Jan, I have been using DriveImage XML 2.02 which you can download from http://snipurl.com/b84gi I haven't done any restoration using it but it is quite user friendly. There is an earlier version at http://snipurl.com/b84wi Dan > From: hrstreak@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Full system back up drive > Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 07:26:06 -0500 > > I have a temperamental computer with XP operating system. Most of the time > I turn it on it begins to do what needs to be done. But over the course of > the last 8 or 10 months it sometimes decides to do nothing. When the on > button is pressed, all it does is hum...lights on the computer are on , the > screen stays black. In the beginning, turning it off & then on would solve > the situation, but lately it goes for a week or more before it comes back to > life. It has programs that are not compatible with Vista on it & that is > what makes it important. I have the sense that at anytime the 'hum might > give way to the kiss of death. > Is there an easy to use system that might allow me to do a full system back > up, programs & all? > > Thanks, > Jan _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® goes where you go. On a PC, on the Web, on your phone. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/versatility.aspx#mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_WL_HM_versatility_121208 --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------