Greg Rundlett (freephile) wrote:
I've considered using Windows as the host, but I'm afraid of the
probability that the OS will at some point just need to be re-installed
from scratch whereas I'm much more comfortable with the stability of a
Linux OS.
There are several things in Windows 8's favor for this.
The first is that Windows 8 has a reset function. This rolls back the
system to factory stock.
The second is that Windows 8 has a semi-automated recovery mechanism. In
the recent past, computers that shipped with Windows also shipped with a
set of recovery media. As of Windows 8 this is now a dedicated, hidden
partition on the system drive. This recover partition is also used to
create a separate set of recovery media.
The third is a little tool called "CloneZilla" which is used to image
and restore drives. I highly recommend using this before booting the
system drive for the first time.
--
Rich P.
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