NTbackup Utility

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I have a machine running XP pro sp2, not an OEM version. I bought it as a
stand alone copy of the cd. I have used ntbackup successfully before but now
when I try to use it all I get is the intro dialog box saying it's looking
for backup devices and it never loads. I looked on the cd under
VALUEADD\MSFT\USMT\ and it's not there to re-install. What has happened to
it?
Thanks for any help, Sid
 
Hi

Isn't it in this folder:

valueadd\msft\ntbackup

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Will Denny
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You can download NTBackup here:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi

On the XP Pro CD:
Drive letter:\I386\NTBACKUP.EX_ the compressed version of NTBACKUP.EXE
and
Drive letter:\I386\NTBACKUP.HL_ the compressed version of NTBACKUP.HLP

The underscore (_) means that the files are compressed. They both need to
be expanded.

NTBACKUP.EX_ needs to be expanded to C:\WINDOWS\system32

NTBACKUP.HL_ needs to be expanded to C:\WINDOWS\Help

To expand the files to the proper locations...

Open a Command Prompt...

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK

Insert your XP CD into your CD drive and enter (Copy and Paste) the
following command:

EXPAND -R D:\I386\NTBACKUP.EX_ C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe

Hit your ENTER key.

Enter (Copy and Paste) the following command:

EXPAND -R D:\I386\NTBACKUP.HL_ C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntbackup.hlp

Hit your ENTER key.

NOTE :
Change D to = your CD drive letter if different.
Change C to = your hard drive letter if different.

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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