Re: Choosing the right backup method

John Blanding wrote:

> In preparation to replace the mother board in my XP pro pc, I needed
> to back
> up as completely as possible. I chose to us the XP backup utility
> that
> offers the restore utility. I think this method presents some
> problems I've
> yet to face. And, it brings up the question:
>
> What is the best way to preserve your data in a situation like this?
>
> What route would you have choosen?
>
> Thank you in advance.

I can't comment on NTBackup since I've never used it. I always keep all
my data on a separate hard drive, no matter what operating system. I
don't have the ability to stick a second hard drive in the laptops so I
make separate partitions. Then I back up my data to CD/DVD-R on a
regular basis.

Making an image won't help you now because the hardware will be
different on the new motherboard. You might want to image the system
drive on the new hardware though. Ghost and TrueImage are two examples
of the software used for this.

If you aren't planning to do a new clean install once you get the new
m/b, you'll need to do a repair install.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html - for changing
motherboard

Malke
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