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   BK>> I forgot, Laplink's "True Image". The advantage being, they also   
   BK>> have PC Mover, which will move your programs between computers,   
   BK>> including settings and serial numbers etc. Bit expensive, but   
   BK>> they frequently offer discounts.   
      
    TW> I first used Lap Link back in the DOS day for backups. I   
    TW> even bought the combo Serial/Parallel Lap Link cable for   
    TW> doing the Backups. Later in my Win 98 day I used the old   
    TW> seperate PC Mover to migrate to a newer computer.   
      
    I have all those, never use them. Will have to get into PC Mover   
    as I change to a newer computer.   
      
   BK>> Oh, and watch magazines such as PC Pro. They have DVDs with   
   BK>> software on them. Often they offer last years program free to   
   BK>> get you to try it and then upgrade to this years. Sometimes they   
   BK>> are disk imaging software.   
      
   BK>> And I forgot to mention, Norton Ghost includes Ghost Explorer   
   BK>> that allows you to look into the image and extract individual   
   BK>> files or subdirectories.   
      
    TW> True Image can can also look into an Image and extract data   
    TW> files/folders.   
    TW> OF course you can do the same thing with a Drive Clone.   
    TW> Just hook it up with an USB adapter or in my case I have an   
    TW> Unused SATA data and power cable haging out the side of my   
    TW> computer and transfer away.   
      
    I did not know that about those programs. I keep external drives   
    for much that same purpose. I clean a lot off my computer to   
    backup drives. Sometimes, every once in a while, I actually go   
    back and use some of it.   
      
      
      
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