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<b> Hi, &nbsp;i have 2 xp pcs (xp01 &amp;&nbsp;xp02) and 2 win 7 pcs (win701 &amp;&nbsp;win702). &nbsp;They all have licensed operating systems installed and purchased application software. &nbsp; I would like to clone the system drive on xp01 &nbsp;as a bootable system drive with all the application software and then physically replace the system drive in xp02 with this physical copy of xp01's system drive so that both pcs are exactly the same. &nbsp;Also, if i made two of these physical new drives i would have an immediate backup if either system drive failed. &nbsp;I store only operating system and installed application software on my current system drives (&quot;C&quot;). &nbsp;Therefore, i am not concerned with having the physical bootable clone up to-date on a real-time basis. &nbsp;If this is doable for the xp machines I would like to do the same thing for the win 7 pcs. &nbsp;Thank you for your help, Clarke</b>
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 Hi,  i have 2 xp pcs (xp01 & xp02) and 2 win 7 pcs (win701 & win702).  They all have licensed operating systems installed and purchased application software.   I would like to clone the system drive on xp01  as a bootable system drive with all the application software and then physically replace the system drive in xp02 with this physical copy of xp01's system drive so that both pcs are exactly the same.  Also, if i made two of these physical new drives i would have an immediate backup if either system drive failed.  I store only operating system and installed application software on my current system drives ("C").  Therefore, i am not concerned with having the physical bootable clone up to-date on a real-time basis.  If this is doable for the xp machines I would like to do the same thing for the win 7 pcs.  Thank you for your help, Clarke

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