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How to back-up and restore a fresh Windows installation?

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Nickel020

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I'm looking for a program that will let me back-up my fresh windows installation so I can restore a fresh installation quickly (I will have to do this quite often for benching video cards, I want a fresh install for each card).

I think Partition Magic would be able to do this, but it won't work with a Vista installation even when run on XP (according to Wikipedia).

Does anyone know of another program that will let me do this?
 
Originally posted by: Bish
Acronis True Image is my favorite.
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I was wondering if my copy of Acronis 9.0 will be able to backup my Vista Home Premium installation or do I have to get yet another program to do it.
 
Acronis True Image 9 cannot backup and restore Vista.

True Image 10 can. However, it has some problems. You may have to repair the OS after a restore as explained in this thread.
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=171579

The repair takes a few seconds. The problem is big if you do not have a Vista DVD! For example, if you only have a laptop, you may have a restore CD. That cannot be used to repair Vista.

True Image 11 is the latest release. There are many reported problems with it. I have no idea if the repair requirement problem has been resolved or not.
 
Windows Home Server can do automated image backups of your PCs, allowing you to restore to a previous condition. Right now it works with XP and Vista, but not the 64-bit versions.

WHS Feature Summary:

"*Restore files, folders, and entire computers easily
Don't worry about losing another file. Windows Home Server can bring back individual files or folders for any computer in your home, using snapshots of previous versions of important files or folders that might have been accidentally deleted or modified. You can even rescue a PC that's had an unfortunate accident, effectively turning back the clock to before the mishap occurred and fully restoring the old system.

*Secure your stuff with Automatic Backups
Get peace of mind with automatic daily backups. Windows Home Server helps to keep your family's important files safe without any extra effort from you, backing up every computer in your home every day. For files and folders that are especially important, Windows Home Server helps you recover them in the event of a hard drive failure by automatically duplicating copies across multiple hard drives."
 
Thanks guys! I have used Acronis True Image before, but it won't exactly let me clone a Windows partition. But doing a backup of a clean install and then backing it up should do the trick I guess. If I restore the back-up I should get a perfect copy of the partition that I backed up, right?
 
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