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    Making a Bootable Hard Drive Image

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Namadoor, Aug 25, 2006.

  1. Namadoor

    Namadoor Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am planning to do a clean install for my notebook and add the necessary software, drivers, and patches. After doing this I want to take a full disk image and burn it to DVD. I would like this DVD image to be bootable. The reason for this is so I will be able to quickly restore my computer to that point if I should need to again (which is more than likely - I'm bad at installing lots of stuff on my computer).

    What software (preferably free, but I look at others to) can I use to create this disk image?

    Thanks!
     
    Namadoor, Aug 25, 2006
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  2. nicolin

    nicolin Notebook Geek

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    Basically you would need Norton Ghost (a DOS version, like Ghost 2003 or Ghost 10) and possibly some CD/DVD burning software.
     
    nicolin, Aug 25, 2006
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Acronis TrueImage 9.0 > Ghost
     
    saturnotaku, Aug 25, 2006
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    ramian Notebook Consultant

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    ramian, Aug 25, 2006
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