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max
Joined: 13 May 2008
austria | | hi,
thanx for this programm !
i would like to setup my system newly and then configure all progs like i want to.
then i want to write a image so i can always get back to this "perfect" version of my win xp.
so how can i do this with this programm ?
thanx a bunch for helping out
so long
max |
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Roadkil
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
South Australia | | Hi there.. you certainly can use disk image for this but it wil image the entire drive and not just the area with your new files.. You could of course ZIP this image up for later use but it will be very large.. Not really sure what i can suggest is the best way to go about this.. on older version of windows like 98 you could use unstoppable copier and just copy all the files and permissions to another place and copy them back.. XP has made things a bit more tricky!
If you do the image let me know how it goes!
Cheers
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max
Joined: 13 May 2008
austria | | hi roadkil, thanx for your post
"you certainly can use disk image for this but it wil image the entire drive and not just the area with your new files.. "
this is ok i think.
i just set up my system completely new and then install all the service packs and programms that i need.
then i would store this very big image on an external hdd...so space is not that problem - my question is how to launch this image if i have a system crash.
ive made myself an ultimate boot cd for win xp
http://www.ubcd4win.com/ but i dont know how to could launch the image.
thank u
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Roadkil
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
South Australia | | All you need to do is boot off your boot cd and run disk image again and reverse the procedure... simply "write" the image instead of "storing" it.. Im assuming your boot CD lets you run standard windows programs??
Let me know if you need more information!
Cheers :) |
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Quan-Time
Joined: 2 Jun 2008
Trash bin | | Just thought I would add my 2c worth.
Look into "BartPE" as a boot device. Its fairly small (under 100meg) and will run off a USB stick if your motherboard supports it. It doesnt effect your system at all, it runs totally off the stick. have a copy of roadkil's image tool on there, and you should be good to go.
You can format the HDD (C:\) from the BartPE system, and then just image everything back. Hope this helps.
PS: you owe me a beer roady, for answering questions. |
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