Thread: Norton Save and Restore 2.0

ymantec is a well established software company with a wide range of products.The latest offering, the Norton Save & Restore 2.0 is based largely on Norton Ghosttechnology.The new features offered by Save and Restore are: specific file and folder backup,group backup by file type, integration of the Norton Protection Centre console and the ability to trigger a backup from Norton Internet Security virus or worm outbreak notifications.

Generally Symantec products all have a cosmetically polished presentation and user interface. Norton Save & Restore is no exception and the installation is smooth and neat. The minimum system requirement for the product is 512MB RAM, however with current generation PCs, we feel this is not a worry and with reduced memory prices, this should not be a concern. Although obviously dependent on your system specification, booting system recovery from the CD can take several minutes. Norton Save & Restore 2.0 can create full and incremental backup images,and back upfrom within WindowsWith Norton Save & Restore 2.0 you can also back up individual files and folders.

Rather than provide direct access to all its controls through its menu structure, Norton Save & Restore makes extensive use of wizards, with hidden controls that only appear when needed. While obviously intended to help the user, in practice, this can be unsettling and makes it difficult to grasp the overall architecture of the program.This is a common mistake when wizards are implemented without providing an alternative route to perform the same tasks.



You can selectthe location for backing up the files.This gets displayed on the home screen as a pie chart of the destination drive's free and used storage. Save & Restore's enhanced browsing features let you find exactly what you're 100king.You can even set Save and Restore to use a prescribed computer resource. Norton Save and Restore 2.0 is easy to use, but since there are lots of other free backup utilities available one may feel a pinch to spend Rs.2,578 forthis utility. However, if you are willing to spend some money, this one is a good choice. If you're worried about the safety of your irreplaceable files, Norton Save & Restore is a quick and easy way to gain peace of mind without a lot of hard work.