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Originally Posted by Soundy
I don't know about the HP or Win7... when I set up a Vista-loaded Sony VAIO notebook, it had a utility that created a set of recovery DVDs automatically, but that could have been a Sony thing.
There are a few different ways to do it - if you want the entire system backed up, I'd use something like Paragon or Drive Image to create an image of the drive, then restore that image onto the new machine when it comes. If you just want to back up your data and files, you can just plug in the external drive, and copy the files to it. Some external drives have backup software of their own as well.
Then you have the enclosure sitting around empty after you send the netbook back. And you have to take the drive out of the netbook, which may void the warranty and screw you right there (assuming it's even easy to do - my ASUS needs to be disassembled somewhat to swap the drive).
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i was hoping to image the whole drive, but someone else told me windows 7 has something to prevent that because of illegal copying?
if i can use a USB mouse and keyboard like you suggested, then i won't have to take the drive out... i hope?
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