Backup Utility for Win XP Home Edition

[John]

I recently bought a new Sony VAIO desktop at Circuit City
which came preloaded with Win XP Home Edition and other
stuff. Evidently, no Win XP CD is provided. I want to
install the Backup Utility that comes with Win XP Home,
but it seems that I need the CD to install it?

Any thoughts on how to install it without the CD or how I
can obtain a CD from Microsoft?

 

[Guest]

By law - you must be provided a CD - or at least a
restore CD with the XP files on it when you purchase a
new system like this from a reputable retailer like
that. Take it back if they don't provide you with the
software.

 

[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

 

[John]

This did the trick. I'll check into why Sony is not
providing the XP CD in the package and the legality of
that. I did create a media recovery set in case of a
complete disk crash, but I could not locate the
NTBACKUP.MSI file. You have a GREAT web site! Thanks for
providing the links.