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Backup XP Mode?
I just went through a lengthy process to remove and reinstall XP mode on my Windows 7 machine, including installing and updating an antivirus program, running Windows Update to get all 37 critical patches, and reinstalling my XP Applications.
It occurred to me that it would have been nice to have a backup of the Virtual Machine, and XP Mode that I could simply retore rather than remove everything and start over (sort of a manually prepared version of System Restore for the XP Mode). I do have a disk imaging program, and of course, could resore my most recent image. But I don't want to restore the entire C Drive, if I can avoid it.
Does anyone know if a backup can be made of JUST the Virtual Machine and XP Mode, and if so, what folders would need to be included? My intution tells me that there may be supporting files in places like the Windows\System folder, or entries in the Registry that would not be captured in such a backup, but if those files or setting are not the cause of the problem, restoring a backup might work.
Does anyone have any experience in doing this?