Back-up

[sweeneytodd]

Can anyone help me please, I have Windows Xp Professional on my
computer, the problem is i wish to a system back-up of my C drive, but
i can't find the system backup, can anyone tell me how to find/use it,
please, many thanks in advance

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\Backup

Or Start | Run | Type: ntbackup | Click OK

[[If you are using a computer that an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
provided with a pre-installed copy of Windows XP, the Valueadd and Support
folders may not exist on your hard disk or on the recovery CD-ROM that was
included with your computer.

This issue can occur because OEM computers that include a pre-installed copy
of Windows XP do not include a Windows XP CD-ROM, or the Valueadd and
Support folders. Instead, OEM computers typically include a restoration
CD-ROM, and this CD-ROM does not contain the Valueadd and Support folders.

Among others, some of the utilities in this folder are USMT Command line
components, NTBACKUP]]
From...
VALUEADD and SUPPORT Folders Are Not Included on OEM CD-ROMs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311246

You can download NTBackup here:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi


How do I backup my files and folders in XP?
http://www.winxptutor.com/ntbackup.htm

HOW TO: Use Backup to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308422

How to use Backup to restore files and folders on your computer in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309340

Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315255

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Patrick Keenan]

Can anyone help me please, I have Windows Xp Professional on my
computer, the problem is i wish to a system back-up of my C drive, but
i can't find the system backup, can anyone tell me how to find/use it,
please, many thanks in advance

As noted, your system may not have come with backup. But a good question
to ask is what exactly you want to back up.. the system backup from ntbackup
won't give you a bootable backup. You'd still have to reinstall XP should
the system fail.

If you are really looking for a backup with that kind of feature, look for
an imaging program like Acronis TrueImage or Ghost.

HTH
-pk

 

[db]

a system backup that is convenient
is to use the system restore feature.

if you want to create a backup of all
your data, including the system files
and the regular files, like documents
and pics, then i suggest to use the
method of disk imaging instead....

- db

Can anyone help me please, I have Windows Xp Professional on my
computer, the problem is i wish to a system back-up of my C drive, but
i can't find the system backup, can anyone tell me how to find/use it,
please, many thanks in advance

 

[Poprivet]

As noted, your system may not have come with backup. But a good
question to ask is what exactly you want to back up.. the system
backup from ntbackup won't give you a bootable backup. You'd still
have to reinstall XP should the system fail.

If you are really looking for a backup with that kind of feature,
look for an imaging program like Acronis TrueImage or Ghost.

HTH
-pk

Umm, not quite true: ntbackup will indeed ask if you want to make a
disaster recovery floppy (or CD if you don't have a floppy), and it's called
the ASR, Automated System Recovery. You do however have to have your backup
on some type of removal media, tape, DVD, CD, etc..
See below from the Help file:

To recover from a system failure using Automated System Recovery

1.. Make sure you have the following items before you begin the recovery
procedure:
a.. Your previously created Automated System Recovery (ASR) floppy disk.
b.. Your previously created backup media.
c.. The original operating system installation CD.
2.. Insert the original operating system installation CD into your CD
drive.
3.. Restart your computer. If prompted to press a key in order to start
the computer from CD, press the appropriate key.
4.. Press F2 when prompted during the text-only mode section of Setup. You
will be prompted to insert the ASR floppy disk you have previously created.
5.. Follow the directions on the screen.
Note

a.. ASR will not restore your data files. For more information about
backing up and restoring your data files, click Related Topics.
Related Topics



Too many people give advice on intuition and other variations of ignorance.
Limit advice to things you KNOW!

And besides, that's not what the OP asked, so you are OT to boot.

Pop`

 

[Poprivet]

Imaging progs are handy, but ntbackup will in fact do it all and costs
nothing. The OP asked how to find it, not how to get around it.

Pop`

PS - Posts are to be in Plain Text, not html.

 

[db]

appreciate it.

however, ntbackup is unreliable
and your opinion is irrelevant to me...


Imaging progs are handy, but ntbackup will in fact do it all and costs
nothing. The OP asked how to find it, not how to get around it.

Pop`

PS - Posts are to be in Plain Text, not html.