As far as i am aware, there are two ways to restore a partition. The first way is to restore it via the software itself. For example, if i create an image on the 1st of every month, but on the 15th something messes up really bad, then i can use the software tools to recover the partition. Is that right?
The second way as i understand it is to make a bootable CD/DVD. This is the way that i would like to do it, but i am not sure as to how to do this. Do i just create the image of my C: (windows Xp) with all of my programs installed, then burn this image to a DVD and just insert this DVD as prior to the loading of XP, just as i have been doing with my XP CD over the years?
if the second method can be done, does it mean that everything will be loaded exactly as it was when i created the image (i.e. IE7, all updates etc)?
Sorry about my lack of knowledge. It just seems that this is much easier that having to format everything once something goes wrong.
The second way as i understand it is to make a bootable CD/DVD. This is the way that i would like to do it, but i am not sure as to how to do this. Do i just create the image of my C: (windows Xp) with all of my programs installed, then burn this image to a DVD and just insert this DVD as prior to the loading of XP, just as i have been doing with my XP CD over the years?
if the second method can be done, does it mean that everything will be loaded exactly as it was when i created the image (i.e. IE7, all updates etc)?
Sorry about my lack of knowledge. It just seems that this is much easier that having to format everything once something goes wrong.