Jim Henderson wrote:
> I've tried using System Restore in the past; nice idea, but I could never 
> get it to work properly.

I have occasionally had it fail. When everything's been going for a 
while and I'm about ready to do a full backup, I usually turn it off and 
turn it back on again, to get rid of all the intermediate incrementals.

> My solution is to use VMware and take a snapshot before doing something 
> potentially bad.  No fuss, no muss.

That's how I work it with Linux.  Drop down to single-user and tar the 
whole thing up. :-)

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     "That's pretty. Where's that?"
          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."

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