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Hi,

I am wthinking of bakcing up my entire pc. I have software that came with the pc Roxio creater. Is this the procedure:

Back up pc
do a system restore [factory settings]
then put the disc in and restore to how it was before? Anything else involved?

Thanks
MS
Regards,

Money Saver

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  • mdbarber
    mdbarber Posts: 1,116 Forumite
    Why do a system restore?
    Only downside i can see to that procedure is if the image wasn't perfect you will end up with a flawed restore..
    Best back up system and restore on to another hdd to test image creation before relying on it.
    Sorry don't know that software so can't advise on that part.
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  • Money_Saver
    Money_Saver Posts: 364 Forumite
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    mdbarber wrote: »
    Why do a system restore?
    Only downside i can see to that procedure is if the image wasn't perfect you will end up with a flawed restore..
    Best back up system and restore on to another hdd to test image creation before relying on it.
    Sorry don't know that software so can't advise on that part.
    Sorry I meant to say Restore to Factory settings. I dont have another HDD to test it on.
    Regards,

    Money Saver

  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Sorry I meant to say Restore to Factory settings.

    Still the same logic though. If you've got an image you're restoring to then why do essentially two restores (factory setting restore and then your saved image restore)? The image restore is (should be) the entire image. Nothing else needs to be done.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • iviv
    iviv Posts: 572 Forumite
    For doing a complete drive image, I hear lots of good things about Norton Ghost, if you don't mind paying.
  • Money_Saver
    Money_Saver Posts: 364 Forumite
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    Still the same logic though. If you've got an image you're restoring to then why do essentially two restores (factory setting restore and then your saved image restore)? The image restore is (should be) the entire image. Nothing else needs to be done.
    Because of all the software which i have, and updates etc etc
    Regards,

    Money Saver

  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Because of all the software which i have, and updates etc etc

    Nope, I still don't get it. You're still essentially overwriting the factory restore image with your saved image which is surely no different than overwriting ANYTHING with your saved image. The image (if it is a disc image) has everything, software, drivers, updates etc anyway.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
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