I want to do a complete backup of my c drive not just the file but
everything. I would like to burn a cd and restore it to its orginal
state.
I tryed out TrueImage but that only had a 15day trail, it did what I
wanted it to do but I just can not afford to buy it.
I would rather prefer a graphic interface rather then command line.
So does anyone know of a program like this I have looked at lot of
program but all I have looked at only do files or folders not complete
drive.
Unlike typical backup programs that copy files, DrvImagerXP makes
backups (image files) of NTFS and FAT32 drive partition structures (as
well as floppy disks), for the Windows 2000/XP operating systems, by
copying, byte-for-byte, the drive partition sectors. And when not using
file compression, can do this very quickly, much faster than copying
files.
You'll never have to install your operating system again! You can
install it, make all your option changes and get it just right, then use
DrvImagerXP to create a partition image that you could name "Fresh
Install". If you need to go back to a brand new fresh installation of
your operating system, you can restore the partition using the "Fresh
Install" image in just a few minutes.
You can make partition images of different operating systems and swap
them in and out at will!
Save floppy disk images for faster copying, or for archives.
Save the image file as multiple zipped files.
Span an image file over multiple CDs/DVDs.
Though not as powerful and flexible as "Drive Image" or "Ghost" drive
imaging programs, the simplicity, yet powerful capabilities of
DrvImagerXP make it the favorite choice for many.
DrvImagerXP is freeware! Pass it around! Give it to your friends! Let me
know what you think of it!
Unlike typical backup programs that copy files, DrvImagerXP makes
backups (image files) of NTFS and FAT32 drive partition structures (as
well as floppy disks), for the Windows2000/XP operating systems, by
copying, byte-for-byte, and very quickly, the drive partition sectors.
The backup image file is an exact reproduction of the entire drive
partition.
DrvImagerXP takes a snapshot of your drive partition, saving every
aspect of that partition, so later if you want your partition exactly
like it was the moment you took that snapshot, you can restore it back
to that point in time in minutes, much faster than with file backups.
http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32/drvimagerxpsetup_2.2.html
Partition Saving is a DOS program that is used to save, restore and copy
hard-drive, partitions, floppy disk and DOS devices.
With this program you could save all data on a partition to a file (such
as you could save this file on a CD for example). Then if something goes
wrong, you can completely restore the partition from the backup file.
You no longer have to reinstall every piece of software from scratch.
All you have to do is restore the partition from the backup file and
then update any software that was modified since the backup was created.
Note: Beware of software which installs or modifies files on multiple
partitions (e.g. Windows programs which update the registry or
DLLs that may be on other partitions). If one partition is saved
or restored, you must include others (otherwise, inconsistencies
could prevent software from running).
Partition Saving is able to compress data (using the gzip compression
algorithm) and split it up into several files (e.g. if you need to save
a 2 Gb partition onto a CD, this can be done by compressing it and, if
necessary, splitting it up into 650 Mb files). Most partition types are
supported. In the case of FAT (12, 16 and 32), ext2 and NTFS partitions,
you can choose between saving all sectors or in-use sectors only.
http://www.partition-saving.com/