How do I make a backup copy of my Windows XP disc?

Question

Alright, to clear some things I can see coming already:

1. I own the Windows XP disc, fair, square, and legally.

2. According to the EULA I'm perfectly entitled to one copy of the disc (presumably for backup purposes).

I know this question has been asked already and I'm really sorry for asking it again but because I'm such a newbie at this kind of stuff, could someone please kind of walk me through the process?

For example, I put in the disc (nothing pops up for me by the way), then where do I go to gain access to the contents of the disc? If it's as simple as finding it in a folder than do I just do the classic Copy / Paste, burn it, then I'm all good?

Thanks very much guys.

Answer 1

download "easy cd clone" its really easy to make a copy of cd's..i made a copy of xp   a few days ago with it. Works Great

Answer 2

if there is no copy protection on the disc then yes

most likely it will have some sort of copy protection enabled

http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdr...

go here and find some more information on what to do to detect the copy protection, how to remove it, and how to back it up from there.

Answer 3

there are few programs for backup disk:

there are the most familiar

1.Norton Ghost 14.0

2.Acronis® True Image 11 Home