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How do you make a Copy of Windows XP?

  • How do i make a Copy of Windows XP, so if my hard drive fails then i can get a new drive and then copy it back on to it but how do i do it. I have not got any reboot disk to go to restore the computer to as brand new. Do i go to: My Computer, Local Disk and copy Windows to a Disk and if i format my hard drive will it reinstall automatically when i restart the computer or will not when i put the cd in the cd rom drive. Can u show me how i do it? Thank u people.

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    I would first check things out with my computer vendor... Dell, HP, etc. If you can not resolve your issue with them I would: 1) use Driver Genius Pro to backup my drivers to a .exe file 2) borrow an OEM copy of your version of XP from a friend and copy it, you paid for licensing since you have a COA sticker on your computer There is another way... if you are happy with the way your system is setup at the moment and you system is clean from virus & spyware, I would use a backup/clone program such as Norton Ghost or Acronics software to make a copy of your hard drive. You'll need an external hard drive to keep this on for future use. Before I do extensive work on a computer, I often Ghost it so I don't lose the clients' data.

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the simplest way is to get norton ghost or acronis trueimage and create a backup snapshot of your hard drive. You can then reimage a new drive should your old one fail. This will copy and exact setup of your XP install including personal files etc With most manufacturers who do not supply disks there is often a hidden recovery partition on the hard drive to restore your machine back to factory install condition, and some give you the option of creating a set of recovery disks. If you have this you could use this to create a recovery set. I would check your manual

David

You can make an iso image of the whole harddrive, even with all your programs you have installed with a program called Acronis True Image, if your computer crashes you just run the dvd set which you have made and it will completly restore everything, but this program is not free.

Jeezers

use nero or similar software. cd/dvd re writer and run make a copy of disk and walla your done. you are allowed to make back up copie's of window's software in case you damage the original.

a_cupidstunt

Back up the computer to CDs if some thing goes wrong just restore it sue the cd's down load the software from this site. http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads-image-for-windows.htm

Adnan Sallam

you can do two things 1. Backup ur system by going into control panel 2. Use Nero.

BK

doggy dog I

go to system tools and see if you can make recovery or retsore disks

David R

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