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Backing up/Reinstalling OS on a Netbook
Hi,
Here's what I would like to do, maybe it's not possible but thought I'd ask.
I have two netbooks here. One I'm keeping and the other I'm giving to a friend. The one I want to keep has no operating system on at present, it used to have XP but now the HD is clean. The one I'm letting my friend have has Windows 7 starter edition. My friend is not interested in Windows 7 so I will remove the OS before I let go of it.
Now the license agreement EULA allows the OS to be installed on one PC only at a time so in legal terms it's possible for me to wipe the OS from one PC and reinstall it on the one I'm keeping.
The problem is the Netbook did not come with installation CD's nor has it an optical drive. I believe there is a sort of "system reinstallation" utility on the drive, on a separate partition I believe.
Is there a way I can back up the Win 7 OS before I reformat the drive and reinstall it on the other PC. I'd have to make an install flash drive to boot from but that's the easy part. My concern is can i back up the existing OS to create an install CD/flash? I have the use of a fully functional desktop PC as well if that would help.
Thaks for any advice.
Trish