[mythtv-users] OT: Making image of Windows install for backup?

[Mark Small]

On September 2, 2009 19:32:08 Bobby Gill wrote:
> Being a very scarce user of Windows I am wondering if I can get a
> recommendation for software to make a disk image of a Windows partition for
> a friend, it is his laptop with XP. He has an external hard drive he pops
> on via USB, and with his even more limited knowledge he needs something
> that will work on a regular schedule.
>
> Appreciate any suggestions, thanks!
> Bob

For one time backups, I use ntfsclone while booting from a xubuntu cd.  You've 
got to format the external drive to be ext2/3 first.

http://man.linux-ntfs.org/ntfsclone.8.html

For scheduled stuff, you are best off shelling out for Trueimage or something 
like it.

Mark