Ready to Upgrade to XP Pro from 2000

[Guest]

Hi,
I am finall ready to do an inplace upgrade of my win 2000 to XP pro. I ran
the upgrade advisor and it reported no problems. But as a safe guard I would
like to back up my c drive just in case. Here is my question, if I take a
copy of my c partition will that be good enough in case of a failure during
the upgrade? Would it be simple enough as copying that partition back to
restore my 2000 system completely?
Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.
Homer

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Copy or Image? A copy will save relevant data files, but doesn't create
something you can later restore, while an image is a precise copy that can
be restored to put things back as they were. The latter generally is done
with software designed for this.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the response, what software would you recomend for imaging?
Thanks again,
Homer

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

This one works well, and is fairly easy to use: Image for Windows from
www.terabyteunlimited.com

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org