BACKUPS

[Michael]

Mark,
Backup utilities is not installed from the CD-ROM by
default. I'm not sure which of the two CD-ROMS's it is on,
but it is installed seperatly .

>-----Original Message-----
>I CAN'T FIND BACKUP ANYWHERE ON MY COMPUTER. I CAN'T FIND
>IT WITH SEARCH EITHER. I'M NOT NEW TO WINDOWS - I WENT
>THROUGH 3.1, 95, AND 98. I'M NEW TO XP HOME.
>HELP! PLEASE.
>.
>

[Ramesh]

The Backup utility is not included in the default installation of Windows XP
Home Edition. The Backup icon is not present on the Start menu in Windows XP
Home Edition, nor is Backup listed in Add Remove Programs for Windows XP
Home edition.

This article describes how to install Backup, which is included on the
CD-ROM in the Valueadd folder. To use Backup, you have to install it
manually.

Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/302/8/94.asp

For OEMs (dont have XP CD), download ntbackup from:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi

--
Regards,
Ramesh



"Michael" > wrote in message
...

Mark,
Backup utilities is not installed from the CD-ROM by
default. I'm not sure which of the two CD-ROMS's it is on,
but it is installed seperatly .

>-----Original Message-----
>I CAN'T FIND BACKUP ANYWHERE ON MY COMPUTER. I CAN'T FIND
>IT WITH SEARCH EITHER. I'M NOT NEW TO WINDOWS - I WENT
>THROUGH 3.1, 95, AND 98. I'M NEW TO XP HOME.
>HELP! PLEASE.
>.
>

[Peter Wilkins]

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:01:12 +0530, "Ramesh" >
wrote :

>For OEMs (dont have XP CD), download ntbackup from:
>http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi

Or get a better version free:
http://www1.execsoft.com/dklite.exe

It is an improved version of ntbackup by the same authors.

or pay some money and get an even better one from execsoft which
maintains a continual watch and defrags automatically when necessary.
--=20
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

[Al Dykes]

In article >,
Peter Wilkins > wrote:
>On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:01:12 +0530, "Ramesh" >
>wrote :
>
>>For OEMs (dont have XP CD), download ntbackup from:
>>http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi
>
>Or get a better version free:
>http://www1.execsoft.com/dklite.exe

This isn't a backup tool, it's a defrag tool from a company I
refuse to name, known for it's prevasive marketing.

Here's a Safe Computing Tip; Don't download an executable from a
company you are unfamiliar with, based on the say-so of someone on
Usenet without doing a little research first.

I had to hack this url to "www.execsoft.com" to get to the company's
web page and make sure they hadn't added a backup utility to their
one and only product.

Oh, yes. My undertanding is that the company that wrote MS ntbackup
was eithe Seagate or Veritas and they may have sold off any interest
in retail backup software.


--
Al Dykes
-----------

[Harry Ohrn]

The OP wants a backup utility not a defrag utility.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Peter Wilkins" > wrote in message
...
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:01:12 +0530, "Ramesh" >
wrote :

>For OEMs (dont have XP CD), download ntbackup from:
>http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi

Or get a better version free:
http://www1.execsoft.com/dklite.exe

It is an improved version of ntbackup by the same authors.

or pay some money and get an even better one from execsoft which
maintains a continual watch and defrags automatically when necessary.
--
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

[Peter Wilkins]

On 13 Sep 2003 09:00:27 -0400, (Al Dykes) wrote :

>In article >,
>Peter Wilkins > wrote:
>>On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:01:12 +0530, "Ramesh" >
>>wrote :
>>
>>>For OEMs (dont have XP CD), download ntbackup from:
>>>http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi
>>
>>Or get a better version free:
>>http://www1.execsoft.com/dklite.exe
>
>This isn't a backup tool, it's a defrag tool from a company I
>refuse to name, known for it's prevasive marketing.
>
Sorry, I'm senile. I had just done a defrag and automatically
translated backup to defrag when I read the post. =20
Abject apologies.
--=20
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

[Peter Wilkins]

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:42:25 -0600, "Harry Ohrn" >
wrote :

>The OP wants a backup utility not a defrag utility.
>
Yes, sorry, I'm senile.

--=20
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

[Harry Ohrn]

"Peter Wilkins" > wrote in message
...
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:42:25 -0600, "Harry Ohrn" >
wrote :

>>The OP wants a backup utility not a defrag utility.
>
>Yes, sorry, I'm senile.

--
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

LOL. Cheer up. The fact that you know you are senile speaks highly of your
level of awareness ;-)

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

[Glen Corlin]

I cannot find the NTBackup util on my XP Pro disk. Is it not on the Pro
disk?

--
Glen Corlin
21st Century Schizoid Man
"Michael" > wrote in message
...
>
> Mark,
> Backup utilities is not installed from the CD-ROM by
> default. I'm not sure which of the two CD-ROMS's it is on,
> but it is installed seperatly .
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I CAN'T FIND BACKUP ANYWHERE ON MY COMPUTER. I CAN'T FIND
> >IT WITH SEARCH EITHER. I'M NOT NEW TO WINDOWS - I WENT
> >THROUGH 3.1, 95, AND 98. I'M NEW TO XP HOME.
> >HELP! PLEASE.
> >.
> >

[Sharon F]

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 11:20:12 +0200, Glen Corlin wrote:

> I cannot find the NTBackup util on my XP Pro disk. Is it not on the Pro
> disk?

NT Backup is a component in Windows XP Pro. Check the start menu for its
shortcut: Start | (All) Programs | Accessories> System Tools> Backup

If not found, you can install by using Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs
| Add/Remove Windows Components.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User