Re: How do I mirror my hard drive onto external drive?

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:11:21 -0500

You'll need a third-party imaging program,
such as Norton Ghost:
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/ 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"Paul" wrote:
| Not that I've added new hard drive, re-loaded all my 
| software and data, I want to make a "mirror" copy to 
| memorialize the drive working right (virus and spam-ware 
| free for the moment).
| 
| I have a large external hard drive, and don't want to 
| just "copy" files.  Instead, I want an exact duplicate so 
| that the system files copy over as well.  This way, I can 
| instantly restore the  whole drive in emergencies.
| 
| Do I need to boot in safe mode and use DOS commands???

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