Backup Wizard under System Tools-I have no floppy drive

[Guest]

Is there anyway to use something other than a floppy disk, like a USB memory
flash stick, when using the backup program found under system tools. It lets
you backup where you want, however, at the end of the backup I get an error
since I do not have a floppy drive on my computer. Who does these days? In
the wizard it says you will need a floppy disk to store system recovery
information. Then on the last screen of the wizrd before the vackup begins it
says, "After the wizard creates a backup of yourfiles, you will then be asked
to insert a floppy disk. You will use this disk and the backup to restore
your system in the event of a major failure."
I am running Windows XP Pro - SP2.

 

[Jim]

Is there anyway to use something other than a floppy disk, like a USB
memory
flash stick, when using the backup program found under system tools. It
lets
you backup where you want, however, at the end of the backup I get an
error
since I do not have a floppy drive on my computer. Who does these days? In
the wizard it says you will need a floppy disk to store system recovery
information. Then on the last screen of the wizrd before the vackup begins
it
says, "After the wizard creates a backup of yourfiles, you will then be
asked
to insert a floppy disk. You will use this disk and the backup to restore
your system in the event of a major failure."
I am running Windows XP Pro - SP2.

A USB floppy is your only option. When the wizard says "floppy", it means
"floppy only".

This is just one of the reasons that a lot of people have quit using
ntbackup.

Jim

 

[DL]

NTBackup was written in NT era when there were no cd/r only floppies

 

[Guest]

Since the file was created, would I be able to use my original
recovery/restore CD's I made when I first purchased the computer with this
file to get evrything back?

 

[DL]

I dont use NTbackup but a third party tool Acronis True Image, so I couldnt
tell you, but I believe the floppy is required in order for you to recover.
PS MS has got much flack over the years for providing 'utilities' within the
o/s, so perhaps they didnt feel inclined to produce a more comprehensive
backup utility.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.

I dont use NTbackup but a third party tool Acronis True Image, so I couldnt
tell you, but I believe the floppy is required in order for you to recover.
PS MS has got much flack over the years for providing 'utilities' within the
o/s, so perhaps they didnt feel inclined to produce a more comprehensive
backup utility.

 

[Jim]

Since the file was created, would I be able to use my original
recovery/restore CD's I made when I first purchased the computer with this
file to get evrything back?

The way that you recover a full backup is to boot from the CDs you
mentioned.
However, you will be prompted to insert the floppy into a drive during the
installation. The
recovery will not continue until you insert the floppy into a drive.
Your only recourse is to use a USB floppy.
And, your recovery CD must support access to the floppy via USB
Jim

 

[Guest]

Thnaks again. I am going to look into the third party program you mentioned
as well as Secura backup.