20 December 2009 8 Comments

The fastest free disk imaging software – not ghost

A lot of people will be upgrading to Windows 7 from XP over the next few months, and backing up your data is a crucial step in the process. Today we take a look at Macrium Reflect Free Edition, which is an easy to use backup utility that should help make the process easier.


Key features

It is the only free XP and Vista compatible disk imaging software with BartPE and Linux based recovery options.

  • Create a disk image whilst running Windows using Microsoft Volume Shadow copy Service (VSS).
  • Image to Network, USB, FireWire drives and DVD.
  • Built in scheduler.
  • 32 bit and native 64 bit versions.
  • Industry leading compression levels and speed.
  • Linux based Rescue CD with Network access and full GUI. Only 6.5MB in size!
  • Built in CD/DVD packet writing engine. Supports packet writing to DVD DL media with Windows Vista.
  • HTML log files.

Using Macrium Reflect

The user interface is nicely laid out, this is a shot of the main GUI where everything is available to operate the utility. To start a backup, click on the new backup image icon. It will make an image of an entire disk or partition, which is cool if you have  dual boot system. The Create Backup Wizard starts and will guide you through the backup process.

You can create a Rescue CD if your computer won’t boot or load windows, or if your trying to restore an image. Just go into Other Tasks and select Create Rescue CD. Then Select a Linux recovery disk or BartPE and continue to follow the wizard and burn the CD.  The nice thing about Macrium Reflect Free Edition is everything is wizard driven, making it easy to use for beginners and experienced users alike.

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Conclusion

We ran this test on a Windows 7 32-bit system, but this easy to use backup utility would be great for backing up your XP machine if you’re upgrading to Windows 7. Again, everything is Wizard driven, with a nicely laid out easy to navigate GUI. If you are looking for an easy way to backup your XP or Vista machine before doing a fresh install of Windows 7, you might want to check out Macrium Reflect Free Edition.

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