New hard disk

On a regular basis I create an image of my hard disk using Drive Image
7. The image file is located on an external disk. My hard disk went, and
I replaced it. The Dell technician used the Win XP SP2 restore disk to
restore Windows. I then restored my disk from the external by booting
with the Drive Image CD. It would not reboot! This meant that the
imaging software was faulty, as it did not restore the system! Would
Symantec Ghost work? Or is it impossible to restore the system from an
external?

Well, I had to put in the Windows CD and restore. This deleted the
registry. I copied from the external the /Windows files, pressing Ignore
for files it did not allow me to copy. Some registry settings I exported
and was able to import. I also exported the entire registry, but was not
able to import it.

Hard disks go all the time. It should be possible to restore the system
without reinstalling the programs using the CD's.

Can one create a restore point on the external, and restore from here?
Can BACKUP do this job?

I now have a few minor problems. Open Control Panel. I get an error
message: Intel (R) PROset Resources are not available. Click OK,and the
control panel opens. Do you have any idea how to fix this?

Reboot. It asks me which Windows I want. Both are identical. How can I
get rid of the message?

Thank you very much.

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Relevant Pages

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