2006-10-27 08:28:10 · 4 answers · asked by thomas d 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I would say yes you need some sort of back up. System recovery is okay until your hard disk dies, which has happened to me, then it's of no use at all. Luckily I had an image using 'Drive Image' software. This allowed me to replace the HD, restore the image and my PC was back exactly the way it was before. All the tweaks and adjustments you've made to 'Windows' or other programs, contained in your back up, over the years are all intact. The good thing about imaging software is that it drops to DOS to create the image therefore it makes a complete image of every file in that partition as opposed to windows own back up tool which cannot back up the files that windows needs to run it.
I always make a back up to a seperate partition and copy it to CD-RW or DVD-RW before I make any major changes to my system or install any software that I'm unsure of. This way you can undo any changes you've made very easily.
Hope this helps.
2006-10-27 12:25:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you absolute need it? No. Should you have it? It depends. Norton Ghost creates an image of your entire hard drive. You can restore it by copying the image on to the same or another hard drive. It is by far the easiest way to both backup and restore your hard drive. You can use Windows XP's recovery console and/or Windows' Backup program but both these programs are relatively harder to use. In fact, by default, neither the recovery console nor Windows backup are installed. Even Microsoft does not have faith in their own products (I am just being sarcastic). You have to manually install them from your Windows Installation CD. My recommendation, if you don't want to deal with the intricacy of restoring your hard drive with Windows recovery console then Norton Ghost is a very good choice.
2006-10-27 09:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the system recovery disk will do the job of returning your system to original settings, you will be formatting the C partition of your drive and will lose any information you have on there.
2006-10-27 08:34:03 · answer #3 · answered by Bladerunner (Dave) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all.
2006-10-27 08:36:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋