Question : Vista Backup Solution

I see ton of information out on the web& way too much.  Im just searching for a clear cut and reliable way to do a backup of my computers registry, hard drive, etc. etc& everything in on my CD Burner (on CD) or an external hard drive every so often.  The thing is Id like to avoid buying 3rd party backup software, but if I must then I will.

Computer 1 is a Dell Desktop 8300 running Win. XP

Computer 2 is a HP Laptop running Win. Vista Home Premium

*On the HP Laptop if upgrading to Vista Ultimate would solve the backup, then I guess Ill have to upgrade the OS.

Answer : Vista Backup Solution

See, If you are sure that you want to backup only Vista and never any other OS, then you can upgrade vista to ultimate version.

Else, I would recommend you to use Norton/Symantec Ghost....it is one of the best software out there. we use it everyday to backup/restore the whole computer.

It has option to backup either whole hdd or individual partitions.