Data Backup - how to use NTBackup

[Guest]

I followed the advice of a columnist, using my xpHome disc, to trry anf begin
regular backups. (Perform Additional Tasks. Browse this CD, ValueAdd folder,
Msft, then Ntbackup) I seem to have installed NT Backup; but I'm not sure
because it's VERY quick, and afterwards there is no welcome to the program,
no icon or shortcut that i can find. Nor is the program is listed in the
start key, nor the list of all programs. How do I use this sucker? Have I
even got it installed ?

 

[Rock]

I followed the advice of a columnist, using my xpHome disc, to trry anf begin
regular backups. (Perform Additional Tasks. Browse this CD, ValueAdd folder,
Msft, then Ntbackup) I seem to have installed NT Backup; but I'm not sure
because it's VERY quick, and afterwards there is no welcome to the program,
no icon or shortcut that i can find. Nor is the program is listed in the
start key, nor the list of all programs. How do I use this sucker? Have I
even got it installed ?

In Start | All Programs look in System Tools. Also from Start | Search
look for ntbackup.exe

 

[Chuck Davis]

In Start | All Programs look in System Tools. Also from Start | Search
look for ntbackup.exe

Rock,
I find it interesting that when one downloads the ntbackup feature, the
filename is ntbackup.msi What's msi?

 

[Hermit]

I followed the advice of a columnist, using my xpHome disc, to trry anf
begin
regular backups. (Perform Additional Tasks. Browse this CD, ValueAdd
folder,
Msft, then Ntbackup) I seem to have installed NT Backup; but I'm not sure
because it's VERY quick, and afterwards there is no welcome to the
program,
no icon or shortcut that i can find. Nor is the program is listed in the
start key, nor the list of all programs. How do I use this sucker? Have I
even got it installed ?

Go to Start/Run and key in NTBACKUP

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I find it interesting that when one downloads the ntbackup feature,
the filename is ntbackup.msi What's msi?

Microsoft Windows Installer, or Microsoft Installer Package.. See, for
example,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257718

 

[Guest]

In Start | All Programs look in System Tools. Also from Start | Search
look for ntbackup.exe

--
Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

OK - . Thanks Rock. I was able to open it and succesfully backup my data onto the hard drive.

Question 1) is saving it on the hard rive called "partitioning" ? I notice
may hard drive is now filled about 50% more. That's OK, I have plenty of
storage space.

2) Now to further back this up. I burn a CD with a burner program, right?
(I'm using NERO) So I just select the data and burn it?

3) how can I set up xpBackup to copy/burn only data that has changed?

thanks again, guys

 

[Rock]

willtato wrote:

Question 1) is saving it on the hard rive called "partitioning" ? I notice
may hard drive is now filled about 50% more. That's OK, I have plenty of
storage space.

2) Now to further back this up. I burn a CD with a burner program, right?
(I'm using NERO) So I just select the data and burn it?

3) how can I set up xpBackup to copy/burn only data that has changed?

thanks again, guys

You're welcome. No it's not partitioning. That's the process of
dividing the drive into logical sections called volumes - each be
formatted and assigned a drive letter. Every drive has at least one
partition. Why your lost so much space I don't know without more info.

Ntbackup is a legacy app from the NT days. It's designed to work best
with other drives or tape drives. It will not backup to CD unless
packet writing software is installed and even then will not span CDs -
in other words the most it can backup to is one CD. It cannot backup to
DVD at all. To save ntbackup files on CD or DVD first create them on
the hard drive then copy to CD/DVD.

Another option for backup is to use an imaging program. This makes an
exact image of the partition which can be saved on CD/DVD or to another
drive - internal or external. Saving to an external USB drive is fast
and easy. Restores can be done of the entire partition or individual
files / folders. These work well and make it easy to recover from a
drive crash. Examples of this are:

Norton Ghost
Acronis True Image
Terabyte Unlimited's Image for Windows
Casper XP

The second option is a traditional backup program such as Stompsoft's
Backup My PC. This is an excellent tool and the evolution of ntbackup.
There are other good backup programs out there as well. This can do a
complete backup or backup individual files and folders directly to
DVD/CD and other drives.