i wanna make a clear instalation of Xp and then to backup my windows partition (not the same hd as Linux) in my Linux hd.Is it possible and can i load that image when ever i want?And how?
Just as you can do with Nort.. Ghost

Ckeck out this post about partimage!

thanks for your reply but i wanna backup and restore under Linux and not under Win

I boot up with the http://www.sysresccd.org/ and use partimage to save and restore linux / windows . I know it says that ntfs is experimental but I sure haven't seen any problems.

So, if you have linux on the second drive partition one ( /dev/hdb1 ) for example... Boot up with the systemrescue cd and mount that partition so you have someplace to save the image.
mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt/images -t ext3

Now start partimage with the command: partimage and select the partition to be saved and for the name: /mnt/images/winxp

When you go to restore the image, be aware that the image name will have zeros at the end of it ...
winxp.000

Did you read the link? It's about how to use Knoppix (a linux distro) which comes with partimage to do exactly what you asked about.

linmix,
Maybe you aught to check your link as it sure doesn't go to partimage.

I'm sorry!! this is the strangest thing. I have bookmarked the following link:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=161771

which is the one I put in my first post. From my bookmarks it brings me to the right place, but somehow my post changes it to a MS site?!?! ....


Got it!! The link has a double set of "http://". Even so, how does that get you to MS of all places??