Image for Windows (disk imaging)
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| Image for Windows | |
|---|---|
| Developer | TeraByte Unlimited |
| Stable release | 3.50
/ 15 January 2022[1] |
| Repository |
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| Engine | |
| Operating system | Windows NT 4.0 and later |
| Type | Backup software |
| License | Trialware |
| Website | terabyteunlimited |
Image for Windows is a disk imaging utility for Microsoft Windows developed by TeraByte Unlimited. When first released in 2002, it was one of two disk imaging software products that could create a consistent point-in-time backup of Windows while Windows was running.[citation needed]
Overview
[edit | edit source]The point-in-time technology used by Image for Windows consists of using a special driver, named PHYLock, that effectively redirects data being overwritten by Windows to a holding cache. Since Microsoft's introduction of the Volume Shadow Copy Service (vssvc.exe), this technology concept is now generally available to any Windows based backup software.
Support
[edit | edit source]Image for Windows supports Windows NT 4.0 and later. It supports both x86 and x64 versions of Windows.
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of backup software
- List of disk cloning software
- Comparison of disk cloning software
- Comparison of disc image software
References
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Jon L. Jacobi, (Aug 11, 2008) Editorial Review of Image for Windows Archived 2010-02-11 at the Wayback Machine, PC World Downloads
- Frank Ohlhorst (November 24, 2009) The ghost in the machine: 3 disk imaging apps, Computerworld
