microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

[teejdancer]

I need to restore all settings on my computer....is this microsoft backup
facility appropriate for that?....Or do i need to enter into 3rd party
backup? I have put documents onto a memory stick but have tons of photos and
music and don't want to have to put these on disks......?

 

[Alias]

I need to restore all settings on my computer....is this microsoft backup
facility appropriate for that?....

No, not really appropriate for anything.

Or do i need to enter into 3rd party
backup?
Yep.

I have put documents onto a memory stick but have tons of photos and
music and don't want to have to put these on disks......?

Buy an external hard disk. The cheapest way to do that is buy a hard
disk and an external USB enclosure.

Alias

 

[Anna]

I need to restore all settings on my computer....is this microsoft backup
facility appropriate for that?....Or do i need to enter into 3rd party
backup? I have put documents onto a memory stick but have tons of photos
and
music and don't want to have to put these on disks......?

teejdancer:
Since you say "I need to restore all settings on my computer....", in
addition to your objective of backing up your photos, music, and other files
that are important to you, I believe you would probably be interested in a
more comprehensive backup program than the one included in Windows XP. A
program that would, in effect, backup your entire system including the
operating system, all your programs & applications, all your user-created
files & folders, etc. In short, *everything* that's on your day-to-day
working hard drive. Isn't that what you really want & need?

If it is, why don't you do a Google search on "disk cloning disk imaging
programs"? There's a lot of good, detailed information out there on those
types of programs and I think you would profit by learning more about them.
And while you're at it, take a look at this site which compares various
backup approaches...http://www.ugr.com/nl0507b.html
Anna

 

[Jim]

I need to restore all settings on my computer....is this microsoft backup
facility appropriate for that?....Or do i need to enter into 3rd party
backup? I have put documents onto a memory stick but have tons of photos
and
music and don't want to have to put these on disks......?

In order to completely restore a hard drive, you must have a bootable XP CD
and a floppy drive.
ATI is so much easier to use.
Jim

 

[Doum]

In order to completely restore a hard drive, you must have a bootable
XP CD and a floppy drive.
ATI is so much easier to use.
Jim

Why the need of a floopy drive?

Doum

 

[Bob I]

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Why the need of a floopy drive?

Doum

Floppy drive is needed for the ASR
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299526

 

[Jim]

Why the need of a floopy drive?

Doum

Because MS wrote the program to store certain information on a floppy disk
and only on a floppy disk.
Jim

 

[Doum]

Because MS wrote the program to store certain information on a floppy
disk and only on a floppy disk.
Jim

Ha, I see, the OP asked about MS Backup, I guess this doesn't apply if
someone uses Ghost or ATI.

Thanks
Doum