Backup Utility

[David Harrison]

Hi there,

I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with home
does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP disc? Download
of microsoft website.

Regards

David

 

[David Webb]

How to install the Backup utility from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q302894

You may also be interested in reviewing the comments and suggestions in the
thread titled, "using ntbackup in xp home", dated 9/22/09.

 

[JoeSpareBedroom]

Hi there,

I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with home
does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP disc?
Download
of microsoft website.

Regards

David

Have you actually used the backup utility on the computer that has it? The
consensus here seems to be that it's junk and may lull you into a false
sense of security. There are much better options available from other
vendors.

 

[BillW50]

In David Harrison typed on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:30:02 -0700:

Hi there,

I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with
home does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP
disc? Download of microsoft website.

Regards

David

Are you sure you want to be using NTBACKUP anyway? As it isn't very good
at restoring properly anyway. There are many free backup programs that
are far better if you want to reconsider.

Acronis True Image (has a 15 day trial version available)
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

Acronis True Image Seagate Edition (DiscWizard)
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/discwizard

Acronis True Image WD Edition
http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119&type=download&wdc_lang=en

Paragon DriveBackup Express 9 (free)
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/db-express/

SyncBack
http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi there,

I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with home
does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP disc? Download
of microsoft website.

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

 

[Charles W Davis]

Hi there,

I have two computers, one with XP Pro and other XP home. The one with home
does not have the back up utility. Can i download it of a XP disc?
Download
of microsoft website.

Regards

David

You can download the NTBACKUP program from the Microsoft site here:
http://tinyurl.com/3uoymg

I have used it to restore individual files. It works as advertised.