Question applies to both systems on different computers.
Here's the question. It applies to both Win 7 and Win 8, but in the Win 7 case, requires backup to hd, in the Win 8 case, flash drive will do. I would expect the answers to be the same, or very similar.
Win 7_64: The system is dual-booted with PCLinuxOS_64. Boots from grub. Win7 is on sda1. Would like to backup the entire Win7 system onto an external hd, and put a Windows boot on the drive, so the system could boot to that external drive. I have the Win 7 s/w on DVD.
Win 8_32: The system is dual booted with PCLinuxOS_32. Boots from grub. Win 8 is on sda1. Would like to backup the entire Win8 system to a flash drive, and add a Windows boot to that drive, so system could boot and run from the flash. I do not have the software in usable form, since I upgraded via the Internet from XP, and Microsoft sent the s/w to the XP partition in some unrecognizable form, and I just had to tell the XP system to upgrade, and watch it go. (It may, of course, be there and available, but if it is, then I don't know how to get it and
copy it to hard copy CD or DVD.)
It is important to me to save the entire Win7 system, since it has paid software on it that would be expensive and difficult to replace.
In the case of Win8, I'd only be out the money I paid for it, and some s/w that was mostly free, but it would be nice to save it.
It should go without saying that I will not remove or damage the existing Linux systems.
FWIW, I can use Linux from a live CD to effect the backups, if that would be helpful, and I'm not afraid of the
command line.
I'm new to this forum, and I hope that I get notified of the answers, at wa2say@optonline.net
All responses gratefully accepted. --doug, WA2SAY
Here's the question. It applies to both Win 7 and Win 8, but in the Win 7 case, requires backup to hd, in the Win 8 case, flash drive will do. I would expect the answers to be the same, or very similar.
Win 7_64: The system is dual-booted with PCLinuxOS_64. Boots from grub. Win7 is on sda1. Would like to backup the entire Win7 system onto an external hd, and put a Windows boot on the drive, so the system could boot to that external drive. I have the Win 7 s/w on DVD.
Win 8_32: The system is dual booted with PCLinuxOS_32. Boots from grub. Win 8 is on sda1. Would like to backup the entire Win8 system to a flash drive, and add a Windows boot to that drive, so system could boot and run from the flash. I do not have the software in usable form, since I upgraded via the Internet from XP, and Microsoft sent the s/w to the XP partition in some unrecognizable form, and I just had to tell the XP system to upgrade, and watch it go. (It may, of course, be there and available, but if it is, then I don't know how to get it and
copy it to hard copy CD or DVD.)
It is important to me to save the entire Win7 system, since it has paid software on it that would be expensive and difficult to replace.
In the case of Win8, I'd only be out the money I paid for it, and some s/w that was mostly free, but it would be nice to save it.
It should go without saying that I will not remove or damage the existing Linux systems.
FWIW, I can use Linux from a live CD to effect the backups, if that would be helpful, and I'm not afraid of the
command line.
I'm new to this forum, and I hope that I get notified of the answers, at wa2say@optonline.net
All responses gratefully accepted. --doug, WA2SAY
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win 7-64 also Win8-32
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home brew
- CPU
- Intel Core2 duo E8400
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte P45T-ES3G
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Radeon X1650 series
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- avasti