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Create Backup
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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Create Backup
"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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