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<squirlchatr@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> I've been meaning to do this forever and it's just too much of a
> hassle to update windows after reinstalling.
>
> So here I sit with a fully updated reinnstall of win2000 on my
> notebook.
>
> I would like a program that is as small as possible that hopefully
> doesn't mess with the registry, hopefully can boot
> from cd rom.
>
> To copy a C: drive with an NTFS fs partition with the MBR intact and
> installed programs and settings intact, to reinstall windows with a
> bootable cd.
>
> I have different versions of UBCD but non of the utilities will work
> or are limited.
>
> Any suggestions of freeware that does not have adware and junk with
> it. Thanks for any suggestions. Oh yea and is easy to use.



You need software to create an "Image" of your hard drive.
Acronis True Image is a popular commercial product that is often available 
as an 'express' version on magazine CD Roms.
Paragon also produce similar software and similalry available on magazine CD 
Roms.

Commercial software available for nothing are the tools available from the 
Hard drive manufacturers as a free download.
For example Seagate's Disk Wizard is good for 'migrating' data from an old 
to new drive.
Nothing I know of that stops 'migrating' an image from a fresh install back 
to the same drive after it gets corrupted.

Freeware tools available include:
DriveImage XML
Macrim Reflect.
SelfImage
etc

Don't forget to use Google
http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=hard+disk+image+freeware&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=

Do remember you will need to manage your personal data in a planned maner so 
you don't loose it when you bang the CD in and hit restore.
(ie do your backups)

Best
Paul.