removing partition, restoring to an image

[johnchan]

Hi all,

Right now, my t43 has fc4, winxp and a bootloader (i replaced the mbr). If I took an image of my xp partition (with RR), the restored the computer to its factory state, and then upgrade the rr software to the current one, would i be able to use the backup image to restore it back to its current state, with the default mbr and no linux? also, would restoring it back to factory state basically remove the current image? if that were the case, i wouldnt have a problem, since i have an external hd that mirrors all backups. thanks!