Image of my harddisk XP

[Shan]

HI,
I have been looking for some article or guidance how to make my windows and
drivers and other application to a bootable image (DVD) which is already
installed on my desktop PC (total used size of my C drive is 4.24GB). Like
most the laptop manufacturer preship the "restoration CD"

I used Acronis True image but this letting me to do the image in to other
partition of the drive(not on DVD), even if you burn the same it requires
Acronis boot disk first.

I am wondwering if something happens to my entire hard disk then there is no
use with created image on other partition.

How to make a bootable image of my entire harddisk on a DVD so that some
thing happens to my hard disk then, I can restore my windows ,drivers,
application to a different hard disk on the same pc.

Shan

 

[duke]

HI,
I have been looking for some article or guidance how to make my windows and
drivers and other application to a bootable image (DVD) which is already
installed on my desktop PC (total used size of my C drive is 4.24GB). Like
most the laptop manufacturer preship the "restoration CD"

I used Acronis True image but this letting me to do the image in to other
partition of the drive(not on DVD), even if you burn the same it requires
Acronis boot disk first.

I am wondwering if something happens to my entire hard disk then there isno
use with created image on other partition.

How to make a bootable image of my entire harddisk on a DVD so that some
thing happens to my hard disk then, I can restore my windows ,drivers,
application to a different hard disk on the same pc.

Shan

Use Acronis True Image to create the image directly to your DVD drive.
You will of course still need to have the Acronis boot disk to recover
your files from the image file created on the DVD

Duke

 

[duke]

HI,
I have been looking for some article or guidance how to make my windows and
drivers and other application to a bootable image (DVD) which is already
installed on my desktop PC (total used size of my C drive is 4.24GB). Like
most the laptop manufacturer preship the "restoration CD"

I used Acronis True image but this letting me to do the image in to other
partition of the drive(not on DVD), even if you burn the same it requires
Acronis boot disk first.

I am wondwering if something happens to my entire hard disk then there isno
use with created image on other partition.

How to make a bootable image of my entire harddisk on a DVD so that some
thing happens to my hard disk then, I can restore my windows ,drivers,
application to a different hard disk on the same pc.

Shan

Sorry, I was wrong about requiring a separate boot disk when restoring
files with Acronis.

If you look in the Tools \ Options \ Default Backup Options \ Media
Components :
check off the option "Place Acronis Full Version on Media" or "Place
Acronis One-Click Restore on Media"

By setting all these default settings to your liking, you won't have
to go thru them each time you do your backup with Acronis.
Personally I think Acronis True Image is the greatest thing since
sliced bread.

Good Luck........

Duke

 

[db]

you can create a boot
cd or preinstalltion cd
like with "barts pe"

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[Shan]

Thanks Duke, I think this is the best option by clicking " Acronis One-Click
Restore on Media" while making the backup; so the Acronis bootup/restore
contents will be copied to the same DVD - am I correct?

Thanks
Shan

 

[duke]

ThanksDuke, I think this is the best option by clicking " Acronis One-Click
Restore on Media" while making the backup; so the Acronis bootup/restore
contents will be copied to the same DVD - am I correct?

Thanks
Shan

Yes I believe that is correct, but as I never used that option so you
will have to try it to confirm.
I do my backups to an external hard drive in an Acronis Protected
Area, using the logic that it is unlikey that 2 hard drives will fail
at the same time, however not impossible.
Your concept provides a more secure backup.

Duke

 

[Bennett Marco]

I do my backups to an external hard drive in an Acronis Protected
Area, using the logic that it is unlikey that 2 hard drives will fail
at the same time, however not impossible.

Are you referring to the Acronis Protected Zone? If so, I was under
the impression that feature stores the backup on the SAME drive, but
in a hidden partition.

 

[Motort]

Yes I believe that is correct, but as I never used that option so you
will have to try it to confirm.
I do my backups to an external hard drive in an Acronis Protected
Area, using the logic that it is unlikey that 2 hard drives will fail
at the same time, however not impossible.
Your concept provides a more secure backup.

Duke

There is an Acronis news forum with lots of help and tutorials:>
http://forum.acronis.com/



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