Backing up and reformat

[Magic_x_uk]

Just wondering as to what is the best way of backing up files etc.

I presently just use a few blank DVD's and record whats important onto them.

Then reformat and have to go through the pain of installing every app, game, etc onto my system. Is this what you all do. Or is there something i have missed that perhaps i should look at?

Just takes a while finding all the disks, installing them. Setting things up how you want them etc.

Using XP Pro with SP2

Thank you

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Understood Phaser, but i dont use a partition. I only have 1x 74GB raptor at present, intend to buy another HD soon though, dont understand partition. How to set it up nor what the benefits are anyhow.

Any links or advice on why i shoudl consider a partition and how to set it up.

Also when you then do a reinstall, do you in fact get 2 drive letters for the same hard drive then ? is that what partition does, kind of, make one hard drive into more than one. like c: / d: / e: etc ? but all from the same HD