Ghost, acronis, and maybe some linux solutions may work. I used to like norton goback. It isn't too hard to use Microsoft's NTbackup either. You have it already. Unless the system is totally hosed it can restore it to an exact state. Playing to the angels Les Paul (1915-2009)

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Acronis... Ill see if i can get that..... Couple dvds... yeah i know.. But my ultimate question is this.... So if i made an image of his HD and put it on the dvds.... If lets say his system crashed and wouldn't allow him to get back into windows... i could then just boot from the image i made and copy it over to the HD and itll be good as new??? Plus i was wondering if you guys post a link to a tutorial of doin this.... That explains what it is i want to do exactly.... Thanks... Later

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wanderer kinda has the idea... I want an exact copy of the windows the way it is now... All apps installed... Then if one day the system goes down or its so messed up that anything you do inside of windows doesnt work (cause its packed with viruses)... All he has to do is set to boot from CD and do a few steps... and BAM!!! Windows is back... good as new.

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Deep freeze is probably the simplest recovery for the user. But if you use Acronis, you boot from the Acronis CD and follow the instructions to create an image on an optical drive(s), or external hard drive. It's pretty straightforward. Then when the system crashes, or the hard drive dies, you boot from the Acronis CD, follow the instructions and it will restore the system from the image.

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So i would have to get the Acronis boot cd and it would create an image... I got 2 partitions.. So i could make the image on the D: partition.. Then i could burn a dvd that has the ACRONIS cd and the image, then boot from the DVD and restore it to it current state as it is right now..? (Fresh Install) Is there a tutorial u could recommend?

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Why don't you want to boot from the Acronis CD to restore the image? It's very simple, a tutorial is not necessary. You just boot from the Acronis CD and follow the directions.

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With Acronis. You can create an image of C & save to D. But if your hard drive goes tits up, Tough. Best to create an image, of C OR the complete hard drive & save to Usb. But you need to create a bootable cd, Or, I have just discovered, you can create a one click recovery to dvd's, but the number of dvd's obviously, depends on the disk useage. This, means, you create a bootable dvd with the image on it. Tutorials http://www.whatsabyte.com/P1/Acroni... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFdc... UK MP's are thieving scumbags. EU members are worse.

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Being an ibm guy so I think this is funny, but what you describe fits buying a MAC more than a Windows machine.

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We never had this problem on DEC systems. You had two disks. One had a write protect switch set on. It was always "as installed" unless someone changed the switch. . Playing to the angels Les Paul (1915-2009)

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i have a acer aspire m1201 with a 320 gb sata hd and would like to know how to make a backup on the same disk for if my pc messes up again . one where i can boot right from startup in the boot menu options ?

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im not looking for those fancy norton ghost crap i just want to make a simple bootable backup of my current windows xp im on right now

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lol . i used to have a ibm . know where your coming from . pc always lags on cheezy games . so how do i make a bootable partion from the software xp gives you without having to get any gay norton s--- (norton SUCKKKKS ass it messed up my pc and slowws it down lol

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how does this messege board work danget . anyone on line ?

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so anyone know how to create a bootable backup on the same hd

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Yes, use Acronis to make a secure zone, ie an image on a separate partition. There is no way, apart from using imaging software. Google for a tutorial. I can't post a link, my company blocks certain websites. UK MP's are thieving scumbags. EU members are worse.

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Its not secure zone, its Startup Recovery Manager UK MP's are thieving scumbags. EU members are worse.

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