Question : Mirror Hard Drive

I am running Windows XP Pro on my Lenovo laptop.  I read that having a complete "mirror image" of my C:/ drive is a good idea, since I would be able to boot from it if my drive crashes.  I have several external USB external drives lying around that are at least as big as my main laptop drive, which is only 80GB.  What is the best way to go about creating a "mirror image" of my hard drive?

Thank you,

Phil Simmons

Answer : Mirror Hard Drive

Hi,
   You can use a third party backup utility by the name of .acronis software. It simplifies the job and is reliable . I personally use the same for my computer.

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

Steps on  how to backup using acronis
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/supportfiles/acronis_bootable_usb_hd.pdf

You can also use the windows xp default backup utility to do the job. The link for the same is
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_03july14.mspx


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