Re: Software for creating an image of C:

Alexis wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I just bought one of those yummy 64 beasts, and I am about to install
> a new OS on it. However, to be perfectly safe, I'd like to create an
> image of C: straight after finishing installing windows. I thought
> about PowerQuest Image Drive, but it apparently was bought by
> Symantec, and integrated into their Ghost product.
>
> Note: NEVER TRY GHOST!! It screwed my computer big time. Straight
> after finishing its installation, Ghost asked me to reboot my
> computer, and Windows never managed to boot correctly after that,
> always crashing in the middle of the boot process, blue screen of
> death and all. I had so much trouble to make it boot again, and the
> system hasnt totally recovered yet. So if you think of Ghost, dont!
>
> I remember one of my friend used a DOS software started from a boot
> floppy, which allowed to create a DVD copy of a drive, and then
> allowed to restore it in case of massive crash. But I cannot remember
> the name. Do you guys know such a software? No big bulky piece of
> software, but rather simple and efficient?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Alexis

Take a look here:

TeraByte Unlimited - Boot Manager, Partition Manager, Drive Image, Disk Copy and Drive Wipe Utilities:
http://www.bootitng.com/


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