NT Backup

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Win XP Pro, SP2

I have 2 HD's, C:\ partitioned and Win XP Pro installed and all my other
applications and acourtrements. The other HD has two partitions, D and E.
I use NT back up along with task scheduler to back up C:\ to the other drives,
D and E, at alternate times, erasing the prior backup each time NT backs up
C:\ drive. The floppy made with the first, original backup is all I have to
restore the backup from either one of the D or E drives. The original NT back
up has long been replaced with a new one(s).

Will this floppy suffice to restore and NT backup or must I make a new floppy
for each new NT back up?

 

[DatabaseBen]

frankly, using floppies for backups is the thing of the past. At best, the
floppies only have the bare files to get into you
harddrive via a c prompt. Afterwards would need to be a technician to know
what to do next... I highly recommend that you consider using a different
method of protecting yourself from lost data.

Firstly switch from ntbackup to disk images, (
http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm ) - freeware

Secondly, switch from using itty bitty floppies and get a cd burner or dvd
burner ( dvd burner holds more data).
A dvd writer can hold "a lot" of data. Diffenently to make a working
bootable disk, you need something bigger than a floppy, like a cd or dvd.

What I highly recommend is 1) ENSURE YOUR RESTORE FEATURE IS WORKING,then
2) use the method of disk images rather than a backup file. It basically
works the same way
but instead of making 1 backup file like ntbackup, the imaging software will
make exact copies/images
of the disk and compressing them into sections/files. Basically, one image
can fit onto one cd. And say a 30 gigabytes
of data on a partition, may take 5 images for 5 cd's. The images however
can be kept on a seperate partition as well.

Then what you would do is to make a bootable cd that would have all the
files to bring windows
back to a functional but basic state. And on that cd also have the disk
imaging restoration program so that
it can pull the images stored on the partition and expand back onto your
main partition.

Keeping in mind that if the windows system files crash, then you can use the
windows repair feature from the windows setup cd.

If your windows and other programs are not working correctly, then you can
use the windows restore feature.

If your partition crashes then you can use your disk images to restore the
partition...

As you can see, a itty bitty floppy cannot be used these days.....