[H-GEN] backup image of disk

[Troy Piggins]

I just "acquired" a Dell Inspiron 5100 for free.  Yay me, my
first notebook.  :)

At first this will read like it's a Windows question, but I'll
get to the linux part next paragraph.  Promise.

It's got WinXP Pro on it, single partition of a 30GB disk.  Didn't
get the XP install CD.  But the sticker on the underside of
notebook has CD key for WinXP Home, not Pro.  I assume if I
install Pro from an install CD I do have, the serial no won't
work.

What I want to do is re-partition the disk to dual boot Ubuntu
and WinXP.  But I have no CD to reinstall XP.

So I just wanted to run this by you guys.  I'm sure there's a way
to create an ISO image of the current disk, then I can install
Ubuntu, creating partitions as required.  Not sure how I go about
getting the WinXP image back onto a new partition.  Will the
registry be intact and working?  Boot sector also.

Any ideas/hints?

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