TO BIG AL: Ultimately, you have the best answer, but I was trying to avoid
spending any more money for something I may not regularly use since my new
laptop came with two harddrives installed and I can just copy my data files
to the 2nd harddrive as a normal routine. Thanks for your reply.

"Big Al" wrote:

> Shotgun wrote:
> > Recently got a new computer with Vista. I think I've transferred all the
> > files I want from the old computer to the new one, but just to be safe, I'd
> > like to save a copy of the data on the old computer in case I missed
> > something important. If I back up using XP backup, will I be able to restore
> > using anything that comes with Vista?
>
> Or rather than rely on the built in software in two different OS's to do
> the job, find a 3rd party program that will do it. One that loads on
> both OS's.
>
> And if you don't have a good backup software now, then it might be time
> to think about one. Acronis True Image can clone a HD, image a HD, or
> backup files. And is XP/Vista compat.
>
> You can get a 30 day trial and NewEgg has it on sale now and then under
> $40.00
>