I bought a Maxtor Onetouch III external disk for use in backup, but it seems
to NOT to support backing up the C:|Windows directory. While I could
re-install XP using CDs that came with my computer I would not want to have
to download all the updates again.

I am considering buying a backup program such as Retrospect 7.5.  Will it
allow me to backup the c:\Windows directory?  If not are there any other
suggestions? Thanks.

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"Charles Hottel" <chottel@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>I bought a Maxtor Onetouch III external disk for use in backup, but it seem
s to NOT to support backing up the
>C:|Windows directory. While I could re-install XP using CDs that came with 
my computer I would not want to
>have to download all the updates again.
>
> I am considering buying a backup program such as Retrospect 7.5.  Will it 
allow me to backup the c:\Windows
> directory?  If not are there any other suggestions? Thanks.
>

I use Norton Ghost 9 to make whole Images of my C drive and back them up dir
ectly to an external hard
drive. Full or incremental Images can be scheduled daily, weekly, monthly. I
 have been using this method for a
couple of years now. I have used the images to do full restores numerous tim
es after running into problems
after installing software or windows updates or being infected with a virus 
or trojan. You can even restore
individual files from these backups. Don't just do backups do Images on a re
gular basis. Norton Ghost 10 is
now available but I've yet to purchase a copy.

Rick

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On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:48:43 GMT, "Charles Hottel"
<chottel@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I bought a Maxtor Onetouch III external disk for use in backup, but it seem
s
>to NOT to support backing up the C:|Windows directory. While I could
>re-install XP using CDs that came with my computer I would not want to have
>to download all the updates again.
>
>I am considering buying a backup program such as Retrospect 7.5.  Will it
>allow me to backup the c:\Windows directory?  If not are there any other
>suggestions? Thanks.
>

I use Acronis True Image to copy my whole C drive to an external
drive.

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Thanks to all for the suggestions

"Shel" <scs@XXXieee.org> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:48:43 GMT, "Charles Hottel"
> <chottel@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>
> I use Acronis True Image to copy my whole C drive to an external
> drive.

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