Paul Dormer wrote:


"Bruce J. Richman" emitted :

Also, if either this software or some other that can essentially make a
"copy"
of the entire hard drive is available, please let me know. I seem to recall
reading a newspaper article about several different "ghosting" or "imaging"
(I
think those were the terms) programs that essentially can make a "copy" of
the
entire hard drive, including programs needed to boot up the computer.
Unfortunately, I do not recall the programs being referenced.

Bruce, I use a pre-Semantic, 1998 version of Ghost (beta no less!) to
back up my operating system partition (non-NTFS) after a clean install
- for quick recovery to a clean position. I then back up all 'user
data' once a day (not just increments) using Nero. This is a fairly
simple way of doing things that does require some rebuilding in the
case of a comprehensive crash (ie. software and updates need
reinstalling), but OTOH it's good to start afresh every once in a
while anyhow.



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Thanks for the informatin, Paul. I shall carefully research and consider your
suggestions. I've been relatively lucky so far with no computer crashes or
hard drive failures, but I don't wish to tempt fate indefinitely. Therefore I
plan to implement some protective backup procedures in the near future.



Bruce J. Richman