Backing up files

[Sue]

I tought I could backup on CD. I just found out I cannot
since it can only be done with XP professional edition at
least that is what is written when I look at the backup
file on my CD. That is why it was never installed on my
computer. Anyway, does anyone know a good backup program
compatible with XP home edition0?

Thank you,
Sue

[Diggy]

I think the windows XP backup utility is included with both Home and
Professional, but only Professional has it installed by default. Did you
try checking your install cd?

But if your computer came pre-installed with XP Home, then it's possible you
won't have access to the backup utility. That's my situation. Seems like
kind of a ripoff, but . . .


"Sue" > wrote in message
...
> I tought I could backup on CD. I just found out I cannot
> since it can only be done with XP professional edition at
> least that is what is written when I look at the backup
> file on my CD. That is why it was never installed on my
> computer. Anyway, does anyone know a good backup program
> compatible with XP home edition0?
>
> Thank you,
> Sue

[HillBillyBuddhist]

BackUp MyPC from Stomp is good. Does both CD and DVD.

www.stompinc.com

D


"Sue" > wrote in message
...
> I tought I could backup on CD. I just found out I cannot
> since it can only be done with XP professional edition at
> least that is what is written when I look at the backup
> file on my CD. That is why it was never installed on my
> computer. Anyway, does anyone know a good backup program
> compatible with XP home edition0?
>
> Thank you,
> Sue

[Ken Blake]

In , Sue wrote:

> I tought I could backup on CD. I just found out I cannot
> since it can only be done with XP professional edition at
> least that is what is written when I look at the backup
> file on my CD. That is why it was never installed on my
> computer. Anyway, does anyone know a good backup program
> compatible with XP home edition0?


Backup is installed automatically on XP Professional, but not on
XP Home. If you have the complete XP Home CD, find backup on the
CD, in
\ValueAdd\MSFT\NTBACKUP and install it yourself.

--
Ken Blake
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[Mike Donnelly]

"Sue" > wrote in news:037a01c31838
:

> I tought I could backup on CD. I just found out I cannot
> since it can only be done with XP professional edition at
> least that is what is written when I look at the backup
> file on my CD. That is why it was never installed on my
> computer. Anyway, does anyone know a good backup program
> compatible with XP home edition0?
>
> Thank you,
> Sue


It gets worse. Even if you were to copy NTbackup from your
system disk, you can't use it to backup to a CD. so if you
intend to put the backup files on a CD, forget that approach.
Microsoft won't allow it.

The program BackUp My PC from Stomp, Inc. is often mentioned
as a wonderful program. I wouldn't know, since I couldn't get
it to work. It is very fussy about the quality of blank CD's
you are using. Unfortunately, Stomp is not brave enough to
provide a list good ones and bad ones. The Stomp website even
says that CD's that work with its other products, may not work
for Backup.

It gets worse. Even if you find a CD that will satisy the
Backup program, you can't use it to back up Windows XP Home
with SP1. Microsoft chose not to support Automated System
Recovery (ASR). The official instructions in the Stomp manual
for Backup tell you to install XP from your system CD, then
install all the updates from Microsoft. Then you can install
all your applications.

Took me about two weeks to recover from a hard drive crash. Am
I bitter? Naaah

There are other approaches using Ghost or Zip, but I can't
offer any advice there. I guess it gets down to what you are
trying to back up and how much of the system needs to be
operational to accomplish that: replacing one corrupted file,
or loading up a new hard drive.

I look forward you getting some useful advice, because it will
help me too.

..flame shield on

--
Mike Donnelly