Disc/Backup Problem

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John M Carter

I'm using Acronis as my backup software for a WinXP Prof system, but cannot
backup C:\ drive - it gets through about 35% and then seizes because of what
apperars to be a disc fault of some kind.I've also tried using the WinXP
disc 'Cleanup' with the same effect. My question is, and I'm probably
missing something simple here, how can I backup/copy C:\ drive to another
partition to enable me to re-format C:\ and then restore/copy data onto C:\
again to enable it to boot up without losing any data.
 
You are having problems with your winxp instalation?
If there are problems then copying the installation will only likely copy
the problems

I have found that Acronis TI can fail if your memory is iffy
www.memtest.org has a memory testing utility, run it for several hours
Your hard disk manufacturer will have a disk checking utility available on
their site
 

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