Old Timer Former Computer Support person needs explanation

My problems are:

A: Did I do a backup of my C:\ or not?
B. What is icon "non-stop backup started?
C. Could I put in new HDD and use what I have to create exact system configuration and software installed as was on the drive I am replacing?

What I did was:

A. Go to folder under programs "Acronis True Image Home 2011" and select "Acronis One-Click Backup". When it started it ask if I wanted my system backed up and also if I wanted my Favorites, etc etc. I left both checkmarked and set location for the file. The taskbar had two icons added which were both Acronis - one icon was showing % completion when the other icon which is still running on my taskbar called "non-stop backup started".

B. If I open up "Acronis True Image Home 2011" and select "go to main screen" I get a screen that shows the following"
My System 78.4 gig backup successfully created - I can choose "recover or backup buttons.
My Personal data successfully created - I can "explore and recover" button and non-stop arrow.
7152011 Pavillion not backed up yet - I can "backup now" button. That would have been a backup on July, 15, 2011 of my computer "Pavillion" Since I read it to mean "not backed up yet" so I needed to do another backup of the same computer. Then it failed. There is a log but suspect the running of "non-stop backup" may have caused its failure, or a setting for backup on 07152011 was wrong.

Finally I did a "validate backup" on the System 78.4 successful backup and it came back ok.

Oh Yea I created an ISO recovery file and burned it to a dvd.

Tried to read manual but a BART PE or Windows PE did not make sense I have not done that. Seemed like one for XP and I have Vista64.

Phew! Hope someone visualize this and explain what I have done.