Backing up your data with Windows XP

This morning I ran across The Elder Geek while searching the net. It looks like a real find, a resource well worth bookmarking. In particular, I found the following link of interest because my buddy, Paul, has been struggling to find a reliable and satisfactory solution for backing up his data for quite some time.

Here's the link and the quote ...

Protecting The Windows XP System and Data: "While it isn't absolutely essential to have a utility specifically designed for backing up a computer system it can make life easier. Both Windows XP Home and Professional come with what Microsoft calls the Backup and Restore Utility, better known as NTBackup. Unfortunately for Home users, Backup and Restore is not installed by default nor is it as fully functional as the version installed by default in XP Professional. Supposedly, the reason it's not installed by default in Home is because Home does not support Automated System Recovery (ASR) that is a part of Backup and Restore. This in no way prevents you from making a full backup in Home Edition, but it does limit the recovery or restore options. Bottom line; if you have Pro you're ready to go. If you have Home, follow the directions below:

To Manually Install the Backup Utility in Windows XP Home Edition

• Insert the CD Rom and navigate to CD-ROM Drive:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP


• Double-click the Ntbackup.msi file to start the wizard that installs Backup


• When the wizard is complete, click Finish."

- posted by Perry @ 6:23 AM