What got me started experimenting with OSS for NTFS operations was being annoyed at the attitude of image backup software vendors regarding server versions of Windows OSs.
You can get image backup software for W2K Pro or XP Pro/Home for ~$50 or less. So-called "server" versions for W2K Server or Server 2003 are $500 to $1,000 and up.
W2K Pro and Server both use NTFS 3.0
XP, Server 2003 and Vista all use NTFS 3.1
There is no technical reason that software that can (off-line) image back up the workstation OSs can't back up the server OSs as well. It's a money grab, pure and simple.
Regards. Al
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