Re: How do I backup XP to a DVD on a brand new machine?
- From: Dave Cohen <user@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:14:12 GMT
Meat Plow wrote:
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:21:25 +0000, Dirty Mark wrote:
I have just bought a new machine and it came with no installation disk or
driver cds but has it already installed with some software such as Sonic
7. I am new to admin tasks on XP.
With ME, I copied the Windows folder after I installed from the
installation CD and got the drivers going to a CD.
Tried to do the same with XP Home and the Program folders but Sonic 7
failed to copy the folder to a DVD. Had some files running (mainly log
files) that would not copy anyway.
What is the best and cheapest way to backup this factory setup so if
anything goes wrong or I need a clean start I can format the disk and
copy it back from a DVD.
Do I need imaging software or will I need to buy another copy of XP from
Microsoft?!
#1 Whoever you purchased the PC from needs to give you the XP cd that
matches the install.
#2 www.google.com and type "DVD image backup XP" for some suggestions.
You need imaging software. The recovery cd's will restore the machine to it's original state. While as a matter of principle I would require they be provided, once you've configured the machine by getting rid of the AOL and other evaluation stuff and loaded programs, starting over again for a minor problem isn't exactly what we want to do if we don't have to.
Since you are starting with a new machine this is a very good time to get that imaging software. That way you can make successive sets, keep a note of when you make them and build state.
As to what to get, I've only used the products from terabyteunlimited.com. The one recommended above (Acronis) sounds good and has some functionality (differential backup) that I don't have. On the other hand bootitng does much more than imaging.
You might want to backup data as a separate operation, since this needs to be done much more frequently.
Dave Cohen
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