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Checkout runtime's DriveImageXML, it should do fine:<br />
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<a href="http://runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm" rel="ugc">http://runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm</a><br />
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There is also a possibility to use it from a WinPE boot CD (explained in the Link too), or you can make yourself a UBCD4WIN which should also have the tool included:<br />
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<a href="http://ubcd4win.com" rel="ugc">http://ubcd4win.com</a><br />
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You probably won't be able to get this or other tools to run from a Windows 2000 box while the OS is up, as that OS didn't yet have Shadowcopy available. So for that OS you will always have to do a partition backup from the CD.
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Checkout runtime's DriveImageXML, it should do fine:

http://runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm [http://runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm]

There is also a possibility to use it from a WinPE boot CD (explained in the Link too), or you can make yourself a UBCD4WIN which should also have the tool included:

http://ubcd4win.com [http://ubcd4win.com]

You probably won't be able to get this or other tools to run from a Windows 2000 box while the OS is up, as that OS didn't yet have Shadowcopy available. So for that OS you will always have to do a partition backup from the CD.

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how bout Paragon DriveBackup?
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Hi,<br />
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I need a very cheap solution for backing up a Windows 2000 and 2003 server partitions without having to reboot the server &lt;&nbsp;£50.. also a boot receory CD would be good..<br />
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Thanks<br />
Joolz
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Hi,

I need a very cheap solution for backing up a Windows 2000 and 2003 server partitions without having to reboot the server < £50.. also a boot receory CD would be good..

Thanks
Joolz

Partition level backup of a Windows 2000 and 2003 server

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The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.