Re: Make a Bootable XP backup disk?
- From: "Bob Harris" <rharris270[SPAM]@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 19:50:44 -0500
It would probably be wiser to make a frequent backup of personal files, and
infrequent backups of the whole C: drive. Then, if necessary, restore the
drive first, and the more recent personal files second.
To image a drive, use something like Norton GHOST or Acronis True Image.
To backup personal file very easily, use the Microsoft routine called XCOPY,
run in a commmand prompt. Note that the /D option can be used to backup
only new/changed versions of files. Thus, after the initial backup of
personal file, each incremental backup of new/changed file will take only a
a minute, or less. So, you can do it every day. Other XCOPY options
include /S /R /V /H.
I highly recommend backing up to an external USB 2.0 disk. They are a lot
fast and larger than CDs or even DVDs. However, occassionally writing some
important personal files to optical media is not a bad idea.
You might also consider partitioning the hard drive into operating system
plus programs on C: and personal data on D:. That way, if you need to
restore C:, D: will not be impaced. Partition Magic is the program I would
use for a hard drive that already contains data I want to keep.
"Terry Smythe" <smythe@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> I recently acquired a used IBM R32 Thinkpad laptop, running a legal
> copy of WinXP Home, but no disks came with it.
>
> Over the years, I have encountered numerous situations where I found
> it necessary to re-install Win95, Win98, Win98SE, and WinME. It was
> always possible to do so without disturbing my additional software, my
> settings and my files.
>
> I know I can clone this little hard drive to another, no trouble
> there. But that clone is fundamentally a "recovery" disk, which will
> only restore this hard drive to the state it is in today, wiping out
> all my files, et al.
>
> Is there a way I can create a backup disk of this WinXP Home OS in
> such a way that when time comes, I can restore WinXP all by itself,
> leaving my files and additional software untouched?
>
> I have networked this little laptop to my main computer that does have
> a DVD-RW/CD-RW burner in it. In theory I should be able to
> replicate the little hard drive onto a disk on a main computer.
>
> Or, is there a mechanism within Microsoft where I can acquire a
> replacement disk that will make possible non-destructive OS
> replacement? If there is one, I could not find it on the Microsoft
> site.
>
> Thoughts of others?
>
> Terry Smythe
> Winnipeg, Canada
>
>
.
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