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Originally Posted by PCH
Renato and cfranks,
thanks for your suggestions guys 
I've just been reading reviews of acronis true image 2015 and the reviews are scathing. Users are saying they took a perfectly good piece of software and stuffed it up big time!
And as the 2015 version is the only version you can get atm, I'm tempted to leave it alone.
It seems it was a great product before the latest version though.
Thanks for the info |
I'm using Acronis 10 - which I suspect is all you'd need for XP. If one knows where to look on the internet, it can be found. Alternatively, older boxed versions are available cheap on Ebay.
The only problem I ever had with Acronis was when it wouldn't boot on an Acer Laptop. So, since I'd bought it, I emailed their help desk who sent me a one line Linux instruction to get it to work on that laptop. Funny how what one thinks of as a Windows program turned out to be a Linux one.
Also, I always have a Knoppix (Linux) Live DVD handy for getting into the computer to retrieve data after a Blue Screen disaster or when the motherboard has been replaced (but before reinstalling the operating system fresh or an Acronis image - which would destroy the old data). Just Google it, download it and burn it to DVD. It is amazing how many programs are in it.
Isn't XP a joy to use, compared to the later Windows monstrosities?
Regards,
Renato
