Lee-a-Roady Moor,
If you are looking to do a backup of your system,
Ghost is an excellent program. It is one I have used since the DOS days.
It is a good alternative and the entire program fits on a floppy and you can burn to Optical Media.
Another program that is every bit as good as Ghost and with the ease of backing up from Windows without needing to reboot is a real plus. The program is
Acronis True Image.
The beauty of the program is that it lets you backup straight to USB 2.0 and Firewire drives. All from Windows and without rebooting!
Take Care,
Richard