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I want to make a bootable back-up of my new laptop with Windows 7. The software doesn't need to be free, but it does need to be simple. I don't need the bells and whistles. I'm more interested in reliability. suggestions?
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Did a search "bootable backup" - you will need to browse to see if any meet your needs and Windows system
http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=BOOTABLE+BACKUP&tag=srch&searchtype=downloads&filterName=platform%3DWindows&filter=platform%3DWindows
I've got versions 9 and 10 of their home edition. It's not free but works fine for me. It will clone a drive or make a full image of all the partitions on the drive which can be used to fully restore the entire drive in a matter of a few minutes. The software installs on your hard drive but can make a bootable CD ROM that runs the basic backup/restore functions. You can occasionally find this software discounted at Newegg and elsewhere.
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