Best free disk image tool?

[BenoitRen]

I did some searching, but I can't make out what would be best to use. I'm looking for a free disk image utility that will allow me to create an image of my primary hard drive partition that I can restore whenever some s***ty software infects my Windows 95 with IE components, or things start getting cluttered.

[XP-is-a-CRAP]

WDE disk editor !!!

Be warned: It is a DOS programm, it is 15 KB in size, and requires some tricks (LBACACHE) and some care when used.

But it does what it should and is free

Edited November 7, 2006 by XP-is-a-CRAP

[BenoitRen]

I'm not afraid of DOS.

What's this special trick and care you're talking about?

[LLXX]

I wrote my own exact-sector copier

Looks like the free version of http://www.disk-image.net/ can do everything the commercial version does except compressed images. Hmm...