best drive image (ghost) backup freeware?

[Ardent]

X-No-Archive: yes

Sadly `Penguin Pushers` for some obscure reason can`t act like
ordinary folk.

Then Microsoft took a few major pointers from Linux when designing XP
- hope you are aware of it.

 

[Al]

INSERT
http://www.inside-security.de/insert_en.html
is an excellent live cd for backup and recovery.

It is small and can be loaded into RAM.
I use partimage and an external USB hard drive to back up systems.

If you need a slick interface, Ghost is the best choice.