NTBackup

[JamesJ]

Where and how do I download and install
NTBackup?? I've downloaded 2 files NtBackupRestore_x86.msi
and NtBackupRestore_Win64.msi from Microsoft Download
Center. Neither installed. One said it was for Vista... and
I haven't the slightest idea what the other file said when I tried to
install it.

James

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Where and how do I download and install
NTBackup?? I've downloaded 2 files NtBackupRestore_x86.msi
and NtBackupRestore_Win64.msi from Microsoft Download
Center. Neither installed. One said it was for Vista... and
I haven't the slightest idea what the other file said when I tried to
install it.

James

ntbackup.exe is already included with WinXP Professional.
I do not know if it is included with the Home version.

ntbackup is not an easy program to use. If you're not
experienced then you might be better off with a third-party
backup tool, e.g. Acronis TrueImage. When you set up
your backup facility, remember these points:
- Back up your important files frequently, e.g. weekly.
- Back them up to an independent medium, e.g. to a
USB hard disk.
- Keep the backup medium well away from your PC
unless you're actually backing up files.
- Test your backups by performing an occasional test
recovery.

May people forget about the last point. They may get a
rude shock when the crunch comes and they are unable
to recover their files.

 

[Harry Ohrn]

You may have gotten lucky. The NTBackup program is a POS. You would do well
to get a third party program to create backups with.

 

[Mike Lowery]

ntbackup.exe is already included with WinXP Professional.
I do not know if it is included with the Home version.

ntbackup is not an easy program to use. If you're not
experienced then you might be better off with a third-party
backup tool, e.g. Acronis TrueImage. When you set up
your backup facility, remember these points:
- Back up your important files frequently, e.g. weekly.
- Back them up to an independent medium, e.g. to a
USB hard disk.
- Keep the backup medium well away from your PC
unless you're actually backing up files.
- Test your backups by performing an occasional test
recovery.

May people forget about the last point. They may get a
rude shock when the crunch comes and they are unable
to recover their files.

Personally I use DriveImage XML:
http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm

 

[JamesJ]

I was more interested in the ability to backup the Windows registry
'till I found you can export and import from withing regedit..

James

 

[Daave]

Where and how do I download and install NTBackup??

"HOW TO: Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302894

If you don't have this disc, go to:

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software_download.htm

Scroll down to "Windows XP Backup" (the name of the file is
ntbackup.msi).

 

[Terry R.]

On 7/30/2007 9:28 AM On a whim, JamesJ pounded out on the keyboard

I was more interested in the ability to backup the Windows registry
'till I found you can export and import from withing regedit..

James

Hi James,

Using the export feature in regedit is NOT a good way to backup the
registry. It's okay for saving a key before you edit, but for the whole
registry, it's not the way to go.

Try the free program ERUNT:
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

It can run each day on startup and can save multiple backups. Highly
recommended.


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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

When backing up the registry, whether using your own
method or the one suggested by Terry R, perform the
following test:
1. Assume that Windows will no longer start because
of what you did to the registry.
2. Now restore the registry to its previous condition,
using your backed up file.

If you cannot perform Step 2 then your backup method
is not worth the trouble. Use a different method.