In message , Paul
writes:
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Paul
writes:
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I don't think I have too many copies of
Macrium 7.x here. I'm trying to think of a safe
place I can put one, without a domino effect.
(I try to keep versions in check, so my CDs
for them continue to work.)

Paul
I've seen you write similar things before, which worry me slightly.
The Macrium5 mini-CDs I made on my XP machine (CDs plural as I made a
32- and a 64-bit one) have worked on that XP machine, at least three
Windows 7 machines (this 32 and two 64), and a Windows 10 machine.
Can you explain what you mean by "domino effect" [in this context],
and "continue to work"? (I sense you're not talking about CD-R bit-rot.)

If I put Macrium 7 on this machine, while Macrium 6 is on
the other machine, the Macrium 6 machine won't want to touch
the Macrium 7 backup. The 7 backup won't be open-able by my
6 CDs.

Ah, you're talking about compatibility between versions; fair enough, I
wouldn't expect an earlier Macrium CD to necessarily be able to restore
from an image made with a later Macrium. (Though I'd be a bit
disappointed if things went the other way either, e. g. a Macrium 6 CD
not being able to use an M5-made image.)

I have some amount of mis-alignment as it is. Say, one or two
copies of Macrium 5, lots of Macrium 6, no Macrium 7 to speak
of. The more versions, the more scenarios where I can't do something
when I want to . The more fooling around required.

But - unless there _is_ backwards incompatibility - I can't see why
you'd ever use your M5 CD.

To cycle all the OS drives through and update them, is a bit
of work. Not interested. Also not interested in changing
them when an opportunity presents itself (big mess of versions
floating around).

Hmm. Not doing it for the sake of it, I can see; but I can't see a
_great_ amount of hassle in using a later version when you do an image
anyway, which I assume you do _fairly_ often (and I should do more often
too). [I take it that' what you mean by "when an opportunity presents
itself".]

Since the feature set for a user of the free features,
isn't really changing, there's no good reason to upgrade.

The only one I can think of that _I_ might be interested in is USB3
support; I have M6 stored somewhere, though haven't installed it to make
the CDs as I don't have anything USB3 yet anyway (apart from a memory
stick which is too small to store an image and I wouldn't on a USB stick
anyway).

Macrium 7 has removed IMGtoVHD capability, which I also use.
That's as good a reason to stick with version 6 as any.

Paul
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