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    Windows 7 How do I create Backup HD (Windows 7)?

    Thanks yet again for the responses. This is a very friendly and helpful forum--especially considering that I've wandered into Advanced Tech instead of something like Barely Intermediate Tech, where I belong. Trouble: Your latest, detailed, explanation really helped. I learned the first...
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    Windows 7 How do I create Backup HD (Windows 7)?

    I read the material in Saltgrass' link and also the Wikipedia article on disk imaging. I'm over my head here and don't want to take up any more of people's time with this thread. I think I'll experiment with Acronis and with using 3 HDs to create a clone. I can probably find some info on...
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    Windows 7 How do I create Backup HD (Windows 7)?

    Sorry for being so dense, but I still don't get it. I neglected to mention that I attached the new HD as an external HD connected to my laptop via a USB port, where I formatted it and directed the backup to it. It shows up on the "Computer" screen as "UNTITLED D:" with my current HD being...
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    Windows 7 How do I create Backup HD (Windows 7)?

    I suspect I'm overlooking something obvious, but I can't figure out what it is. I tried Windows Back Up on a brand new HD and still got the "BOOTMGR IS MISSING" message when I swapped it into my laptop. Here's what I did: --Format new HD in NTFS from command prompt after running CHKDSK to...
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    Windows 7 How do I create Backup HD (Windows 7)?

    Yes, it does help. Thanks very much for taking the time to reply. I get confused by the terms "back up DVD," "system image," "clone," and probably a couple of others. Whenever I've upgraded or replaced an HD, I've had no problems with my data, documents, photos, etc. But it's a bit of a...
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    Windows 7 How do I create Backup HD (Windows 7)?

    Can I create a backup laptop hard drive using Windows 7 Backup? I'm hoping to create an HD that will be an exact replica of the one in my machine, so that if it crashes I can simply replace it with the backup HD and there will be no differences at all. When I tried to do this, the new HD had...
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