Vista has a new and improved backup facility. This is what Microsoft has to say:
"The file backup feature in Windows Vista is targeted at the core consumer audience. To savvy users, it will appear quite simple, probably too simple for you to use. For most consumers, however, it will hopefully be the right balance of complexity and functionality to get them backing up their files, which is something virtually none of them did in Windows XP, no matter how capable the tool was. For core consumers, we wanted to eliminate the confusion caused by selecting individual folders and files from a long tree of checkboxes, trying to find or guess where other users kept their files, predicting where files would be stored in the future, etc. These choices added too much complexity to the backup process and discouraged users from using NTBackup."
I tried to use it, clicked ok in the UAP box and got this:
I'm not sure where this puts me in the demographics. I'm savvy enough to see that it doesn't look that simple to get it running and as a normal consumer I'd say the available functionality won't get me backing up my files.
Peter's Moblog
