Lil'
Sat Mar 08 08:01:01 PST 2008
"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
news:OMhw9%23JgIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> "William R. Cousert" <admin@mousepoopNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:Ol9kTZJgIHA.1132@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I am about to reformat my hard drive and reinstall everything YET AGAIN.
>>Seems like I do it at least once a year.
>>
>> Is it possible to create a Restore DVD, similar to the CD's that come
>> with most new computers, that has xp and my applications and service
>> packs preinstalled?
>>
>> I'm tired of spending nearly a day just reinstalling my software.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Once you get your computer setup exactly as you want it, use an imaging
> program such as Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost to create an image of
> your system. You can store the image files on an external hard drive or
> DVDs. You can update the image on a regular basis. The next time you feel
> the need to wipe everything out, you have an image that can be restored in
> minutes.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
Just a note on storing image files on DVD. You're probably going to use ISO
9600 format on the DVD so the imaging recovery program can "see" the image.
ISO 9600 is limited to 2GB filesize, less overhead.
--
Dave
My vote in this primary was for the lesser
of many evils...