files.
I've now got TI Home 2011 and want to put it on my pc but don't want to take off 2009 until I know that 2011 will do what I want and works. So can someone tell me
1) Can I put TI Home 2011 on my pc withOut taking off 2009 first?
2) Will I be able to make the same full backups of my pc like I now do with 2009? Now I just say I want to make a new full backup of C, and it backups everything--my system info, applications & settings & files. I read in this forum someone seemed to say that 2011 doesn't backup the application settings. Is that correct? OR can I use 2011 to make a full backup of my C (system) drive so I can then restore it when I need to and have everything as it was when I created the backup?
(Sorry if my terminology isn't accurate -- I have windows xp home on my pc, and have 1 hard drive that has a C partition with my system info, applications & settings, & some files, and a D partition that mostly has files and pictures -- I backup both C & D but do it separately.)
Make a full backup with ati2009, then uninstal it, then install ati 2011. If you don't like it, restore the backup. Imo, that's the easiest way to test versions of ati.
ok thanks. I guess I'll have to try it that way. As long as I can do the same full backups of my pc, I guess 2011 should be as good as 2009 has been. 2009 has gotten somewhat unreliable recently, that's why i'm looking to upgrade it.
L R,
As noted by both Pat and Scott, both are highly recommending that you do a backup before you do either the uninstall or a reinstall.
I also urge that you follow their recommendation but I am suggesting that you do your backup when booted from your 2009* TI Recovery CD (or 2011 CD) . Also select validation so the backup will be validated as part of the backup process. This validation option is in the lower left corner of the last or next to last screen. Creating the backup when booted from the CD takes Windows completely out of the picture so open files is a non-issue.
When booted from the CD and selecting what is to be backed up , check mark the disk option as per this illustration so all partitions will be included within the backup. This example applies to Windows XP, XP Pro, Vista or Windows 7.
Grover -- thanks so much for the advice. I usually backup and validate my C drive/partition (not sure exactly what to call it) separately from the backup and validate of my D partition (which has my data). I do that because of how long it takes to do the backup/validation -- 1 1/2 hours for C (which has about 30GB used) and 3 3/4 hours for D (which has 65GB used). But when you say to "check mark the disk option as per this illustration so all partitions will be included within the backup" does that mean that I'm not capturing everything if I backup C and D separately? Should I be doing the "Disk" even though it seems it will take over 5 hours?
Also, you recommend doing a backup when booted from my 2009 TI Recovery CD. I've used that CD to do a recovery, but I''ve always backed up using the acronis program on my pc. I'm not sure how I'd do a backup when booted from that CD. Can you clarify that?
(I've tried to paste a copy of my disk management showing the drive/partitions, but wasn't able to get "paste" to work.)
thanks again.
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One major reason for creating a disk option backup is that many users are completely unaware of how their disk is structured and choosing the disk causes all partitions to be selected for backup. Windows 7 and mfg partitions are often overlooked. If you have complete backups of each partition, then you are covered--assuming that none of your partitions are non-lettered partitions. Some users do a disk option backup and exclude the contents of the D partition and this type backup contains the partitions boundary info should you need to install to a new disk.
Having a backup created when booted from the CD is what I would call the best method as it relates to the "good-better-best" method. There is no open Windows system files to contend with. It most situations, a backup via Windows will suffice but having a backup via the CD is a nice thing to have--even if it is not your regular method of backups. Consider it a supplement. A backup done via the CD would take longer than via Windows so you might want to schedule it accordingly. Also, if you haven't checked your drive C for errors lately, this is something that should be done on a regular but not frequent basis. This prevents disk errors being recorded as part of your backup.
As for how to create the backup via Cd, simply boot into the CD and I think you will find it easy to follow. Remember, you can always choose CANCEL instead of PROCEED when you want to practice any function.