[Totalstranger]

The Nero Back it up software that is on a Verbatim 2TB ext. hdd will not do a system image. It says not on this media. Can this software be replaced. Would that help? What could be wrong?

[Triple6]

You can use any backup software you want. The Nero Back It Up should work though, it's probably just not configured correctly.

If you are looking imaging software that makes a full usable backup image to recover from in the event of disaster then take a look at Acronis TrueImage: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/
It can also be used to make backups of just the data, it can be scheduled, and it can backup just changes from the previous backup.

For free software, Windows 7 has a built-in backup program called Windows Backup: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-HK/w...up-and-restore
It cab make a system image too or just data backups. Not quite as versatile as TrueImage but it works, it's free, and you already have it.