Backup Icon

[Pierre Why]

I'm using WindowsXP but I can't find the Backup icon
anywhere in my System Tools.
I do have a System Restore icon.

 

[Ken Simmons [MSFT]]

Hi Pierre,

Just choose Start, Run and enter NTbackup.exe. System Restore is different
from Restore in Ntbackup. There is good information in the help file
regarding System Restore.

Regards,

Ken Simmons

Microsoft Technical Support for Platforms and Business Applications

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I'm using WindowsXP but I can't find the Backup icon
anywhere in my System Tools.
I do have a System Restore icon.

You're running XP Home Edition? 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

 

[Willit]

You have to install it:

If you have a rescue disk the valueadded folder may be on
it or your XP Disk, Mine was on disk #2

Insert the XP or Rescue CD, and run NTBACKUP.MSI program
from the folder D:\valueadd\msft\ntbackup

You can get a copy here;
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi

In XP Home the ASR Floppy Disk does not work . It will NOT
backup to a CD. You can back up to a folder on your
hard drive then burn it to a CD. The native program in XP
will not span CD's though.

Here is how to use it;
http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa020120a.htm


Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R
Devices [Q315255]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315255


You can cheat it with a packet writing program like Roxio
Direct CD (comes with Easy CD Creator ) Or Nero
InCD or DLA You then use a CD ( will not Span cd's) or
DVD's (4.7+ gb) to back up too.

http://www.sonic.com/products/dla/features.asp