[webschooner]

I am looking for something to backup the WinXP operating system on each of our 3 machines, once I have it reformatted, and all drivers, updates, and basic software we use loaded. I know this sounds weird to most, but unlike others, I’m not attached enough to any data on our computers to worry about backing it up. I’m just interested in making a clean copy of the OS with my basic software loaded so that when I reformat, it doesn’t take a whole day to get it going again in a usable form.

So I googled Backup Exec System Recovery you suggested. It appears that is a Symantec product. Yes? If so, I’m out. I don’t use Symantec products. Thanks much.

[TChris]

I am looking for something to backup the WinXP operating system on each of our 3 machines, once I have it reformatted, and all drivers, updates, and basic software we use loaded.

Symantec/Norton Ghost $69.95

Drive Image XML Free for home use

[papasmurf]

Really, you should try Clonezilla. It's FREE, and it "works as advertised". JMO.