[jbigny]

I have windows pro and all my files on 1 hard drive. I have another I want to use but I do not have an install disk. I would like to copy the whole hard drive tot he second. I have windows 98 se on the second.can I still copy drive and keep the 98 on in case I may need it. How do I achieve this goal.
if i cant keep that will be ok too.

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If I understand it right -- you want to put a copy of your XP installation on to a second disk that already has Windows 98 on it -- right? yes you can do this but you'll need to buy some software which creates a compressed 'image' of one partition and saves it on another disk or partition. You then use the same application (from a boot disk it creates) to restore the image back to it's original state. The two main contenders for this job are 'Norton Ghost' and 'Acronis True Image'. I personally use Acronis True Image -- it's brilliant, easy to use and has never failed on me. http://www.acronis.c...g/sales/online/
keeping a complete backup of your windows installation doesn't get any easier than this.

[pip22]

If I understand it right -- you want to put a copy of your XP installation on to a second disk that already has Windows 98 on it -- right? yes you can do this but you'll need to buy some software which creates a compressed 'image' of one partition and saves it on another disk or partition. You then use the same application (from a boot disk it creates) to restore the image back to it's original state. The two main contenders for this job are 'Norton Ghost' and 'Acronis True Image'. I personally use Acronis True Image -- it's brilliant, easy to use and has never failed on me. http://www.acronis.c...g/sales/online/
keeping a complete backup of your windows installation doesn't get any easier than this.