How to create a bootable image of my hard drive?

Question

I am upgrading my computer and getting ride of the old one. I would like to make a bootable image of the hard drive that I can open in a virtual machine and access files and settings and such. I have been researching for the past several days and can't find a solution.

Answer 1

Try Norton Ghost

Answer 2

You cannot make a bootable image of your Hard Disk.

You can make an image of any of your drive by using Norton Ghost.

It will make an image file as .GHO

Download Hirens Boot CD image.

Explore it with Ultra ISO or any other ISO editable software.

Now add the image file in the Hirens Boot CD image File.

Burn it in a DVD.

Now you can restore your drive image using Norton Ghost from that Bootable DVD.

Answer 3

Do you have a Mac or PC. If its a Mac then it will be extremely easy, if you have a PC then you will need some serious computer knowledge to make a bootable image.