How to create an image of the system drive C:

I am working on my sons computer, which has two HDD's and the OS is XP Home version. How do I create an image of drive C: and put it on the extra HDD?. If I need to download a module that will allow me to create and restore an image,where do I get it? I understand that the Home version does not have an image capability but it can be added..

 

Your best bet would be to get Acronis True Image to image your disc.

 

I am usingg Acronis in my computer, W7, and like it. My son's computer is an XP Home and he doesn't want to spend the money on buying.
I understand that the higher versions of XP has a way to create images and that the module can be installed in a Home version.

Bill

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_7199468_make-disk-image-windows-xp.html

maybe this will help read the resources also

 

Elizebeth23,
Thanks for your help. I have been experimenting with Macrium Reflect on my W7 computer and like it. So much that I paid the $39 for it. So I installed the free version on my son's WXP computer. The only thing (I need and use) that the free version lacks is to delete old backups. I can do that manually.

The support I received from Acronis sucks. That's the main reason I switched to Macrium.
Bill

 

I am surprised to hear about the poor support from Acronis.
It is highly recommended by other contributors, I personnally just reinstall the whole OS instead of creating an image since I do not have any extra money to purchase the system and the free one does not create an image.

I did try Macrium free one time but could not boot the image created. Hopefullly you will have better luck.

 

Elizabeth23,
I had good luck with the free one. Was able to create an image AND restore it. So I am using the free Macrium Reflect on two machines, one W7 and the other XP AND am able to restore on both. I bought Macrium for my W7.
Bill

 

I am new here, and a user not a techie, so my advice comes with that caveat.
I bought an Avantec caddy, I unplug my HDD (case is always open)
plop it in the caddy, add the blank extra HDD and "copy"

Took 47 minutes to copy my C drive sector by sector.
Perhaps check it out online.
Look for Nexstar HDD duplicator.

PS I have 28 subsidiary programs aboard, so the caddy gets around the problem of reinstalling software.

Be aware! the disk where the C drive is copied to, loses all/any data be very careful.