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XP Backup utility tool installation
How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition?
In this article http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._03july14.mspx I found the steps: 1. Insert your Windows XP CD into the drive and, if necessary, double-click the CD icon in My Computer. 2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform Additional Tasks. 3. Click Browse this CD. But I don't have the Win XP CD, my PC came shipped with the OS preinstalled. Does anyone know how to install the tool? Thanks in advance -- Blackredgold1964 |
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Blackredgold1964 wrote:
How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition? In this article http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._03july14.mspx I found the steps: 1. Insert your Windows XP CD into the drive and, if necessary, double-click the CD icon in My Computer. 2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform Additional Tasks. 3. Click Browse this CD. But I don't have the Win XP CD, my PC came shipped with the OS preinstalled. They may have given you a hidden partition or folder from which you can create media - contact the hardware manufacturer for support. Does anyone know how to install the tool? Thanks in advance |
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"Blackredgold1964" wrote: How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition? In this article http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._03july14.mspx I found the steps: 1. Insert your Windows XP CD into the drive and, if necessary, double-click the CD icon in My Computer. 2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform Additional Tasks. 3. Click Browse this CD. But I don't have the Win XP CD, my PC came shipped with the OS preinstalled. Does anyone know how to install the tool? Thanks in advance -- Blackredgold1964 System Backup for Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_backup.htm Here is the installation MSI you will need to install: WindowsXP Backup http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi Windows XP Professional Edition Backup http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/xpbackup.htm HTH. nass --- http://www.nasstec.co.uk |
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XP Backup utility tool installation
Blackredgold1964 wrote:
How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition? In this article http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._03july14.mspx I found the steps: 1. Insert your Windows XP CD into the drive and, if necessary, double-click the CD icon in My Computer. 2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform Additional Tasks. 3. Click Browse this CD. But I don't have the Win XP CD, my PC came shipped with the OS preinstalled. Does anyone know how to install the tool? Thanks in advance This MIGHT work, depending on how your system was built. You can also look for an I386 directory (often copied to the C: drive). This would contain everything essential from the CD. If the system prompts for the CD at D:I386, simply replace D:I386 with C:I386. The install program finds the files and you're good to go. Dennis |
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XP Backup utility tool installation
A better question is WHY you want to install it? That is, what do you plan
to do with it after it is installed? The Microsoft backup routine, called ntbackup.exe, is fairly old. (Note the "NT" in its name; NT came before 2000 wihich came before XP.) It is also limited about where one can write backups and how one can recover. For example, how would you use it to do a restore to a new hard drive? If you are interested in backup/restore of user files, a simple copy&paste will suffice. Or, use the command line XCOPY, which can easily copy only newer/changed files, and recursively thorugh directories. If you are interested in backup/restore of the operating system and/or installed programs, then get a more robust third-party solution, such as Norton GHOST or Acronis TrueImage. There are also others, some free. See the following link for many options: http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads3.html "Blackredgold1964" wrote in message ... How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition? In this article http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._03july14.mspx I found the steps: 1. Insert your Windows XP CD into the drive and, if necessary, double-click the CD icon in My Computer. 2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform Additional Tasks. 3. Click Browse this CD. But I don't have the Win XP CD, my PC came shipped with the OS preinstalled. Does anyone know how to install the tool? Thanks in advance -- Blackredgold1964 |
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XP Backup utility tool installation
Thanks to lanwench, Dennis Dow, nass and Bob Harris for feedback - in case
you are still watching this post. i think I've got a HD failure and the BACKUP did not quite work so I will simply continue to copy and paste data to the external HD until I built in a new one. Regards Blackredgold1964 "Bob Harris" wrote: A better question is WHY you want to install it? That is, what do you plan to do with it after it is installed? The Microsoft backup routine, called ntbackup.exe, is fairly old. (Note the "NT" in its name; NT came before 2000 wihich came before XP.) It is also limited about where one can write backups and how one can recover. For example, how would you use it to do a restore to a new hard drive? If you are interested in backup/restore of user files, a simple copy&paste will suffice. Or, use the command line XCOPY, which can easily copy only newer/changed files, and recursively thorugh directories. If you are interested in backup/restore of the operating system and/or installed programs, then get a more robust third-party solution, such as Norton GHOST or Acronis TrueImage. There are also others, some free. See the following link for many options: http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads3.html "Blackredgold1964" wrote in message ... How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition? In this article http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._03july14.mspx I found the steps: 1. Insert your Windows XP CD into the drive and, if necessary, double-click the CD icon in My Computer. 2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform Additional Tasks. 3. Click Browse this CD. But I don't have the Win XP CD, my PC came shipped with the OS preinstalled. Does anyone know how to install the tool? Thanks in advance -- Blackredgold1964 |
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Blackredgold1964 wrote:
Thanks to lanwench, Dennis Dow, nass and Bob Harris for feedback - in case you are still watching this post. i think I've got a HD failure and the BACKUP did not quite work so I will simply continue to copy and paste data to the external HD until I built in a new one. Regards Blackredgold1964 Thanks for posting back....and good luck. "Bob Harris" wrote: A better question is WHY you want to install it? That is, what do you plan to do with it after it is installed? The Microsoft backup routine, called ntbackup.exe, is fairly old. (Note the "NT" in its name; NT came before 2000 wihich came before XP.) It is also limited about where one can write backups and how one can recover. For example, how would you use it to do a restore to a new hard drive? If you are interested in backup/restore of user files, a simple copy&paste will suffice. Or, use the command line XCOPY, which can easily copy only newer/changed files, and recursively thorugh directories. If you are interested in backup/restore of the operating system and/or installed programs, then get a more robust third-party solution, such as Norton GHOST or Acronis TrueImage. There are also others, some free. See the following link for many options: http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads3.html "Blackredgold1964" wrote in message ... How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition? In this article http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._03july14.mspx I found the steps: 1. Insert your Windows XP CD into the drive and, if necessary, double-click the CD icon in My Computer. 2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform Additional Tasks. 3. Click Browse this CD. But I don't have the Win XP CD, my PC came shipped with the OS preinstalled. Does anyone know how to install the tool? Thanks in advance -- Blackredgold1964 |
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