i've tried some of then,,btw today acronis failed to my pc...
don't know why..so i has to wipe hard drive off,make a partition[20gigs],format and reinstall....not that bad
the run safe registry services from blackviper,and disabling some services in xp..[rpceed to make n image again from paragon and acronis..just in case..
and i think sometimes hard drive needs a break,,needs a really wipe down.1 passs with kildisk.works better for my seagate HD...
all these took me like hour and a half..then update windows.
and making an image is a good idea..save time.