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Brand: VERITAS EAN: 0696590011108 Format: CD-ROM Label: VERITAS Manufacturer: VERITAS Model: SBE-CXWD-0000 Platform: Windows NT, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95 Publisher: VERITAS Studio: VERITAS Editorial Review: Amazon.com Product Description: Veritas Backup Exec Desktop Edition is the solution of choice for reliable, automated Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 data protection. Integrated Disaster Recovery completely protects your system. Peer-to-peer data-protection support and scheduling ensure comprehensive protection. Extensive device support ensures hardware compatibility for a wide range of devices. Average Rating:
 Rating: - A mediocre product, problems with CD backupsI have had mixed success with this product. Previously I used the version of this product that came with my HP 5GB tape drive (repackaged as Colorado Backup Software). I had MANY problems with that product. I bought the stand-alone version of Veritas Backup Exec (not knowing that it was the same basic product) and it actually worked much better. PROs: (1) Unlike some reviewer I think that the user interface is actually fairly good. (2) So far, after several backup sessions it seems ... Read More Rating:  - Disaster, not recoveryThis is about version 4.1, as included free in Win98 SE. I was stuck with this product while trying to work out a system transfer and discovered it does not backup user settings including network settings, password lists, and those "network" features that every individual workstation on a network has. This is intentional "sabotage" because veritas sells a very expensive network version. Note I am not talking about backing up over a network -- like that's worth ... extra [$] anyway. And beyond that ... Read More Rating: - Kind of expensive for what your gettingBackup Exec is a fairly decent backup utility, but it is a bit pricy, and a hard to get used to interface. I can see someone in a big business using this, but if your a small/home office or just a home user, the free utilities that are bundled with Windows 95/98 will do the same job. Rating: - This product needs some serious re-thinkingI purchased this software to do backups on CD-R(W)s. What a disappointment! Not only does Veritas fail to recognize CD-Rs from CD-RWs, as noted in another review, but if one cd has an error (not an uncommon occurance), the ENTIRE BACKUP JOB IS ABORTED! This means that if you are backing up a 15gb drive, nessecitating 12 CDs and CD # 10 is rejected, instead of asking you to insert a fresh disc and going on, the whole thing stops and you must start with 12 new, blank discs, and you are the proud owner ... Read More Rating: - Awkward Product shows lack of customer focus.Version 2 shows lack of customer focus. I have used the emergency recovery feature. When creating a recovery disk it asks you to find the appropriate drivers for the SCSI and Jazz drives and tells you to search your manufacturers literature! Good luck on this. I could not get an emergency disk to work with my SCSI Jazz drive, and I am a reasonably educated user and program computers as part of my job. During an emergency recovery from tape, the program stops in the middle of a 4 hour restore to ... Read More |
