tar whole windows partition

From: joe haydn (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 05/11/04 

Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 02:37:41 GMT

hi all. As a way to backup (clone) the whole Windows XP partition, would it
be possible to use linux dual boot and use tar to archive the whole windows
partition (ntfs) file system?

Would it cause major problems because of the permission schemes are
different betwoeen the two operating systems? If so, has anyone tried with
Windows 98/ME with FAT?

any input I appreciate, thanks

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