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NTBACKUP in WindowsXP
How the hell do I backup my files on Windows XP? !? I have a DLT 7000 drive
and NTBACKUP.EXE Jesus Christ can this get any more complicated? All I want to do it backup files from my hard drive to my DLT 7000 tape drive. I have spent about 2 hours trying to figure this out. Endless inconsistent verbiage in the help files. Media Pools, Libraries, tapes, Free Media Pools, Import Media Pools. I've read the help file and re-read the help file. I cannot get this done. Help files suck, NTBackup GUI sucks, Removable Storage service sucks. This all sucks. What the hell am I doing wrong? Was this put in place for third-party backup software? I will go out and buy some third-party backup software tomorrow as Microsoft cannot seem get this right. Perhaps it just doesn't work all together and they made it as tough as hell to use so that you never have to. What gives? |
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NTBACKUP in WindowsXP
Hi!Paul!
Although Windows XP Professional Edition and XP Home both ship with NTBackup, only XP Pro installs NTBackup by default. You can install NTBackup for XP Home by performing the following steps: Insert the XP Home CD-ROM. Navigate to the VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP folder. Double-click the ntbackup.msi file to install NTBackup regards, ssg-MS-MVP pronetworks.org Paul Wehland wrote: How the hell do I backup my files on Windows XP? !? I have a DLT 7000 drive and NTBACKUP.EXE Jesus Christ can this get any more complicated? All I want to do it backup files from my hard drive to my DLT 7000 tape drive. I have spent about 2 hours trying to figure this out. Endless inconsistent verbiage in the help files. Media Pools, Libraries, tapes, Free Media Pools, Import Media Pools. I've read the help file and re-read the help file. I cannot get this done. Help files suck, NTBackup GUI sucks, Removable Storage service sucks. This all sucks. What the hell am I doing wrong? Was this put in place for third-party backup software? I will go out and buy some third-party backup software tomorrow as Microsoft cannot seem get this right. Perhaps it just doesn't work all together and they made it as tough as hell to use so that you never have to. What gives? |
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NTBACKUP in WindowsXP
Microsofts backup is very basic oir non-existant when it comes to using CDs,
Tapes etc. I quite agree with you. You have your solution - ie get a third party tool (until MS gets its act together re backups). In the meantime you could use your hard disk to create single file backups and then just copy that file to storage device. With a CD you would of course need software to span the CDs if the file was too large to fit on one. "Paul Wehland" wrote in message ... How the hell do I backup my files on Windows XP? !? I have a DLT 7000 drive and NTBACKUP.EXE Jesus Christ can this get any more complicated? All I want to do it backup files from my hard drive to my DLT 7000 tape drive. I have spent about 2 hours trying to figure this out. Endless inconsistent verbiage in the help files. Media Pools, Libraries, tapes, Free Media Pools, Import Media Pools. I've read the help file and re-read the help file. I cannot get this done. Help files suck, NTBackup GUI sucks, Removable Storage service sucks. This all sucks. What the hell am I doing wrong? Was this put in place for third-party backup software? I will go out and buy some third-party backup software tomorrow as Microsoft cannot seem get this right. Perhaps it just doesn't work all together and they made it as tough as hell to use so that you never have to. What gives? |
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NTBACKUP in WindowsXP
Paul, most if not all of the RSM functionality should happen seamlessly
without too much user intervention. But, I do understand your dilemma if you start experiencing problems with devices and software. Backup should start RSM, RSM should identify your media type and have the correct pools created when ntbackup arrives on the desktop. At the most, you may have to answer a couple popup questions as ntbackup is starting. After ntbackup is started, click the backup tab and select the volumes from the drive tree on the left or files from view pane on the right for backing up. Select DLT media from the lower right of the main frame as a destination. Please ask more questions as needed. -- Ray This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights "Paul Wehland" wrote in message ... How the hell do I backup my files on Windows XP? !? I have a DLT 7000 drive and NTBACKUP.EXE Jesus Christ can this get any more complicated? All I want to do it backup files from my hard drive to my DLT 7000 tape drive. I have spent about 2 hours trying to figure this out. Endless inconsistent verbiage in the help files. Media Pools, Libraries, tapes, Free Media Pools, Import Media Pools. I've read the help file and re-read the help file. I cannot get this done. Help files suck, NTBackup GUI sucks, Removable Storage service sucks. This all sucks. What the hell am I doing wrong? Was this put in place for third-party backup software? I will go out and buy some third-party backup software tomorrow as Microsoft cannot seem get this right. Perhaps it just doesn't work all together and they made it as tough as hell to use so that you never have to. What gives? |
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