Re: How do I backup XP to a DVD on a brand new machine?

Kadaitcha Man wrote:
Dave Cohen <user@xxxxxxxxxxx>, the unsuitable carpenter, creaked:

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.

You're a fucking k0ok.

And I consider you a useless idiot, so what else is new.
Dave Cohen

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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