XP Backup Utility......HELP!!!

[Guest]

I have 3 PC's in the house.........2 XP Pro, 1 XP Home.
The XP Home machine has no apparent Backup Utility.
The XP Pros have Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Backup.
This is a shortcut referring to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NTBACKUP.EXE
There is no such directory in the XP Home machine.

Question:
Does XP Home have this functionality?
If so, how do you enable/access it?
If not, what is the easiest utility to use for backing up data in XP Home?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

NTBackup is not installed with XP Home, but it's on the XP CD. Unless you
have an OEM CD. In that case read on.

HOW TO: Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302894

HOW TO: Use Backup to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308422

How to Use the Backup Utility to Back Up Files and Folders in Windows XP
Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320820

NOTE: ASR (Automated System Restore) does not function and is not supported
on Windows XP Home edition.

An Error Message Is Displayed When You Attempt to Use the Automated System
Recovery Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302700

How to use Backup to restore files and folders on your computer in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;309340

[[If you are using a computer that an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
provided with a pre-installed copy of Windows XP, the Valueadd and Support
folders may not exist on your hard disk or on the recovery CD-ROM that was
included with your computer.

This issue can occur because OEM computers that include a pre-installed copy
of Windows XP do not include a Windows XP CD-ROM, or the Valueadd and
Support folders. Instead, OEM computers typically include a restoration
CD-ROM, and this CD-ROM does not contain the Valueadd and Support folders.

Among others, some of the utilities in this folder are USMT Command line
components, NTBACKUP]]

VALUEADD and SUPPORT Folders Are Not Included on OEM CD-ROMs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311246

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


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

OK........found the NTBACKUP from the dics:
E:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP
Put the backup utility in the same place it is on XP Pro......
BUT.......the readme.txt file from the disc has thrown me a curve.
It refers to ASR (I assume this is automated System Recovery?) and says XP
Home does not support this? So, does this affect the ability to restore
backed up data using the NTBACKUP Utility?
The readme.txt file is not real clear on this.

From the README.TXT File:
NTBackup Backup/Restore and ASR release notes
Backup/Restore
ASR
1. ASR is not supported on home edition.
IF you install NtBackup from the CD to the Home Edition, ASR functionality
will appear to work fine during
the backup session. Since the setup does not support ASR in the home
edition, there is no way to initiate the ASR restore in case of a disaster.
If you need to restore from this session, install Windows XP manually
and then restore from the ASR media.
2. Backup to CDRW
If you decide to backup to a CDRW, you cannot target that device directly.
You must create a backup set of
650MB or less and backup to a file. After the file is complete, copy the
file to the CDRW.

Please refer to the readme for XP home edition for additional notes.

NTBackup is not installed with XP Home, but it's on the XP CD. Unless you
have an OEM CD. In that case read on.

HOW TO: Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302894

HOW TO: Use Backup to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308422

How to Use the Backup Utility to Back Up Files and Folders in Windows XP
Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320820

NOTE: ASR (Automated System Restore) does not function and is not supported
on Windows XP Home edition.

An Error Message Is Displayed When You Attempt to Use the Automated System
Recovery Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302700

How to use Backup to restore files and folders on your computer in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;309340

[[If you are using a computer that an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
provided with a pre-installed copy of Windows XP, the Valueadd and Support
folders may not exist on your hard disk or on the recovery CD-ROM that was
included with your computer.

This issue can occur because OEM computers that include a pre-installed copy
of Windows XP do not include a Windows XP CD-ROM, or the Valueadd and
Support folders. Instead, OEM computers typically include a restoration
CD-ROM, and this CD-ROM does not contain the Valueadd and Support folders.

Among others, some of the utilities in this folder are USMT Command line
components, NTBACKUP]]

VALUEADD and SUPPORT Folders Are Not Included on OEM CD-ROMs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311246

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


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I do not use ntbackup. I backup manually to CD.

[[NOTE: ASR does not function and is not supported on Windows XP Home
edition.]]

An Error Message Is Displayed When You Attempt to Use the Automated System
Recovery Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302700

-----
restore backed up data info here...

How to use Backup to restore files and folders on your computer in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;309340

Scroll down to...
MORE INFORMATION
How to restore files and folders
-----

Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315255

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

OK........found the NTBACKUP from the dics:
E:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP
Put the backup utility in the same place it is on XP Pro......
BUT.......the readme.txt file from the disc has thrown me a curve.
It refers to ASR (I assume this is automated System Recovery?) and
says XP Home does not support this? So, does this affect the ability
to restore backed up data using the NTBACKUP Utility?
The readme.txt file is not real clear on this.

From the README.TXT File:
NTBackup Backup/Restore and ASR release notes
Backup/Restore
ASR
1. ASR is not supported on home edition.
IF you install NtBackup from the CD to the Home Edition, ASR
functionality will appear to work fine during
the backup session. Since the setup does not support ASR in the home
edition, there is no way to initiate the ASR restore in case of a
disaster. If you need to restore from this session, install Windows
XP manually
and then restore from the ASR media.
2. Backup to CDRW
If you decide to backup to a CDRW, you cannot target that device
directly. You must create a backup set of
650MB or less and backup to a file. After the file is complete, copy
the file to the CDRW.

Please refer to the readme for XP home edition for additional notes.

NTBackup is not installed with XP Home, but it's on the XP CD.
Unless you have an OEM CD. In that case read on.

HOW TO: Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302894

HOW TO: Use Backup to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308422

How to Use the Backup Utility to Back Up Files and Folders in
Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320820

NOTE: ASR (Automated System Restore) does not function and is not
supported on Windows XP Home edition.

An Error Message Is Displayed When You Attempt to Use the Automated
System Recovery Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302700

How to use Backup to restore files and folders on your computer in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;309340

[[If you are using a computer that an Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) provided with a pre-installed copy of Windows XP,
the Valueadd and Support folders may not exist on your hard disk or
on the recovery CD-ROM that was included with your computer.

This issue can occur because OEM computers that include a
pre-installed copy of Windows XP do not include a Windows XP CD-ROM,
or the Valueadd and Support folders. Instead, OEM computers
typically include a restoration CD-ROM, and this CD-ROM does not
contain the Valueadd and Support folders.

Among others, some of the utilities in this folder are USMT Command
line components, NTBACKUP]]

VALUEADD and SUPPORT Folders Are Not Included on OEM CD-ROMs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311246

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


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I have 3 PC's in the house.........2 XP Pro, 1 XP Home.
The XP Home machine has no apparent Backup Utility.
The XP Pros have Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Backup.
This is a shortcut referring to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NTBACKUP.EXE
There is no such directory in the XP Home machine.

Question:
Does XP Home have this functionality?
If so, how do you enable/access it?
If not, what is the easiest utility to use for backing up data in XP
Home? --
Thanks,
Chuck