I have an Windows xp Home Edition..im updating my system and need to know how to back up my system in case something goes wrong?!
2006-11-18 09:46:06 · 4 answers · asked by FOXRACING 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The most convenient way is to backup your system using special software, such as Acronis True Image, to the CDs or DVDs. True Image has very friendly interface and I think that it won't take you a long to time to understand how it works. The latest versions of ATI can burn a CD or DVD but one can just use ATI 7 (free version) to create an image of a hard drive/of a partition on a hard drive and then just burn it to CD. However ATI 7 can just burn a bootable CD and in case your system fails you'll be able to boot from it just in minutes.
You can purchase the latest version of ATI here: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
Or download a free version of ATI here: http://www.acronis.com/mag/vnu-ati7
2006-11-18 22:07:14 · answer #1 · answered by S&H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simplest way is to buy an external HDD (hard disk drive) with software that does automatic backup. I know Maxtor made one, probably still do - I have one myself. You push a button and the computer, or whatever you've specified, is backed up to the drive.
Or you can buy a backup utility such as ghost (hard to use at first, but very effective once you've got the hang of it), or a competing product.
You can also contact you're computer vendor for a suggestion. As long as you keep track of the ticket number - they end up responsible, at least partly, if you end up screwed.
-dh
2006-11-18 17:58:19 · answer #2 · answered by delicateharmony 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can save your system on a CD. There should be a system called Recovery on My Computer where you can save the system.
2006-11-18 17:48:13 · answer #3 · answered by Julia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use Symantec GHOST. It can't run on NT based systems (XP, ME, 2000, NT) so boot your system into DOS first.
2006-11-18 17:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋