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To: Judi Simpson who wrote (38952)1/23/2004 7:59:41 PM
From: thecow  Read Replies (1) of 110652
 
a way to make a backup of XP if you don't receive one with the computer?

Short answer...no

Long answer....yes, but you would have to have software such as drive image by powerquest. I have never used something like that so if I am wrong on this, somebody correct me. Did your machine not come with a system restore cd? If it did, you can restore to the factory setup with it and then make an image of it and save it to another hard drive or partition. Then if something goes haywire you can restore the image and be back up and running in 8-15 minutes. Some people make multiple images when they think their system is working as good as it can and that way they don't have to go all the way back to the start when something goes wrong.

Here's a Langa article that will tell you all about system backups.

langa.com
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