Re: Backing up Windows CDs?

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Would it not be easier to keep the originals in a safe away from your home
location??? after all how many times are you aiming to reinstall those
products?
And use a Ghosting/imaging program to clone/image your HD to a new HD and
keep that there too...and dont forget to keep that image up to date...so
you'll need 2 new HD to Image to...one always being "away from Home"
http://www.acronis.com/
peter
"Walter R." <wer25@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want to back up, not only my data, but also my basic software disks, like
Windows XP, MS Office 2007 etc.. I am backing everything up on a spare 80
GB hard drive which I will keep at a location separate from my computer.

If I lose my computer and my original disks, lets say in a fire at my
home, can I restore the programs from my hard drive? If so, can I install
the programs on a new computer directly off my saved hard drive, or do I
need to burn the programs back from the hard drives onto CDs before I can
install them again?

Thank you

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Walter
www.rationality.net
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