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Hi gang,

Can anyone help to install/ find back up in XP ?

I know it should be here :
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools,
and then click Backup

But it isn't on my list !

Thanks in advance,

Jim
 
Hi Jim

If you are using XP Home, the backup utility isn't installed by default.
Depending on what kind of XP CD you have, the backup utility may be found in
the valueadd\msft\ntbackup folder on the XP Home CD.

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jimbo said:
Hi gang,

Can anyone help to install/ find back up in XP ?

I know it should be here :
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools,
and then click Backup

But it isn't on my list !

Thanks in advance,

Jim
Click to expand...

ntbackup.exe should be located in c:\windows\system32

steve.
 
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jimbo said:
Can anyone help to install/ find back up in XP ?

I know it should be here :
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to
System
Tools, and then click Backup

But it isn't on my list !
Click to expand...

Presumably you have XP Home. Backup is installed automatically on
XP Professional, but not on XP Home. If you have the complete XP
Home CD, find backup on the CD, in \ValueAdd\MSFT\NTBACKUP and
install it yourself by doubleclicking the file ntbackup.msi.



If you don't have an XP CD, you can download ntbackup.msi at

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi

Also see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302894
 
OK

Many thanks to one and all - I have now installed it !

The thing is, I am very confused about how prcedd to
make a floppy disk - pointing to my start up files on the C drive

I would greatly apprciate some help on how to proceed -

I am very nervous of making a mistake !!

Many thanks

Jim
 
molsonexpert said:
ntbackup.exe should be located in c:\windows\system32

steve.
Click to expand...

But only in XP Pro.

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jimbo said:
Many thanks to one and all - I have now installed it !

The thing is, I am very confused about how prcedd to
make a floppy disk - pointing to my start up files on the C drive
Click to expand...

That is not supported in Home.

Also before you go too far, NTBACKUP is really a tape based system, for
people bringing forward tapes from Windows NT. It will not backup to CD
or DVD without installing a 'packet writing' package (which I regard as
unreliable for holding backups) and even then will not 'span' multiple
disks. Ok for backing up to say a USB hard drive
 
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