Imaging Software

[tech_guy]

Any particular recommendations for drive imaging software for Windows 7 machines? It's for domestic use.

I've been using DriveImage XML but was wondering what others use.

Thanks for your input.

[LeMarchand]

Clonezilla.

[Optics]

Another vote for Clonezilla here

[zag]

acronis

[sted]

windows home server?

[p858snake]

Win PE cd with ImageX and then capture/apply WIM files that way?

[sted]

Win PE cd with ImageX and then capture/apply WIM files that way?

dont they need to be sysprepped first though?

[p858snake]

dont they need to be sysprepped first though?

You should be doing that no matter what imaging solution you use.... (Although I do believe fog has a third party tool that does the same stuff that you can run after) And in a domestic situation it wouldn't really cause a issue if you dont, The issues it most commonly causes in schools/business is duplicate SIDS which WSUS/Most AV central management systems use for telling different systems apart.

[sted]

You should be doing that no matter what imaging solution you use.... (Although I do believe fog has a third party tool that does the same stuff that you can run after) And in a domestic situation it wouldn't really cause a issue if you dont, The issues it most commonly causes in schools/business is duplicate SIDS which WSUS/Most AV central management systems use for telling different systems apart.

for home use i assumed it was more for backup rather than actual deployment

[Elison]

this one

[DarrenShan]

Another vote for Acronis!

[difinity]

Acronis fan for home, Ghost at work.

[creese]

Acronis again.

[Reaper]

I'd say imagex again, you don't have to sysprep unless you're rolling it out to various machines. I tend to image before I sysprep so I can easily go back and install/change software.

[SneakyBeaky]

Windows 7 has the option to create a drive image built in.
Control Panel>System Security> Backup and Restore>Create a system image
Also gives the option to create a System repair disc
Works perfectly.