Hi
Thanks for replying.
Does this mean that
1. I cannot restore the same image to another partition as I did above
2. I cannot use my recovery CD/Partition to install another copy of windows 8.1 on a different partition
Also, can you tell me how to install windows XP -SP3 with all its final updates to my laptop which already has windows 8.1 on it. None of the multi-boot guides that I have seen show how install XP after 8.1.