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    About recovery tools and HDD backup...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by slip023, Sep 19, 2007.

  1. slip023

    slip023 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I wanted to know if I can use any program to make a recovery like the one that is preinstalled in almost all HP computers, where you can simply select that partition and go back as if the computer was new with no CD needed.

    I was thinking on doing a clean XP install, install all drivers and some programs, and using "the tool", if it exists, to make something similar to what HP does instead of making multiple recovery CDs.

    Thanks!
     
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    I don't think there's a program, but you just have to create a partition and save a restore point in it.
     
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    slip023 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can anyone guide me through the process of saving a restore point in another partition? or can point me to an online guide? I'd really apreciate that

    Also, in case anything happens to the main drive, virus, etc, is it that easy as to select a different partition, and all info will be written to the main drive? or I'll be running Windows from the partition?
     
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  4. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    WHAT? A restore point is NOT the same thing as a backup that this person can use to restore a partiton, which is what the preson was asking for.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Sep 20, 2007
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    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Forget this restore point idea. A restore point is most assuredly NOT a complete copy of the partition, which is what you are asking for.

    I do have a possible solution for you. I do this on every machine I own. I partition the hard drive into 3 partitions. The first is an NTFS one, C: for the OS and programs. The second, also NTFS, D: where I store ALL data (MYDocuments folder, Favorites folder, Outlook PST files etc.) The third one is a FAT32 where I store a Ghost image of the C: drive. I use Norton Ghost to create this image. I have an older 2003 version but it works fine with Vista. To restore this image, you will need to boot from a CD with Ghost on it. So this method is not EXACTLY what you wanted, I know you asked for some way "with no CD needed".

    You might wonder why I make that third partition Fatt32, well the version of Ghost I have can read and write NTFS partitions but it can only store the image on a FAT32 partition.

    Gary
     
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