Perforce is completely free for up to 20 users & unlimited files. See http://www.perforce.com/try/perforce-software-version-management[^] for more information.

The REALLY old-timers in VMS land have the blue wall. I also miss working on VMS very much. It was (is) truly a terrific system.

I use both Acronis True Image and Robocopy a lot and recommend them both. I have performed complete (full disk) restores from a TI backup with no problem. For a GUI interface to Robocopy, see Robocopy GUI at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2006.11.utilityspotlight.aspx. I also like and use SyncBack from http://www.2brightsparks.com/. Every tool has its uses!

The best advice that I can offer is to decide on what factors are important to your (current) group of developers and what is not. Them try to standardize the things that you feel are important in the way that most (hopefully all) are willing to work with. There are a lot of good ideas for points to consider in the other discussion here and the links that have been provided. However, it is your group that has to live with the end result. You need to come up with something that everyone can buy into or it may never work. I have participated and even driven this process several times in the past. It can be very helpful if nobody takes it too seriously and everyone takes it seriously enough. Good luck!

Soft or hard sectored? :)

I agree. For non-MSI installations, InnoSetup is really good. :)