Windows XP Professional 64Bit Edition installation soon degrades a

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....crashes.

My every attempts to run 64 bit XP fail with a crash. The longest time I

have had the os running is about 3 months. I think I can maintain a computer

reasonably well.

Now I want to do a course in computing, a good step for me you may say

eh...so I only need XP Home Edition to have Microsoft Office Professional

2003(the course requirement office software).

I would like to have a backup software and I do have and can operate a

backup from Neros BackItUp version 1.2.0.65(in the Nero version 6.6.1.15

which is the last version of the version 6 software) but my experience of

backups is to operate the software and understand using XP Professional

Backup.

I would like to have XP Pro to backup to DVDs(more than one).

Nero is oldish now and I can not really afford an expensive Ghost.

I can dual boot XP Pro and I think, install the Backup inot XP Home form

the Home cd and run backups somehow from them...or use the Nero software.

I know Nero can back up to a number of CDs or DVDs but XP Pro Backup can or

can not back up to a number of CDs or DVDs .

I also have Farstones Virtual Drive pro and can make images of files, this

is a thought at this moment...I am not sure if I can backupa very large

image, more than 4.7GB.

Can anyone suggest a good choice to make regarding these options because I

don't want to spend any more money to do this.

The alternatives to taking advice will be to experiment.

I start the course , maybe in 4 weeks or after, so I guess I have some time

to experiment anyway.

 

....hese are just some thoughts I have had...

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