How to create a full c: drive image -> & put it in NTFS bootable D

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Dear all,

as titled!
1. how to create a full C: drive image ?
2. how to create a bootable DVD so that after boot, the NTFS drives can be
seen? And then recover C: using the saved disk image?

Thanks for any kind of help!

Rgds,
 
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You can't do what you want, not all at once. Many drive imaging programs
can create a full image of your operating system, but none of them will then
let you boot into it and use it. Nor can you boot up the image DVD and
explorer it. The best you can do is make an image that can be browsed and
viewed while Windows is running, or booted and restored from if something
fails.

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Dear Richard,

Thanks for your advise!

What I want to do is that :
-> if my Vista is crashed totally and cannot run properly or even cannot be
boot into the Vista screen,
-> then I need to have a boot DVD that can recover the saved Vista image (in
one or more DVD) into C:

Great thanks if you can give some introductions or links on how to make this
bootable DVD!

Rgds,


Richard G. Harper said:
You can't do what you want, not all at once. Many drive imaging programs
can create a full image of your operating system, but none of them will then
let you boot into it and use it. Nor can you boot up the image DVD and
explorer it. The best you can do is make an image that can be browsed and
viewed while Windows is running, or booted and restored from if something
fails.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


JMY said:
Dear all,

as titled!
1. how to create a full C: drive image ?
2. how to create a bootable DVD so that after boot, the NTFS drives can be
seen? And then recover C: using the saved disk image?

Thanks for any kind of help!

Rgds,
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Richard G. Harper said:
You can't do what you want, not all at once. Many drive imaging programs
can create a full image of your operating system, but none of them will
then let you boot into it and use it. Nor can you boot up the image DVD
and explorer it. The best you can do is make an image that can be browsed
and viewed while Windows is running, or booted and restored from if
something fails.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


JMY said:
Dear all,

as titled!
1. how to create a full C: drive image ?
2. how to create a bootable DVD so that after boot, the NTFS drives can
be
seen? And then recover C: using the saved disk image?

Thanks for any kind of help!

Rgds,
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If you don't own an imaging program, you may be eligible for a free OEM
version of Acronis True Image, if you own a Seagate or Western Digital hard
drive. Seagate has "Disk Wizard" and WD uses "MaxBlast5". They are available
for download at there respective web sites. Both will image your C drive and
let you create a boot disk for restoring this image. I use Acronis TI myself
and can format, install an image and recover from a corrupted Vista
installation and be back at the desktop in 10 or 12 minutes.

m
 
Most decent imaging programs have this ability. For example, look at Image
for Windows/Image for DOS from http://www.bootitng.com - you can try this
for free and see if it meets your needs. It can back up from either Windows
or a bootable DOS device and create bootable restore DVDs.

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* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
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JMY said:
Dear Richard,

Thanks for your advise!

What I want to do is that :
-> if my Vista is crashed totally and cannot run properly or even cannot
be
boot into the Vista screen,
-> then I need to have a boot DVD that can recover the saved Vista image
(in
one or more DVD) into C:

Great thanks if you can give some introductions or links on how to make
this
bootable DVD!

Rgds,


Richard G. Harper said:
You can't do what you want, not all at once. Many drive imaging programs
can create a full image of your operating system, but none of them will
then
let you boot into it and use it. Nor can you boot up the image DVD and
explorer it. The best you can do is make an image that can be browsed
and
viewed while Windows is running, or booted and restored from if something
fails.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


JMY said:
Dear all,

as titled!
1. how to create a full C: drive image ?
2. how to create a bootable DVD so that after boot, the NTFS drives can
be
seen? And then recover C: using the saved disk image?

Thanks for any kind of help!

Rgds,
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Thanks Richard for your information!

Rgds,


miss-information said:
Richard G. Harper said:
You can't do what you want, not all at once. Many drive imaging programs
can create a full image of your operating system, but none of them will
then let you boot into it and use it. Nor can you boot up the image DVD
and explorer it. The best you can do is make an image that can be browsed
and viewed while Windows is running, or booted and restored from if
something fails.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


JMY said:
Dear all,

as titled!
1. how to create a full C: drive image ?
2. how to create a bootable DVD so that after boot, the NTFS drives can
be
seen? And then recover C: using the saved disk image?

Thanks for any kind of help!

Rgds,
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

If you don't own an imaging program, you may be eligible for a free OEM
version of Acronis True Image, if you own a Seagate or Western Digital hard
drive. Seagate has "Disk Wizard" and WD uses "MaxBlast5". They are available
for download at there respective web sites. Both will image your C drive and
let you create a boot disk for restoring this image. I use Acronis TI myself
and can format, install an image and recover from a corrupted Vista
installation and be back at the desktop in 10 or 12 minutes.

m
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