Backing Up XP to another Hard Drive

[Steve Elliott]

I wish to backup the entire contents of drive C, including the operating
system (Win XP Home), by copying to another hard drive already installed.
Are there any files which should be omitted, ie: swap files etc. Pointers,
suggestions welcome on this.

Thanks.

Steve.

[Steve Elliott]

Thanks for the info,

Where can I get a copy of BootItNG ? Downloadable ? As I'm using Win XP, I
assume this once copied, the new partition wouldn't be treated as a new
installation ? Thinking Win XP activation might get a little confused !

Steve.

"Kent W. England [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> I think BootItNG with its partition copy feature would be better than
> Image for Windows. He could boot from the other drive at will, if the
> original drive is damaged or unbootable. With Image, you have to restore
> to the original drive or replace the original drive and restore. I don't
> think you can boot the drive where the images are stored. Correct me if
> I am wrong -- I haven't used Image because I use BootItNG. I forget
> which you use.
>
> --
> Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
>
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> Hi Steve,
>
> Take a look at:
>
> Image for Windows
> www.terabyteunlimited.com
>
> "Steve Elliott" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I wish to backup the entire contents of drive C, including the
> > operating
> > system (Win XP Home), by copying to another hard drive already
> > installed.
> > Are there any files which should be omitted, ie: swap files etc.
> > Pointers,
> > suggestions welcome on this.
>

[Steve Elliott]

Thanks for the info,

Where can I get a copy of BootItNG ? Downloadable ? As I'm using Win XP, I
assume this once copied, the new partition wouldn't be treated as a new
installation ? Thinking Win XP activation might get a little confused !

Steve.

"Kent W. England [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> I think BootItNG with its partition copy feature would be better than
> Image for Windows. He could boot from the other drive at will, if the
> original drive is damaged or unbootable. With Image, you have to restore
> to the original drive or replace the original drive and restore. I don't
> think you can boot the drive where the images are stored. Correct me if
> I am wrong -- I haven't used Image because I use BootItNG. I forget
> which you use.
>
> --
> Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
>
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> Hi Steve,
>
> Take a look at:
>
> Image for Windows
> www.terabyteunlimited.com
>
> "Steve Elliott" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I wish to backup the entire contents of drive C, including the
> > operating
> > system (Win XP Home), by copying to another hard drive already
> > installed.
> > Are there any files which should be omitted, ie: swap files etc.
> > Pointers,
> > suggestions welcome on this.
>