Bassman said:
I want to create a backup of my H/D in Windows XP Home Edition and when I
go
in to accessories/ system tools the back up icon is not there. Can it be
installed and if so, how?
NTBACKUP:
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Q. My new computer came loaded with Windows XP Home Edition, but
Backup is not on it. How can I get it?
A. Backup was originally designed for use in corporate backup
scenarios with tape backup devices not commonly found in the home.
If you want to use Backup, you can install it from the Windows XP
Home Edition CD.
To install the Backup utility manually
1.Insert the Windows XP Home Edition CD.
2.Click Perform additional tasks.
3.Navigate to the VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP folder.
4.Double-click the ntbackup.msi file.
For more information, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311246
However - there are people out there who have made it available...
http://home.comcast.net/~cerelli/ntbackup.msi
So get it, install it and read up on how to use it!
How To Use Backup to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308422
You still need some sort of external media to store the results
on, but you could schedule the backup to occur when you are not around,
then burn the resultant data onto CD or DVD or something when you are
(while you do other things!)
Another option that I recommend:
Cobian Backup
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm
Another option....
Synctoy
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx
More options?...
A lot of people have wondered about how to completely backup their system
so that they would not have to go through the trouble of a reinstall..
I'm going to voice my opinion here and say that it would be worthless to
do for MOST people. Unless you plan on periodically updating the image
backup of your system (remaking it) - then by the time you use it
(something goes wrong) - it will be so outdated as to be more trouble than
performing a full install of the operating system and all applications.
Having said my part against it, you can clone/backup your hard drive
completely using many methods - by far the simplest are using disk cloning
applications:
Symantec/Norton Ghost
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/
Acronis True Image
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage
BootItT NG
http://terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html
Good Luck!
