Installing the XP Backup Utility

You have to install it:

If you have a rescue disk the valueadded folder may be on
it or your XP Disk, Mine was on disk #2

Insert the XP or Rescue CD, and run NTBACKUP.MSI
program
from the folder D:\valueadd\msft\ntbackup

You can get a copy here;
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi

In XP Home the ASR Floppy Disk does not work . It will
NOT
backup to a CD. You can back up to a folder on your
hard drive then burn it to a CD. The native program in XP
will not span CD's though.

Here is how to use it;

http://www.theeldergeek.com/protecting_the_system.htm

http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa020120a.htm


Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R
Devices [Q315255]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315255


You can cheat it with a packet writing program like Roxio
Direct CD & Drag and Drop (comes with Easy CD Creator )
Or Nero
InCD or Sonic DLA You then use a CD ( will not Span cd's)
or DVD's (4.7+ gb) to back up too.

http://www.sonic.com/products/dla/features.asp











>-----Original Message-----
>I bought a Sony computer about 2 years ago that didn't
>come with Backup utility pre-installed. The
instructions
>from Microsoft is to install it from the Windows XP Home
>CD, but Sony didn't include a Windows CD with the new
>computer (the "certificate of authenticity" sticker is
>attached to the back of the computer).
>
>Is there another way to get the XP Home Backup utility
>from another sources. Thank you for your prompt
>response. Thank you.
>.
>