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Need Help in backing up OS
I have purchased a new HP Laptop with Windows 7 Home Basic 64bit preinstalled in it. There was only single partition. With the help of some HP tools I was able to create backup DVD's which now contains the initial image of my harddisk. Then, I removed the recovery partition. Now, the problem is that I have created another partition using windows tool in which I keep my essential data. If, ever I have to format the system, and I use the backup DVD's then my data in second partition will be lost as it was just one partition earlier. How do I plan a backup so that my data in second partition remains safe in case I have to reformat the OS partition. I don't want to use imaging softwares, neither do I have any external HDD. I have got windows 7 key written at the back of my lappy. Will it be of any help ?? I just want to be able to reinstall win 7 in the current OS partition using the key as I don't have the original CD. And I don't care about the data in OS partition.