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I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. Microsoft advise automated backup. I have read support info on creating backup. I inserted floppy and followed instructions for system backup. Estimated time was around 6days to complete ? It filled floppy quickly and was asked to insert another. At this rate I would need dozens. Any advice please on above. Regards Roger ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- |
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"Roger" wrote in message ... I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. Microsoft advise automated backup. I have read support info on creating backup. I inserted floppy and followed instructions for system backup. Estimated time was around 6days to complete ? It filled floppy quickly and was asked to insert another. At this rate I would need dozens. Any advice please on above. Regards Roger ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- You do realize even one cd is approx 400+ floppies? You also should realize that Windows installed without any apps is usually even larger. Floppies is not the way to go. In practice a second hard disk is fastest and easiest, especially if it's an external usb drive. They're pretty cheap now for one with capacity to keep multiple backups. Other option is a DVD burner and backup to one or more DVD's. If it's just personal stuff interested in (docs, pics, etc.) then often that's small size and can even fit on a flash-thumb drive, memory card if so equipped to write to one or a burned cd. The big problem is creating the actual backup. If you are "religious" about it and always keep your personal files (docs, pics, etc.) in ONE folder (and sub-folders as required) it's easy to at least backup all that stuff. Backing up Windows itself, the installed apps and all the other stuff is a lot harder; can't fully be done just using Explorer and/or burning software (if saving to DVD). I've personally used Acronis TrueImage to make an "image" of my system that has worked when required. There's other software. |
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"news.microsoft.com" pjp_is_located_@_hotmail_dot_com wrote in message ... "Roger" wrote in message ... I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. Microsoft advise automated backup. I have read support info on creating backup. I inserted floppy and followed instructions for system backup. Estimated time was around 6days to complete ? It filled floppy quickly and was asked to insert another. At this rate I would need dozens. Any advice please on above. Regards Roger ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- You do realize even one cd is approx 400+ floppies? You also should realize that Windows installed without any apps is usually even larger. Floppies is not the way to go. In practice a second hard disk is fastest and easiest, especially if it's an external usb drive. They're pretty cheap now for one with capacity to keep multiple backups. Other option is a DVD burner and backup to one or more DVD's. If it's just personal stuff interested in (docs, pics, etc.) then often that's small size and can even fit on a flash-thumb drive, memory card if so equipped to write to one or a burned cd. The big problem is creating the actual backup. If you are "religious" about it and always keep your personal files (docs, pics, etc.) in ONE folder (and sub-folders as required) it's easy to at least backup all that stuff. Backing up Windows itself, the installed apps and all the other stuff is a lot harder; can't fully be done just using Explorer and/or burning software (if saving to DVD). I've personally used Acronis TrueImage to make an "image" of my system that has worked when required. There's other software. Thank you for input, The win tech site for "How to Re-create a Missing Automated system recovery Floppy Disk" just refers to a Floppy! I have MY Docs and files back up to a USB pencil drive normally. All I wanted was a boot backup in case system went wrong on upgrade to SP3 as MS recommends ! So Im a little blank on what to do. Roger |
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Roger wrote: I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. Microsoft advise automated backup. I have read support info on creating backup. I inserted floppy and followed instructions for system backup. Estimated time was around 6days to complete ? It filled floppy quickly and was asked to insert another. At this rate I would need dozens. Any advice please on above. Purchase and use an external hard disk drive with enough space to backup your entire system - or at least the data you wish to drag and drop copy to it. Or get something like a Seagate Replica that literally does all the work for you - I recommend the 500GB version. As for SP3 - make sure your system is cleaned up after you backup and then install it. If you want more specific instructions on that - let us know. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
... Roger wrote: I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. Microsoft advise automated backup. I have read support info on creating backup. I inserted floppy and followed instructions for system backup. Estimated time was around 6days to complete ? It filled floppy quickly and was asked to insert another. At this rate I would need dozens. Any advice please on above. Purchase and use an external hard disk drive with enough space to backup your entire system - or at least the data you wish to drag and drop copy to it. Or get something like a Seagate Replica that literally does all the work for you - I recommend the 500GB version. As for SP3 - make sure your system is cleaned up after you backup and then install it. If you want more specific instructions on that - let us know. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html A good program for imaging the entire disk is Acronis True Image. If you buy a Western Digital external drive (and I think this applies to Seagate and Maxtor as well), you can download a free copy of True Image, which normally costs $25 to $50. To complete the download, you have to have the WD external drive attached. The WD Acronis download is at http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...19&wdc_lang=en It's possible that the free version isn't as extensive as the paid-for one, but it does what I need. (I bought two copies of Acronis True Image for my other computers, and the free version I'm using on the third seems much the same to me.) Jo-Anne |
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"Jo-Anne" wrote in message ... "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... Roger wrote: I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. Microsoft advise automated backup. I have read support info on creating backup. I inserted floppy and followed instructions for system backup. Estimated time was around 6days to complete ? It filled floppy quickly and was asked to insert another. At this rate I would need dozens. Any advice please on above. Purchase and use an external hard disk drive with enough space to backup your entire system - or at least the data you wish to drag and drop copy to it. Or get something like a Seagate Replica that literally does all the work for you - I recommend the 500GB version. As for SP3 - make sure your system is cleaned up after you backup and then install it. If you want more specific instructions on that - let us know. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html A good program for imaging the entire disk is Acronis True Image. If you buy a Western Digital external drive (and I think this applies to Seagate and Maxtor as well), you can download a free copy of True Image, which normally costs $25 to $50. To complete the download, you have to have the WD external drive attached. The WD Acronis download is at http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...19&wdc_lang=en It's possible that the free version isn't as extensive as the paid-for one, but it does what I need. (I bought two copies of Acronis True Image for my other computers, and the free version I'm using on the third seems much the same to me.) Jo-Anne Thank you all for your useful input. Also I have on second attempt upgraded to SP3 I think I had a dropped connection during the 1st one. I disabled my AVG anti virus and Ad-aware and defragged etc to make sure nothing got in the way of download, it took just under an hour to complete. I did not do any work at that time to interrupt. Regards Roger ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- |
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Roger wrote:
I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. What is Win xp pro 7? |
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Roger typed: I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. Microsoft advise automated backup. I have read support info on creating backup. I inserted floppy and followed instructions for system backup. Estimated time was around 6days to complete ? It filled floppy quickly and was asked to insert another. At this rate I would need dozens. Any advice please on above. Regards Roger ----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Reread the instructions: Chances are excellent it's going to be a total of 5 or 6 floppies. They go with the ASR disk usually. |
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"Daave" wrote in message ... Roger wrote: I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. What is Win xp pro 7? Oh dear, I missed the IE before 7 |
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Roger wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... Roger wrote: I intend upgrade to sp3 from sp2. I have Win xp pro 7. What is Win xp pro 7? Oh dear, I missed the IE before 7 Now it makes sense. :-) |
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