I have never been too keen on Complete Backup, I much prefer to use a third
party application. In my case the preference is for Acronis True Image
(currently version 11). This is probably the best third part imaging
software (Seagate, for example, use a version of Acronis to clone your old
hard drive to a new one)
Looking at MilesAhead's post I also have to agree that Paragon Drive Backup
is also a good contender.
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"Michael Kilgore" <m-kilgore@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have 3 drives installed in my computer. XP Pro on one drive. Vista
> Ultimate 64 on a second drive. And no O.S. on the third drive.
>
> I wish to make a backup image of the drive with Vista, and only that
> drive. Apparently this isn't possible with the Complete Backup utility,
> since the checkboxes for selecting the drives to be backup are grayed out.
>
> I do not want a backup of XP made along with a backup of Vista. This means
> if I wish to restore Vista, I'll need to restore XP. This is both
> unacceptable and asinine. If there is no work around, then this program
> is completely useless. This feature is the reason I chose Ultimate over
> Home Premium. Well, I knew it was foolish to buy Vista in the first
> place, but now I see just how stupid my decision was. (This being one of a
> number of problems with this O.S.)
>
> I cannot return the O.S. and get my money back. So I can only hope there
> is a work around, or settle for the fact that if ever I uninstall XP (very
> improbable), I will be able to backup of Vista then. Whatever.
>
> So is there a work around for this? In other words, could I remove the XP
> hard drive and then backup Vista? Then add the XP hard drive back, and run
> Repair from the Vista DVD? I would like to know if this would work
> before trying it, or hope there might be an even simpler solution.
>
> I will thank you kindly for any assistance.
>
> ~Mike