handy backup is a powerful award-winning automatic backup solution for windows 2000/xp/2003/vista. the utility supports the widest range of storage media and can backup to dvd, cd-r/-rw, blu-ray, hd dvd, usb, flash, firewire, ftp, lan, hard drive and online. can perform full and incremental backup of files and folders, has presets that allow you to backup outlook, outlook express, icq, e-mail, system registry, my documents, favorites, desktop, as well as data and settings of other popular applications .comprehensible wizard-based user interface provides easy step-by-step adjustment of backup tasks through the use of numerous backup options that include on-the-fly zip64 compression, 128-bit blowfish encryption, backup with timestamps, etc. the program is very flexible in scheduling and administering: it can run as windows service, supports command line interface, e-mail notification and logs generation.in addition to the core functionality there is a number of advanced plug-ins designed to backup ms exchange server, mssql database, odbc-compatible databases, lotus notes/domino data and perform image backup - complete pc backup through creation of drive image with all data and system records.handy backup is proven to have superior performance and is certified with the microsoft "works with windows vista" logo which guarantees that the application satisfies all requirements of availability, reliability, security, and supportability.