Hehe!
Bing is a lot less effort than installing backup software (and then
uninstalling it!) for a temporary solution - there's no trace at the end
that anything has happened to the system, assuming that the hardware changes
are done carefully.
With Bing, you can do the backup two ways - either create an image of the
drive (to either DVD/CD or flash drive - or both!), or create a full copy of
the drive (which can be used to extract single files or whatever is
required - if it's done to another HD, then it can actually be used to boot
the system!)
All in all, it's a far better backup solution than anything that can be done
from within Windows.

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Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk
"Mart" wrote in message
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Hi Noel,

Now why weren't you there when I sent my reply? Should have refreshed g
Bing is probably the best route but is it worth the effort?

Mart


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
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I'd use BootItNG to burn it to either a flash drive or to DVD.
this doesn't need any installation of the software - just change the
drive, boot with BING, and do the image.
No need for System Restore, either

WRT System Restore - when you say that it seems to have disappeared, what
do you really mean?
try going to StartRun - type "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RESTORE\RSTRUI.EXE"
(without the quotes) - what happens?
(that's the actual path to the SR executable in ME)


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Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk

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