Hi guys

Once again I must thank all of you for your advice and experience, things are definitely becoming a little more clearer.

OK, the overwhelming consensus seems to be "stick with creating an image on an external drive", therefore this will be the way to go. Plus, I am not that bull headed that I cannot recognise good advice when I get it.

N2

I have used Norton Ghost before, both 2009 and V14, but now V15 seems overblown. You know, every year manufacturers of windows apps have to make their products more complex, add useless facilities while doing away with or making useful facilities harder to find. And I have just about had enough of this nonsense, that's why I won't touch NG15 or Acronis TrueImage 2011, I just want something I can use without having to worry about bloated windows apps slowing down, and possibly destabilising, my machine.

Apart from that, and wanting something relatively simple, I think that the version of Acronis I have, which is not installed, may do the trick.

I'll get back to you guys by Saturday or Sunday.


UK Bob