Back up Entire hard drive

My hard drive is crashing and I would like to back up my whole computer including programs.  Is it possible to back up programs such as Microsoft Word and Excell and re capture after I replace my hard drive?  

Welcome to the Community farve4. You can use Windows backup to backup your programs. Check the link below for more information. 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/back-up-programs-system-settings-files#1TC=windows-7

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