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Pegasus \(MVP\) Wrote:
> "ICN_OK" cobra1030@hanmail.net wrote in message
> news:1127353922.685674.302040@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...-
> Hello, I read some articles you've posted about booting from an
> external USB HDD.
>
> Although it is possible to boot, I also read installing XP on
> external
> USB HDD is impossible.
>
> so My question is ...
> Can I use Ghost or something to INSTALL(kind of) XP on the external
> drive?
> (I have few experience with Ghost, so I do not remember.)
>
> I want to prepare a spare HDD for my notebook.
>
> Thanks.
> -
>
> You can certainly use an imaging product such as Ghost to create
> a carbon copy of your hard disk on an external disk. However,
> when it comes to booting then you must install this disk internally.
>
> Your basic idea is excellent. You should consider these points:
> - Instead of creating an image disk, consider creating an image
> file (which you park on the external disk). This gives you the
> opportunity of storing other things on that disk too, e.g. a second
> image file six months down the track.
> - Make sure to go through a full recovery exercise when setting
> up this process. If you don't then you can't be sure that it will
> work when the crunch comes.
Hello!
I agree with Pegasus!
I think that make an image file of system is more useful and safely.
As for me I always use 'system backup software'
(http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/) (mainly
Acronis True Image).
I create full backup once a month, and every day I did encremantal
backup, but till this week Acronis released new version that allows:
differential backups capture the changes made since your last full
backup.
I've just tried it, and it seems save more free space and needs less
time.
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