how can i back up my O.S, system state, registry and installed programs without backing up my date files too?
Norton Ghost http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=ghost14 is a good application for this. It’s a little better than the built-in backup utility that comes with Windows in that it’s more selective. You can use it to image your entire hard drive or, according to them: File and folder backup—Backs up only the specific files and folders you choose rather than saving an entire drive.However, most backup utilities work incrementally, and external HDDs (the most popular method of backing up systems) usually hold more than enough data to do the job. Some come with one-touch backups, so you can just push a button before you go to bed and your system will be backed up as often as you like. The utility will back up only the files that have changed, so if you do have your data backed up, you won’t overwrite data that’s already on the bac
