adding Backup Utility to Windows XP Home Edition

[eweil]

I found instructions as to how to do this and went
through all the steps up to the point where I reached the
NTBackup Installer. But, in that same folder was a "read
me" so I read it, and found the following upsetting
message: "NTBackup Backup/Restore and ASR release notes
Backup/Restore
ASR
1. ASR is not supported on home edition.
IF you install NtBackup from the CD to the Home Edition,
ASR functionality will appear to work fine during
the backup session. Since the setup does not support ASR
in the home edition, there is no way to initiate
the ASR restore in case of a disaster. If you need to
restore from this session, install Windows XP manually
and then restore from the ASR media." (end of copied
message).
To me, this is confusing gobbledygook but is it saying
that if I backup the entire contents of my hard disk to
an external hard disk, for example, then in the event of
a crash, I won't easily be able to restore settings and
files? I don't know what they mean by "install Windows XP
manually and then restore from the ASR media." In fact,
what is ASR and what is ASR media. This whole business
seems quite user-unfriendly. Advice?
Ed W.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Understand what ASR is first:

Automated System Recovery Overview in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=818903

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[David Candy]

Part of the ASR restore is that it installs Windows.

 

[TheOldMan]

Gobbldygook indeed!
My backup procedure has NEVER let me down, and there is
no way that a virus, or a bad install, or a dumb mistake
by me... can shut me down for more than a few minutes.
1. Install a removable HDD tray in an empty bay. Very
easy to do unless you are ALL thumbs. A second removable
tray is handy, but not a must. Put one HDD on the primary
IDE cable and the other on the secondary cable. Then use
Norton Ghost to make an exact and bootable clone and place
it on the shelf. 2. If ANYTHING happens to the first, you
have a perfect backup ready to go. This is fast and easy
and has worked for me for years.
I can also plug in a Linux drive in seconds, and never
have to hassle with dual boots or whatever.
tom -----------------------------------------------------