SonyaTheFox Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I have a question about restoring an entire Windows installation. Currently I'm using WinXP SP3 Professional, and ntbackup. I've made a backup tape that contains everything on C:, including the programs, settings, registry, etc... I've only had to totally restore it once. The actual restoration was quick and easy (only about 20 minutes and I didn't really have to do anything) but it was a pain because I had to reinstall Windows, re-enter the serial, network etc... (takes over an hour) just so I could run ntbackup to restore the data. Is there a way to do this without reinstalling Windows? Since the tape already contains all of the system files, etc... is there a way to do a total backup from the tape using the WinXP install CD or a boot disc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Why not have a look at Acronis?/>http://www.acronis.co.uk/homecomputing/products/trueimage/?source=uk_google&ad=ati&c=4378971294&k=acronis%20true%20image&gclid=CPiy9N6Ig6ACFVRm4wodoUL6MQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Why not have a look at Acronis?http://www.acronis.c...CFVRm4wodoUL6MQI would agree with pops wholeheartedly. Acronis is a great program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 The latest version of Acronis has the ability to convert a Windows backup to Acronis format - and vice versa.You can boot from the Acronis CD and restore from there - without needing Windows installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 This is the whole beauty of Acronis. The computer is restored to EXACTLY the state it was when to back up was made, and completely gets rid of problems which have started to occur. Go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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