I have a L355 Satellite laptop. How do I do a complete backup of the PC?

I want to do a complete backup of my system before I start side grading to Vista and XP. I have copied the files, but I didn't know if that was enough.

It would be helpful if you defined more specific
what files you copied.
What you want is maybe copy the entire C: Drive, if
that's what you mean entire system.
Did you use the tool that Windows offers or
a third party software or jus dragged and drop
the files on to an external media?

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