On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 4:59 AM, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for reading this somewhat off topic question. > > I have been given an old laptop that will have Windows XP removed, but > before I do I'd like to make a complete backup. The previous owner will > surely want to recover some little gem at some time in the future. > > Lucky Backup has served me well and I'm wondering if something similar is > available for Windows. A Google search has uncovered a huge number of > backup utilities but I'm unable to tell which one would be best for my > needs. >
Whenever I need to backup anything Windows I just manually copy whatever I think I may need to an external drive. You're probably safe if you copy the C:\Documents and Settings directory. > > -- > Regards, > Phil >
