[NTLUG:Discuss] HD backup / replacement / restore / Linux install

[trry]

Project:                    (350 Mhz Dell Latitude laptop, 128M RAM)
  Replace  4.8G HD with 40G HD
  Restore current Win 2k on small /dev/hda1 partition
  Create couple more larger partitions for Linux
Here's my plan - (watch for [possible] flaws).
  Boot laptop via live CD, (slax),
  Mount nfs on LAN via wireless link
  Make an image and copy to nfs server
         dd if=/dev/hda1 | gzip - > /pub/image.gz
  Install 40G dirve
  Make 4.8G partition, and a couple others
  Format /dev/hda2 ext2
  Boot to live CD again
  Copy image.gz to /dev/hda2
  Install image onto /dev/hda1
       gzip -d < image.gz | dd of=/dev/hda1

At present, I'm creating the backup image and writing it to the nfs
server, (and it's taking very long time).  So, that's where I am now
and just wondering"
Is my method is ok?
  What are the chances that my image will be accurate?
  Are there another [faster / more efficient] method of creating the
image on another computer?

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