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The best solution for a complete Backup - 200GB HDD

Here is my situation:

I would like to sync my entire system to a backup (which I was able to do fine w/ Ghost on my 20GB HDD), but I have recently purchased a 200GB drive. and for the backup to run, we are sync about 2-3 days.

I am looking for a solution that will allow a full system restore - meaning OS, configs, registry settings, programs, etc etc - everything! I am talking about when my entire computer crashes, and I have to start up for a boot disk.

Can anyone recommend a method or solution to solve this issue? Even if something is running in the bg I am ok.. I just want a working solution for this. SOS

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Ghost would be the best option, or Powerquest PQI.  

Maybe get an external 200gb drive and do a backup to that, or even a second internal drive.  
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Hi

You may wish to try Acronis Trueimage.
I have find it rather useful and maybe the article below will give you a better view..

Acronis True Image Review (version 8): In Depth
http://www.infopackets.com/channels/en/windows/gazette/2005/20050323_acronis_true_image_8_0_review.htm

Introducing Acronis True Image 8.0: True Disaster Recovery
(For full review see the link above)
Works within Windows: Unlike inferior MS DOS-based disk imagers, Acronis True Image never requires you to restart your computer in order to complete an imaging backup operation.
 
Split Image Files: Image files can be stored on permanent media (such as another hard drive), or on removable medium (such as ZIP disks, CD/DVD-R, etc). If the image is too large to fit on the destination medium, True Image can split the image across multiple volumes.

Store Images Remotely: Image files are typically quite large in size; in addition to storing the backup on a local computer, True Image also provides the option to save the image backups on a remote PC -- perfect for laptops and older PCs that are short on storage space or don't have a CD burner to store the backup!
 
Explore Image and Restore Single Files: In addition to restoring an entire volume, users may choose to extract single [or multiple] files by exploring an image file.

Full and Incremental Backups: True Image is one of the few disk imaging solutions to offer both Full Image backup as well as Incremental Imaging, which only backs up new or changed data from a previous backup set.

Side note: If you choose to save all your image backups to CD or DVD media, incremental backups can save a substantial amount of time, medium, and money in the long run.