Newbie question about creating 'fresh install' backup.

[dave]

Here's what I'd like to do:

Install Windows XP (Pro), all my vital drivers, a couple of 'must have' apps
and set up my internet settings.

Once I have done all that, before I continue to install all my other
software I would like to create a backup of the current install so that
should I have to reformat etc. in the future I simply need to pop in a CD
backup of my fresh install backup. This will save the tiresome job of going
through the Windows set-up, reinstalling drivers etc.

Is there some easy to use, no frills *safe* software that will allow this
newbie to do this?

Thanks,

David.

 

[bobo]

Buy a 2nd hard drive and purchase something like Drive Image. You can then
make an image of your XP disk that can be restored very quickly should the
XP disk fail.

 

[Malke]

Here's what I'd like to do:

Install Windows XP (Pro), all my vital drivers, a couple of 'must
have' apps and set up my internet settings.

Once I have done all that, before I continue to install all my other
software I would like to create a backup of the current install so
that should I have to reformat etc. in the future I simply need to pop
in a CD
backup of my fresh install backup. This will save the tiresome job of
going through the Windows set-up, reinstalling drivers etc.

Is there some easy to use, no frills *safe* software that will allow
this newbie to do this?

Yes, this is easily done with third-party software such as Norton Ghost,
DriveImage, or BootItNg. Go to each software mftr.'s website and read
about their program. The best value is BING, but it isn't exactly
newbie-friendly. I haven't ever used DI, but Ghost has worked well for
me many times.

Malke

 

[mark]

-----Original Message-----
Here's what I'd like to do:

Install Windows XP (Pro), all my vital drivers, a couple of 'must have' apps
and set up my internet settings.

Once I have done all that, before I continue to install all my other
software I would like to create a backup of the current install so that
should I have to reformat etc. in the future I simply need to pop in a CD
backup of my fresh install backup. This will save the tiresome job of going
through the Windows set-up, reinstalling drivers etc.

Is there some easy to use, no frills *safe* software that will allow this
newbie to do this?

Thanks,

David.


i would invest in a small internal or external hard

drive for backup. i could not find anything that would
backup windows xp on cd

 

[Alex Nichol]

Yes, this is easily done with third-party software such as Norton Ghost,
DriveImage, or BootItNg. Go to each software mftr.'s website and read
about their program. The best value is BING, but it isn't exactly
newbie-friendly.

Image for Windows, from the same site as BING (www.bootitng.com) is only
for making images like this, but is a great deal friendlier. And will
produce a set of CDs (or even better DVDs) which can be booted directly
for the restore

 

[Brian C]

I use Norton’s ghost from system works pro 2003-no updates.
However it is not simple. (It took trial & error) And plenty of
cd-roms. Remember to backup all your drivers. Also Burn I386 folder
on to the cd. Make sure you can boot up you cd drive from a boot
disk. You can test it with a windows 98 bootdisk from bootdisk.com