Re: Backup copy of Windows

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In article <ED33E46F-9360-4CA7-8EE1-42E21C810E90@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Darren <Darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thank you Litefrozen, you have been a massive help. More than can be said for
the literature I got with the machine - or Comet who sold it me.

Heres a pretty good imaging and backup program you might also take a look at
for making a image of your drive once all is installed.(Its FREE!) Ive been using it.


http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm

"DriveImage XML
Image and Backup logical Drives and Partitions

DriveImage XML is an easy to use and reliable program for imaging and
backing up partitions and logical drives.

The program allows you to:
# Backup logical drives and partitions to image files
# Browse these images, view and extract files
# Restore these images to the same or a different drive
# Copy directly from drive to drive
# Schedule automatic backups with your Task Scheduler

Image creation uses Microsoft's Volume Shadow Services (VSS), allowing
you to create safe "hot images" even from drives currently in use.

Images are stored in XML files, allowing you to process them with 3rd
party tools. Never again be stuck with a useless backup!

Restore images to drives without having to reboot.

DriveImage XML runs under Windows XP Home, XP Professional and Windows
Server 2003 only. The program will backup, image and restore drives
formatted with FAT 12, 16, 32 and NTFS.

Since this program is currently distributed as freeware, we don't offer
technical support for it. Please refer to the program's help file and
documentation.

Please refer to the program's FAQ to see if your questions are already
answered.
New
You can run DriveImage XML from a WinPE boot CD-ROM.
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