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**Leonard Grey[_3_]**

You're on the right track.
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

bobnrobin wrote:
Thank you, Leonard Grey, for taking the time to reply.
Checked the link, Thanks. Thinking that first need is to try "absorbing"
the info in the User Guide more fully. Then, can maybe ask "good questions".
Thanks, again.
bobnrobin

"Leonard Grey" wrote:

Acronis True Image User Forum
http://forum.acronis.com/forums/acro...ue-image-forum
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

bobnrobin wrote:
Greetings,
3rd try a "charm"??? Hope so..
Read the posts started 9-21 by Teflon. Very helpful - Thanks. Need
additional help for my situation, please and thank you.
System is WPXHome, Sp2, dialup IC. Just purchased 1st Ext. HD, No prior
exp. with EHD. Seagate FreeAgent Desk, USB2, 1TB, with software for XP
preloaded - supposedly based on Acronis TI. Also just purchased Acronis TI
11 Home. System recognizes drive as F:.
Want to make Exact copy of Entire drive C: - OS, Progs., Apps, Archived
mail, pics., music, folders files, etc. - In short Everything. Approx. 20gb
size.
Should I use the preloaded software or ATI to accomplish?
Should I make a boot disk, how and when?
Set a restore point before copying?
Defrag C: before?
"Disk Manager" for F: has setting for time to run before going into energy
save mode - how much time might be needed to clone 20+gb?
Lots of ??, I know, but this copy needs to be made before I try to
DL/Install some of the new "Live" stuff MSN dropped. And, as stated, never
dealt with an EHD and I don't want to make mistakes - want to do it right the
lst time. Did go to the Seagate and Acronis forums -some help, but not enuf.

Any and all help and advice will be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
bobnrobin