Re: Making backups by just copying files
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- Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 07:35:10 +1000
"BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Okay back when Windows 95 was released, you could dualboot to
another copy and copy just the Windows and Program Files folder to
make a backup of your OS and applications. Is the same still true
with Windows XP? Maybe adding the Documents and Settings folder too?
My plan is to use BartPE to copy the files over to a bootable USB
hard drive. This solves any files in use errors when copying files
from itself, right? Or this problem doesn't occur under Windows XP?
Just Windows 9x and ME?
Why not use a backup program you might ask? I hate them, especially
if they do not create a bootable usable copy. This is also handy to
test your backup copy as well. Plus this method is free and I can do
this with anybodys machine. As often I am asked to help others with
no tools around. LOL
Why not clone the HD? Yeah I have Partition Magic, DriveCopy, etc.
But I want to only make a backup of the OS and programs. Not the
rest of the data. Which is copied elsewhere. Another reason is that
the backup partition isn't large enough for the whole partition.
Next problem is changing the external drive to drive C to work
proberly. Since it will be copied from a working drive C. I guess I
can always turn off the laptop's internal HD through the BIOS. I
guess that should work. :)
Any thoughts and ideas about any of this before I start? TIA
I don't know what you mean with "This solves any files in use errors
when copying files from itself, right?" but yes, you can use a Bart
PE boot CD to create a bootable clone of your existing Windows
installation, provided that the target disk was formatted under WinXP.
Well I already made a bootable BartPE CD. But this in itself will not
restore my OS in case of a disaster (HD faulure, etc).
Why not? I've done it several times, using just this method!
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