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I use XXclone <a href="http://www.xxclone.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.xxclone.com/</a>&nbsp;to make image backups in XP.
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I use XXclone http://www.xxclone.com/ [http://www.xxclone.com/] to make image backups in XP.

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I will check out the Acronis &amp;&nbsp;Xx clone &nbsp; 
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I will check out the Acronis & Xx clone  

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HP Pavilion a200 with XP home, after POST, a warning comes up SMART Failure predicted on HD 0<br />
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Back up immediately and replace HD. OK I have old copy of XP &nbsp;its not from hp and I installed the back up utility to the computer. There is no HP CD's with the O/S or drivers ect. Can or How do I use the recovery partition to reinstall the o/s on a new HD with out buying a new o/s. I'm open any &nbsp;options short of buying a new os. the system boots up after hitting the F1 key twice; its very slow and the HD is making some soft light chattering noise like the head might be going bad. 
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HP Pavilion a200 with XP home, after POST, a warning comes up SMART Failure predicted on HD 0

Back up immediately and replace HD. OK I have old copy of XP  its not from hp and I installed the back up utility to the computer. There is no HP CD's with the O/S or drivers ect. Can or How do I use the recovery partition to reinstall the o/s on a new HD with out buying a new o/s. I'm open any  options short of buying a new os. the system boots up after hitting the F1 key twice; its very slow and the HD is making some soft light chattering noise like the head might be going bad. 

HP with XP Home after POST, SMART Failur predicted on HD 0  Imminant

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

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