From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mpdr0.cleveland.oh.ameritech.net ([206.141.223.14] helo=mailhost.cle.ameritech.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16LS5H-0002zu-00 for ; Tue, 01 Jan 2002 11:48:15 -0500 Received: from j7o5o8 ([64.108.90.179]) by mailhost.cle.ameritech.net (InterMail v4.01.01.07 201-229-111-110) with SMTP id <20020101165218.YOMZ21940.mailhost.cle.ameritech.net@j7o5o8> for ; Tue, 1 Jan 2002 11:52:18 -0500 Message-ID: <00d901c192e4$1360e300$9d2efea9@j7o5o8> From: "Pete" To: References: <20011231130700.A372@uic.edu> Subject: Re: smbtar Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 11:48:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: From: "Gregory Nowak" > Hi all, > > I know that you can backup a windows machine using smbclient's smbtar. However, what happens in terms of restoring that backup when your windows gets wiped? I thought you might be able to boot into Linux from floppies, and restore that way, but I wasn't sure. Any comments? > Greg > I used winzip to do it zip everything in to a massive zip turned into exe. You stil need windows up to make it unzip though. The script files MS has for use whith setup from dos suck-- ESP the productID not being accepted in the script file. TC I was looking at a C gate 137 gig SCSI drive under $300, any comments about it and speakup+linux working TGR? Pete