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I regularly take copies of my own user data but I now want to protect my
entire pc against a hard disk failure.
I have bought a 160GB external hard disk and I want to know what is the best
approach for protecting against failure of my c: drive.
Should I use the Windows XP Pro Backup utility and store the backup file on
the external drive and create a rescue disk? If so, how do I instruct my pc
to restore from this backup if my c: drive has failed and I have replaced it
with a new internal hard disk?
Should I make a mirror image copy of my c: drive on the external drive? How
do I do this (just copy all of the files?) and how do I tell my pc to boot
from this drive if my hard disk fails (as I won't have a rescue disk)?
Some advice on the best way to protect my pc would be appreciated.
Thank you
I regularly take copies of my own user data but I now want to protect my
entire pc against a hard disk failure.
I have bought a 160GB external hard disk and I want to know what is the best
approach for protecting against failure of my c: drive.
Should I use the Windows XP Pro Backup utility and store the backup file on
the external drive and create a rescue disk? If so, how do I instruct my pc
to restore from this backup if my c: drive has failed and I have replaced it
with a new internal hard disk?
Should I make a mirror image copy of my c: drive on the external drive? How
do I do this (just copy all of the files?) and how do I tell my pc to boot
from this drive if my hard disk fails (as I won't have a rescue disk)?
Some advice on the best way to protect my pc would be appreciated.
Thank you