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I am running XP Home SP2. Am I missing something? I cannot find a backup
program. Was it not included in XP Home?
 
John said:
I am running XP Home SP2. Am I missing something? I cannot find a
backup program. Was it not included in XP Home?
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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

However as backup programs, this is probably the least capable of available
choices. My advice is to select one of the third-party alternatives instead,
like my personal favorite, Acronis True Image.
 
Programs - Accessories - SYstem Tools - Backup
or
c:\windows\system32\ntbackup.exe

Regards
Mark Dormer
 
John said:
I am running XP Home SP2. Am I missing something? I cannot find a backup
program. Was it not included in XP Home?
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It's included. Check under Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools.
If it's not there, it might not be installed. You can install it by going
to the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel, and click on the Windows
Components button on the left. One of the checkboxes should mention system
tools or backup, make sure it's checked.
 
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