Backup

[Debby]

I'm running Windows Home XP and want to back up all my
data files to CD. The instructions say; go to start, all
programs, accessories, system tools, backup. However, I
can get all the way to "backup" but mine doesn't
say "backup". It says "restore".

How do I backup?

[Patrick]

Debby wrote:
> I'm running Windows Home XP and want to back up all my
> data files to CD. The instructions say; go to start, all
> programs, accessories, system tools, backup. However, I
> can get all the way to "backup" but mine doesn't
> say "backup". It says "restore".
>
> How do I backup?

MS Backup isn't installed as standard on XP Home edition,
it's on the installation CD called 'NTBACKUP' which is in
the 'VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP' folder.

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics and a
copy was sent to the cited author.]

In article >,
says...
> I'm running Windows Home XP and want to back up all my
> data files to CD. The instructions say; go to start, all
> programs, accessories, system tools, backup. However, I
> can get all the way to "backup" but mine doesn't
> say "backup". It says "restore".
>
> How do I backup?
>

be aware that the Windows Backup Utility won't backup directly to CD
anyway - you have to make the backup to your HDD and then burn it onto
the CD.