to buy OS flash@£35 or make my own

joe134

GunJack wrote: »

there is a program pre-installed on the new pc for you to create the recovery image of how the pc is straight "out of the box". Do this onto DVDs, keep them safe...

THEN, use macrium or other similar prog to take a disc image at any time later which will be of the pc at that time, so will include anything you've installed/saved/etc. since that first switch-on.

That any clearer ??

Thanks GunJack, that,s exactly what I wanted to hear. Just 1 thing , how much DVD space for W8 OS, do you think I need . or memory stick, any preference ?
I thought, there was a seperate one for "out of box" set up, without going online, and chancing importing infection.
Now I know it,s 2 seperate, things.
The first OS set up was my main concern, rather than pay currys £35.or, make my own.?
The you tube video of macrium, is not too clear, so need to practice, to be sure it,s right.
Will also follow DB,s rescue suggestion, was getting confused with the 2.Cheers both of you.
gonna download it to this pc, and practice.:beer:

joe134

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

And also do a system rescue disk too, it is minimal,relatively in terms of size but it allows you to access some of the windows tools, not least the ability to repair a borked boot sector and you can re-create this at any time (I have my W7 versions 32/64 bit on a small 2GB stick using Xboot but that is a different way of doing it ).

Cheers DB, gotcha now.
Does closed know you use xboot;;;not macrium, , but suppose you use both:-)