Hi there,

I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with home
does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP disc? Download
of microsoft website.

Regards

David

How to install the Backup utility from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q302894

You may also be interested in reviewing the comments and suggestions in the
thread titled, "using ntbackup in xp home", dated 9/22/09.

"David Harrison" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B5D450A6-AD78-4409-B710-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi there,
>
> I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with home
> does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP disc? Download
> of microsoft website.
>
> Regards
>
> David

"David Harrison" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B5D450A6-AD78-4409-B710-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi there,
>
> I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with home
> does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP disc?
> Download
> of microsoft website.
>
> Regards
>
> David


Have you actually used the backup utility on the computer that has it? The
consensus here seems to be that it's junk and may lull you into a false
sense of security. There are much better options available from other
vendors.

In news:B5D450A6-AD78-4409-B710-(E-Mail Removed),
David Harrison typed on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:30:02 -0700:
> Hi there,
>
> I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with
> home does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP
> disc? Download of microsoft website.
>
> Regards
>
> David

Are you sure you want to be using NTBACKUP anyway? As it isn't very good
at restoring properly anyway. There are many free backup programs that
are far better if you want to reconsider.

Acronis True Image (has a 15 day trial version available)
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/

Acronis True Image Seagate Edition (DiscWizard)
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...ads/discwizard

Acronis True Image WD Edition
http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...ad&wdc_lang=en

Paragon DriveBackup Express 9 (free)
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/db-express/

SyncBack
http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2

On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:30:02 -0700, David Harrison
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with home
> does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP disc? Download
> of microsoft website.



Backup is installed automatically on XP Professional, but not on XP
Home. If you have the complete XP Home CD, find backup on the CD, in
\ValueAdd\MSFT\NTBACKUP and install it yourself by doubleclicking the
file ntbackup.msi.

If you don't have an XP CD, you can download ntbackup.msi at
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi Also see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302894

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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"David Harrison" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B5D450A6-AD78-4409-B710-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi there,
>
> I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with home
> does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP disc?
> Download
> of microsoft website.
>
> Regards
>
> David

You can download the NTBACKUP program from the Microsoft site here:
http://tinyurl.com/3uoymg

I have used it to restore individual files. It works as advertised.