Windows 7 Backup in Boot Camp?
Hello:
I have a MBP with Windows 7 on a boot camp partition. I have tried to find a good solution to image or clone the Windows installation for fast restores but have come up short. Many suggestions, most flawed or untested.
The most recent was a suggestion to use the built-in Windows 7 backup which does create an image and data backup but does it work for Boot Camp? I not only need to know if it works for creating a backup/image but also if it would actually perform a sucessful restore?
An ideal solution would be an OS X app like SuperDuper or a A Windows app like acronis that can do the COMPLETE drive including boot camp.
I would like to hear from anyone who has successfully backed up and performed a full recovering to a Windows BC installation.
I know that some folks will say, just reinstall Windows but that is time consuming when you concider all the updates, apps and finally data restore.
To complicate matters, I have replaced my optical drive with another HD so the optical drive is now external via USB. This really complicated installing Windows in a BC partition (see other threads).
Thanks in advance for your suggestions and comments.
MBP 2.8ghz i7, 17" Hi-Res/AG, Mac OS X (10.6.7), SSD + 750gb WD Scorpio Black - 10 second boot