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As rnicolaus said... Clonezilla. It's basically free Symantec Ghost.
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As rnicolaus said... Clonezilla. It's basically free Symantec Ghost.

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thanks everyone. problem solved. 
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a person left the company. I would like to back up an image of the person's workstation to the network before re-assigning to a new user. what kind of software can i do this with. is freeware available to do this with that is easily configurable and won't drive me wacko figuring it out? the operating system is win xp pro backing up to a win server 2003 ent. 
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a person left the company. I would like to back up an image of the person's workstation to the network before re-assigning to a new user. what kind of software can i do this with. is freeware available to do this with that is easily configurable and won't drive me wacko figuring it out? the operating system is win xp pro backing up to a win server 2003 ent. 

backup image software (free?)

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.