backing up mac with xp on it too.

[danchurchill123]

i have the "older" white macbook which has an XP partition on it too.
i'm meaning to install SL today since i have it sitting next to me. but first i want to backup my entire computer including XP. how do i go about doing this? if the installation messes up my XP partition somehow im screwed since i got XP years ago from my education institution and i can't get another key. so i want to pretty much ghost my entire drive. any software for this?

[flatfoot]

http://twocanoes.com/winclone/

[Tumbleweed666]

Originally Posted by danchurchill123

i have the "older" white macbook which has an XP partition on it too.
i'm meaning to install SL today since i have it sitting next to me. but first i want to backup my entire computer including XP. how do i go about doing this? if the installation messes up my XP partition somehow im screwed since i got XP years ago from my education institution and i can't get another key. so i want to pretty much ghost my entire drive. any software for this?

There are plenty of tools that will get the key out of your windows install.
Try Belmarc Advisor I think that does but if not a google will find dozens I"m sure.

[danchurchill123]

Originally Posted by Tumbleweed666

There are plenty of tools that will get the key out of your windows install.
Try Belmarc Advisor I think that does but if not a google will find dozens I"m sure.

yep that's not illegal or anything

ended up using clonezilla to clone my entire drive onto an external 320gb drive via usb. then installed SL and all is good

[Tumbleweed666]

Originally Posted by danchurchill123

yep that's not illegal or anything

Err, no, it wouldn't be.

Perhaps you can explain why you think it it would be 'illegal' for anyone to find out what the license key is for software they bought or are entitled to use?