User's Manual

Dell™ Backup and Recovery Manager V1.2 Page 35
12 Major differences between the versions
Dell Backup and Recovery Manager V1.2.1:
 Web-post versions of V1.2 - Allows existing factory-installed versions to be
updated or upgraded via Windows Installer. For example, a customer will be
able to upgrade their system from V1.1 to V1.2.1. The Windows 7 version can
be installed on systems that did not have Dell Backup and Recovery Manager
previously factory-installed. However the functionality is limited to making file
and folder backups, system backups, and creating Diagnostic media. No OS
media image or Dell Factory Image is provided in the web-post versions.
However if a copy of the Dell Factory Image is found on the system, it will be
listed among the available backups to use.
Dell Backup and Recovery Manager V1.2:
 Adds a separate pop-up application for customer discovery and reminder
messaging. Otherwise same features and functionality, and performance as
V1.1.
Dell Backup and Recovery Manager V1.1:
 Adds support for Windows Vista 64-bit, and Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and
64-bit operating systems. (V1.0 only supported Windows XP SP3 32-bit and
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 32-bit. Windows XP 64-bit is not supported in
either version.)
 Supports restoring an image from a bootable backup to an unformatted hard
drive. (V1.0 did not support unformatted hard drives.)
 Supports RAID configurations 0, 1, 5 and 10.
 Fixes a cosmetic issue in the boot manager used with XP.
 Corrects minor screen formatting and localization issues in V1.0.