From: "Geo" 

"John Beckett"  wrote
in message news:41c6b5e9.41656999{at}216.144.1.254...

> On Windows 2000 and later, the built-in Backup has a "System
State" option
> that backs up all operating system open files, such as the registry (and
> Active Diectory, if a domain controller). I believe that third-party
> backup agents simply call some API to invoke a System State backup.
> Logically, there doesn't appear to be a reason that the API couldn't work
> over the network, but apparently it doesn't (i.e. a System State backup
> has to be run on the local computer).

Then the backup software should have some way to identify itself and start
up that agent instead of leaving it running holding a port open all the
time.

This is the sort of thing MS should be working on instead of trying to
figure out new ways to make the start menu fill a 1600x1200 screen..

Geo.

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