How to back up the Windows side of your Apple computer

Hello friends,
As I get more involved in the Windows side of my Apple computer (Macbook Pro Snow Leopartd with boot camp) I am wondering what is the proper way to back up the files I have on the Windows side to an external hard drive? I can obviously easily copy my documents, pictures and videos, but what about the contents of my copy of Microsoft Outlook (all my emails and all my contacts), the copy of iTunes I have on the Windows side and the list of "favorites" that I have in my Internet Explorer (again all of these programs are on the Windows side).
Is there a way to back them up so that if my Apple computer dies, and I get a new Apple again with boot camp and Windows, I can reinstall them on to the new computer and have them functioning just like before (the way one can with programs on the Macintosh side)?
Your help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Cosmasad

Good morning folks, Twonails, ScuseMe and Hatter—
Several questions:
Good to hear about your experiences with Winclone, Paragon’s HDM 2011 Suite and Acronis True Image 2011. Would you mind telling me what it is about these programs that have made them so useful to you? I have looked at their websites online but would love to hear it described in plain words. For example, how do these programs differ from Windows 7’s built-in Backup and Restore and Create a System Image? Do they work better with Windows mounted on Boot Camp?
ScuseMe, when one encounters a problem like you did with the audio drivers, couldn’t you have used system restore to roll the clock back to the point before you installed the drivers? Does system restore not always fix these kind of problems?
Finally, TwoNails, can you tell me what exactly you mean by “yes several drivers had to be updated but it still booted and functioned well”? By drivers do you mean the drivers that control printers and if so, how does one know whether they need updating after you do a reinstall?
Thank you all. Your patience is appreciated.
Cosmasad

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