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Could someone help me please. How does on back up files in Windows XP?

Thanks
 
Installing the Backup Program on the Home Version
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm#backup_home

HOW TO: Use Backup to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308422&Product=winxp

Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315255&Product=winxp

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Could someone help me please. How does on back up files in Windows XP?
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| Thanks
 
Hi,

You may backup your data for e.g music, picture files, word documents to a
CD-R using the XP's built-in CD burning engine:

1. Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder.
2. Open My Computer.
3. Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select more
than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want.
Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or
Copy the selected items. If the files are located in My Pictures, under
Picture Tasks, click Copy to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then skip to
step 5.
4. In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then
click Copy.
5. In My Computer, double–click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a
temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD.
Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD appear
under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.
6. Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows displays
the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

Notes:
1. Do not copy more files to the CD than it will hold. Standard CDs hold up
to 650 megabytes (MB). High–capacity CDs hold up to 850 MB.
2. Be sure that you have enough disk space on your hard disk to store the
temporary files that are created during the CD writing process. For a
standard CD, Windows reserves up to 700 MB of the available free space. For a
high–capacity CD, Windows reserves up to 1 gigabyte (GB) of the available
free space.
3. After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the CD to
confirm that the files are copied.

In case you are referring to the NTbackup utility, see here:
http://www.winxptutor.com/ntbackup.htm

HTH
Venkatesh



software:
 
Hi Frank,

Which files? Data files are best simply copied to removable media like
CD/floppy/removable drive.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Install the backup utility from the windows xp home edition cd, or go to
accessories > Backup for xp professional OS.

I have a question to add for another user (wouldn't let me post new thread)-
If I reinstalled windows and then attempted restore from a backup on another
drive to my new windows install, why would it show all the folders but no
files in the back up? Could this be due to not downloading the latest SP2,
since that's what I had when I backed up the files? Thanks.
 

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