There is no shortage of backup apps for Windows, that's for sure. There aren't that many for free, however, and certainly even less that are commercial products offering an app for free. The catch with WinBackup is this: you can get version 1.86 for free, but version 2.0 will cost $49.95. See how it works? Get 'em hooked on the stuff then jack up the price. I'm kidding, since 1.86 is pretty good to begin with. Personally I wish more companies would do this. Why make previous versions go away? Release them for free, and sell the new version on the merits of better features. Unless those features are too lame to justify the cost, ahem. Adobe used to give away limited versions of Photoshop with scanners, and I think that has paid off, because Photoshop is as close to ubiquitous as it gets for software.