Read your note to me on Pope.
Here is what I use.
Hiren's Boot CD.
This is a compilation of LOTS of useful software TOOLS that will not only back up your entire hard drive using Norton Ghost, but a hundred others that will allow one to resize their disk partitions, check the condition of your hard drive, system tools of all kinds including memory testers, etc.
I have included a link to Major Geeks to download from a trusted source.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/hirens_bootcd.html
You then need to follow instructions to burn a cd from this file which I believe is an ISO file.
If so, ASHAMPOO is a free cd writing/burning program I use and it will do ISO images and files.
There are instructions available readily on how to make a bootable disk for Hiren's .
USEFUL TOOL.
You boot your computer to this disk and then select the backup programs, and I use Norton Ghost.
There are others to choose from as well.
Let me know if you need any further help!
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