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Windows 8 has it built in, works great see here:<br />
<a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/using-windows-8s-hidden-backup-to-clone-and-recover-your-whole-pc/" rel="ugc">http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/using-windows-8s-hidden-backup-to-clone-and-recover-your-whole-pc/</a><br />
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No need to purchase 3rd party software.
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Windows 8 has it built in, works great see here:
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/using-windows-8s-hidden-backup-to-clone-and-recover-your-whole-pc/ [http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/using-windows-8s-hidden-backup-to-clone-and-recover-your-whole-pc/]

No need to purchase 3rd party software.

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I need to create a backup image of my hard drive. I am going to buy a new hard drive, and want to reload the old image so everything stays the same. Here are my questions:<br />
a) how do I create the image<br />
b) can it be stored on a thumb drive<br />
c) will all the drivers stay on the image<br />
d) how do I reload the image<br />
e) will I need any serial numbers for any programs after loading the image<br />
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Thanks
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I need to create a backup image of my hard drive. I am going to buy a new hard drive, and want to reload the old image so everything stays the same. Here are my questions:
a) how do I create the image
b) can it be stored on a thumb drive
c) will all the drivers stay on the image
d) how do I reload the image
e) will I need any serial numbers for any programs after loading the image

Thanks

Backup Image

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.

Windows 8

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