Re: Backing up windows updates

A suggestion is use an imaging program such as Ghost 2003 or Acronis. After
the Operating System is installed and updated, make an image Making an
image is easier if the hard drive<s> are partitioned. I am not sure either
Ghost or Acronis will see a usb hard drive, but I am fixing to find out
soon.

I personally prefer Ghost 2003 but many do NOT so this becomes a personal
preference.

After you installed programs you want, make another image. With these
images, you should be able to restore either image without going through the
hassle of reinstalling Windows.

Good luck
"Sandal" <Sandal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks DP
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Sandal


"db" wrote:

you're welcome.

in addition, you might
want to look into and
add bartspe and the
driveimage xml plug-in for it
to the method mentioned above...

- db
"Sandal" <Sandal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello DP

Thank you for your reply, I'll take a look.
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Sandal


"db" wrote:

> "driveimage xml" is something
> worthwhile to look into....
> "Sandal" <Sandal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> WIn XP Home, IE7, OE6, SP2,
>
> A few Questions.
>
> I've decided to reinstall XP to resolve a stack load of issues,
almost
> everything on my PC is backed up to a seperate ext' HD.
>
> Because my version of XP is a retail upgrade from 98SE, I find it a
choir
> having to keep installing both disks when asked, I have both disks
but is
> there a way of re-installing XP simply from the XP upgrade disk or
must I
> have both disks to hand?
>
> Once I have XP home installed, is there a way of making a recovery
disk, (
> not floppy), and if so, should I first update IE6 to IE7 and
install SP2 then
> make the recovery disk?
>
> My thinking is simply that in the event of something going amiss,
instead of
> me having to re-install XP, I can just recover to a fresh desk top.
>
> I religiously keep up with my Windows updates on top of anything
SP2 had to
> offer.
>
> If I go to control panel, add/remove, I can see all the window
updates, hot
> fixes and so on, can I back these up and if so can I do so as a
whole group
> and then re-install after I have re-installed XP?
>
> IE7 favorites, I try to keep this in order and fail, I have lots of
folders
> with different links in, but if I scroll down, I have 40-50 single
favorites
> not in folders.
>
> How can I back up and reinstall my favorites and these 40-50
diffrent links?
>
> Last time I had a crack at this, ( I've forgotten how ), I managed
to export
> and import but found after reinstalling the back up every single
folder and
> the links they contained had to be transfered indevidualy, a
daunting task if
> ever.
>
> Outlook Express, same question as above really, I have thirty odd
folders
> each one has a many messages/details in, I need to back these
folders up and
> re-install simply.
>
> Can I do all the above within XP or is there freeware I can down
load?
> --
> Sandal


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