>>Is there a free tool that would allow me to create an image of hard drive of PC with XP professional?
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>If the hard drive is Western Digital you can use this:
http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119>
>I used to boot a Knoppix LiveCD and use ntfsclone to image Windows partitions as compressed files to a Linux partition on an external USB hard drive, but that's a bit involved for the average user. These days there are other tools (none of which I've used), you can Google [open source image backup tool for windows].
I don't know the make of the hard drive but will try to find out. Thank you.
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