Re: use sector by sector drive backup to be able to clean install xp?

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Delta007bhd wrote:
On Nov 15, 1:44 pm, "dadiOH" <dad...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Delta007bhd wrote:
Hi there,

I have just done a fresh xp reinstall with the most important
programs installed. I would like to save myself time the next time
I do a clean install of xp by creating a disk image with Acronis
True Image Home 2010. I am not sure whether to select sector by
sector backup of my C: drive or not. It takes a lot more disk space
and takes longer to backup if I select sector by sector.
What is the best backup if I intend to use it to restore my pc to
this state (clean install xp from the image file)?

Sector by sector means sector by sector, used or not. Why store empty
sectors?
No idea, but what I understand from help files is that with a sector
by sector backup you do a complete drive backup with bootable info and
system info and so on, and otherwise you just backup data. But now
that Bill in Co says that he has successfully restored bootable drives
without selecting sector by sector I would say this is the best way
(takes less time to backup and less space), right?

And is the best place to
store the image my external usb drive or my freecom nas network
drive?

Why not both?
I agree, but I was thinking of the most reliable method to access your
image when you want to do a reinstall? No disadvantages or advantages
such as reading problems?

I can't advise you on that as I have/use neither. I keep my images on a
second, internal hard drive. I really should copy one to DVDs...
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Any other tips or things that I should pay attention to when making a
drive image with acronis true image? I really appreciate your tips;)
And when I restore my image to a complete fresh windows state, do I
simply startup my pc with the rescue disc and select the image from
the usb drive or the network drive and restore it?

Again I can't advise you as I use Paragon's Hard Drive Manager Pro. With it
you it, you start it and tell it you want to restore an image; it then
reboots and does the restore from DOS. It also has a separate DOS program
(on a CD) from which one can boot and restore (I'm sure True Image has
something similar). I also have a second, small XP install on my second
internal drive...I can boot to it, run Paragon from the install there and
restore a first drive image directly from that XP install.

Keep in mind that when you restore an image you are destroying what it
replaces...if the image is bad, all is hosed. Windows is very defensive
which is why a restore can't be done to a running Windows system, gotta be
from DOS or a second Windows install.

One thing you should do...after making an image and stashing it, boot from
the "rescue" disc and assure you can access the image location. I would
also suggest you give each drive partition a label - a name - to avoid any
possibe confusion with drive letters when selecting a drive to restore. By
the same token, it is useful to give the images you make a name reflecting
the drive from which it was made. Date too.

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