> rsync -aERPv --progress rsync://localhost/Windows-Vista-backup > /mnt/rsync/vista/
Is there a specific reason you are using rsync in daemon mode on the sending side for a local tranfer? If the symlinks look right on the mounted windows fs, I guess that rsync -aEPv /mnt/vista/. /mnt/rsync/vista/ would give the correct result. andrea