mirror image - non-slave source

[kl369]

question previously asked about mirroring a slave drive. My question is similar, but my tablet pc has only one drive and no way to make it slave. But its beginning to act erratically (mechanically, not s/w) so I'd like to make a mirror image (on network target), then load it all onto new disk.
Running into problems where some files are not copied (like boot.ini, and 4 others), but also \Program Files\ and \Windows (and some windows update folders) are not accessible (also such folders as \Docs andSettings\Admin).
On source, I see Volume Shadow Copy servive stopped -- so I'll need to make sure its running.... but:
Is it possible to make a perfect mirror image including the OS, Programs, registry, etc.?
Thanks so much!!

[TGRMN Software]

Hello

using the Volume Shadow Copy Service , ViceVersa will copy and mirror all the files from the old disk to a new disk, but the new disk will not be bootable. You will however have an exact mirror image with all your files on it.

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[kl369]

Thanks so much for your reply.
Any suggestions on making my 2nd disk bootable? I'm guessing I need to load same versionof OS on before using VV to mirror it?
Also when I do windows updates, VV will mirror those onto 2nd disk right?
This way I should have swappable disk in the event of a crash, correct?
Thanks so much. I'm a new user to VVPro and Engine and want to make the most of it.