[clug] Hints on where to look for using Linux to take Windows drive images (poor man's ghost)

[steve jenkin]

Before I go searching the Web, I was wondering if anyone could point me
to a recipe for backing up/restoring Windows partitions using linux and
possibly 'dd'.

My current distro of choice is Ubuntu.

Does anyone do this using an external USB HDD?

I was thinking of booting off a Live-CD if I couldn't boot off the USB-HDD.

Want a way to revert a Windows install easily - i.e. revert a partition.
Sorta 'Poor Man's Ghost'.

I don't know if Vista or WIn-XP might complain.
Thinking it shouldn't violate the licences - but others on this list
know about this stuff.

I have a cousin in QLD who's PC literate that's asked the question, and
I wrote what I hoped would be a recipe, but think this is something that
must be commonly done.

Thanks in Advance.

s

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