To install Backup Utility, you need your Windows XP Home Edition CD. Use
Windows Explorer to open the Valueadd\Msft\Ntbackup folder, and then
double-click Ntbackup.msi. If your computer came with only a "system
recovery" CD instead of a full Windows CD, finding Ntbackup.msi is not as
easy. Look on the CD that was given to you and on any additional hard disk
partitions set up on your computer. Some manufacturers provide the Windows
files more or less intact, whereas others embed them in compressed disk
image files. (Compaq systems with Windows XP Home Edition pre-installed, for
example, have Windows files stored within Drive Image files on drive D.) If
you happen to have the disk imaging program that was used to create the disk
image files, you can extract the Windows files you need. Backup/Restore
Note: ASR is not supported on home edition.
IF you install NtBackup from the CD to the Home Edition, ASR functionality
will appear to work fine during the backup session. Since the setup does
not support ASR in the home edition, there is no way to initiate the ASR
restore in case of a disaster. If you need to restore from this session,
install Windows XP manually and then restore from the ASR media.
If you decide to backup to a CDRW, you cannot target that device directly.
You must create a backup set of 650MB or less and backup to a file. After
the file is complete, copy the file to the CDRW.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302894
HOW TO: Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302700
An Error Message Is Displayed When You Attempt to Use the Automated System
Recovery Wizard
