XP home backup

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Hi there,
How should I backup my XP home machine in order to restore the
operating system and applications if it crashes? Especially if I have
an OEM preinstalled version and no media.
Thanks a lot, T
 
Tester said:
Hi there,
How should I backup my XP home machine in order to restore the
operating system and applications if it crashes?
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My advice: get yourself a good external USB or firewire hard drive and a
copy of Acronis TrueImage Home 11....it's imaging software that will back up
not only your data, but all your applications and your operating system.
It's a pleasure to use. You can order Acronis online & download it -
www.acronis.com. I'm a huge fan of this for home/standalone machines....
Especially if I have
an OEM preinstalled version and no media.
Thanks a lot, T
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If you have no OS reinstallation media or a branded "recovery disk" that
will return your computer to it's factory default build, the manufacturer
may have given you a hidden recovery partition on your hard drive. That
won't help you if your hard drive explodes, however...you might check with
them as to how you can create/burn a CD if that's possible. Or perhaps
they'll let you order one for a pittance. You really need to have one!
 
Tester said:
Hi there,
How should I backup my XP home machine in order to restore the
operating system and applications if it crashes? Especially if I have
an OEM preinstalled version and no media.
Thanks a lot, T
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Use an imaging product such as Acronis TrueImage.
 
Lanwench said:
My advice: get yourself a good external USB or firewire hard drive
and a copy of Acronis TrueImage Home 11....it's imaging software that
will back up not only your data, but all your applications and your
operating system. It's a pleasure to use. You can order Acronis
online & download it - www.acronis.com. I'm a huge fan of this for
home/standalone machines....

If you have no OS reinstallation media or a branded "recovery disk"
that will return your computer to it's factory default build, the
manufacturer may have given you a hidden recovery partition on your
hard drive. That won't help you if your hard drive explodes,
however...you might check with them as to how you can create/burn a
CD if that's possible. Or perhaps they'll let you order one for a
pittance. You really need to have one!
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But, a properly created disk image would negate that need; it creates it for
you basically. The only real limitation is that the drive it's installed to
has to be as big as, or bigger, than the one the image was made for.
Make the image, copy it to DVD's, and go about your business. Then
define and use a decent backup strategy for the future. You won't be sorry
and you'll never spend double-digit hours getting your machine to work
again.

Pop`
 
Poprivet said:
But, a properly created disk image would negate that need; it creates
it for you basically. The only real limitation is that the drive
it's installed to has to be as big as, or bigger, than the one the
image was made for. Make the image, copy it to DVD's, and go about
your business. Then define and use a decent backup strategy for the
future. You won't be
sorry and you'll never spend double-digit hours getting your machine
to work again.

Pop`
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I still want my installation media, in addition to my own image backups.
That's just my preference.
 
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