Disc/Backup Problem

[John M Carter]

I'm using Acronis as my backup software for a WinXP Prof system, but cannot
backup C:\ drive - it gets through about 35% and then seizes because of what
apperars to be a disc fault of some kind.I've also tried using the WinXP
disc 'Cleanup' with the same effect. My question is, and I'm probably
missing something simple here, how can I backup/copy C:\ drive to another
partition to enable me to re-format C:\ and then restore/copy data onto C:\
again to enable it to boot up without losing any data.

 

[DL]

You are having problems with your winxp instalation?
If there are problems then copying the installation will only likely copy
the problems

I have found that Acronis TI can fail if your memory is iffy
www.memtest.org has a memory testing utility, run it for several hours
Your hard disk manufacturer will have a disk checking utility available on
their site