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how do i back up my files or copy them? i want to do a recovery (format) and I don't know what to do
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nos1eep
and I don't know what to donyttlytt said:how do i back up my files or copy them? i want to do a recovery (format)
One good way is to use the files and settings transfer wizard.
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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
I assume you mean your data files, that is, files you have created yourself.
Usually, you don't need to do a full system backup since you should have
install disks for your operating system and applications.
You can image the entire partition if you have a place, a separate partition
for example, to store the image file but you would need third party software
such as Drive Image, www.powerquest.com for this purpose.
You can simply backup your data files as mentioned above, you can copy them
to CD if you have a CD writer or, if you don't have too many and they aren't
too big I suppose you could copy them to floppy disk.
XP has a backup application which in XP Pro is installed by default but in
Home Edition must be installed manually. Assuming you have an XP CD and not
a customized OEM version you can install XP backup as follows:
Go to the valueadd\msft\ntbackup folder on the XP Home Edition cd and
install ntbackup manually by double clicking the file.
You will need to backup to your hard drive using the above application and
then copy the backup file to other media or to another partition.
There are many ways to do what you want to do. You can select the files in
explorer, right click drag them to another location, partition, CD, etc. and
select copy from the menu when you release the right click or you can use a
backup application as specified above and choose the files you wish to
backup or you can do a full image as specified above. A lot depends on the
media you have, it's capacity as that determines its ability to hold all the
files or a single large backup or image file and what it is you wish to
backup. Unless, you are restoring an image, you should never restore a full
backup as opposed to just your data as that backup likely contains the
problems you are trying to resolve with a format and reinstall. Hence, you
reinstall the OS, reinstall your applications and then if you happen to have
done a full backup, you select the files you wish to restore from that
backup individually.
Hope that helps.
Usually, you don't need to do a full system backup since you should have
install disks for your operating system and applications.
You can image the entire partition if you have a place, a separate partition
for example, to store the image file but you would need third party software
such as Drive Image, www.powerquest.com for this purpose.
You can simply backup your data files as mentioned above, you can copy them
to CD if you have a CD writer or, if you don't have too many and they aren't
too big I suppose you could copy them to floppy disk.
XP has a backup application which in XP Pro is installed by default but in
Home Edition must be installed manually. Assuming you have an XP CD and not
a customized OEM version you can install XP backup as follows:
Go to the valueadd\msft\ntbackup folder on the XP Home Edition cd and
install ntbackup manually by double clicking the file.
You will need to backup to your hard drive using the above application and
then copy the backup file to other media or to another partition.
There are many ways to do what you want to do. You can select the files in
explorer, right click drag them to another location, partition, CD, etc. and
select copy from the menu when you release the right click or you can use a
backup application as specified above and choose the files you wish to
backup or you can do a full image as specified above. A lot depends on the
media you have, it's capacity as that determines its ability to hold all the
files or a single large backup or image file and what it is you wish to
backup. Unless, you are restoring an image, you should never restore a full
backup as opposed to just your data as that backup likely contains the
problems you are trying to resolve with a format and reinstall. Hence, you
reinstall the OS, reinstall your applications and then if you happen to have
done a full backup, you select the files you wish to restore from that
backup individually.
Hope that helps.
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Blair
Michael has given you a very good idea of the backup system.
As far as I am concerned I used to make use of the Win98 backup system which
was very good and allowed me to backup my own data incrementally every month
to a CD. This meant that I only backed up any changes I had made since the
main backup. Now that I have XP on my new PC I was disappointed to find
that it will NOT backup to a CD. So if I wanted to backup my own data, I
have to make a copy of my own data using the copy facility. This means that
every month I have to make a full copy of my data on a new CD. I object to
storing all these CD's. I suppose I could discard the old CD's and just keep
the latest.With my previous system one CD could hold about 9 months data.
I am still contemplating buying a backup programme but need advice on the
most suitable one for me
Regards
Blair Malcolm
As far as I am concerned I used to make use of the Win98 backup system which
was very good and allowed me to backup my own data incrementally every month
to a CD. This meant that I only backed up any changes I had made since the
main backup. Now that I have XP on my new PC I was disappointed to find
that it will NOT backup to a CD. So if I wanted to backup my own data, I
have to make a copy of my own data using the copy facility. This means that
every month I have to make a full copy of my data on a new CD. I object to
storing all these CD's. I suppose I could discard the old CD's and just keep
the latest.With my previous system one CD could hold about 9 months data.
I am still contemplating buying a backup programme but need advice on the
most suitable one for me
Regards
Blair Malcolm
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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
If you have third party CD burning software installed such as Easy CD
Creator or Nero, a compatible XP version of course, assuming whatever
burning software you choose has a packet writing app, the above two do, then
XP backup will backup directly to CD.
Creator or Nero, a compatible XP version of course, assuming whatever
burning software you choose has a packet writing app, the above two do, then
XP backup will backup directly to CD.
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Blair
I had Ce Quadrat's 'Win on CD' on my previous PC which had packet writing.
If I install 'Win on CD' on my new PC will this give me packet writing
suitable for XP backup?
regards
Blair
If I install 'Win on CD' on my new PC will this give me packet writing
suitable for XP backup?
regards
Blair
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David Candy
If it worked on Win 98 first edition it won't work on XP. Win 98 Second Edition it might work but probably not.
If a writable CD came with your computer then you probably have packet writing software somewhere.
http://www.roxio.com/en/support/wocd/
If a writable CD came with your computer then you probably have packet writing software somewhere.
http://www.roxio.com/en/support/wocd/
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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
You need to check their website for version compatibility with XP. I can't
say for certain that this will give you the functionality you seek. I know
the packet writing components of compatible versions of Roxio's Easy CD
Creator, Easy Media Creator, www.roxio.com and Ahead Software's Nero,
www.nero.com do give that functionality.
say for certain that this will give you the functionality you seek. I know
the packet writing components of compatible versions of Roxio's Easy CD
Creator, Easy Media Creator, www.roxio.com and Ahead Software's Nero,
www.nero.com do give that functionality.
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XS11E
You need to check their website for version compatibility with XP.
I can't say for certain that this will give you the functionality
you seek. I know the packet writing components of compatible
versions of Roxio's Easy CD Creator, Easy Media Creator,
www.roxio.com and Ahead Software's Nero, www.nero.com do give that
functionality.
Also Veritas' excellent software but, AFAIK, it only comes with HP CD
and DVD writers? It's a free download from their website but I've
never got it to work with a non-HP drive (DANG IT! I have a HP
notebook, why won't HP/Veritas software work? Why must I use Roxio as
provided when I prefer the HP/Veritas just because it's a non-HP
burner?).
M
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
I did not offer my suggestions in the context of "must use," I offered them
as examples of applications that I know will work and do so with XP. You
also need to check any application's website, including those I listed, for
information about what drives their software supports.
You didn't mention the name of the Veritas software to which you are
referring so I cannot comment. As far as I know, Veritas only makes backup
applications, in which case, the backup software you were using is not the
predicating factor except for it's ability to backup directly to CD assuming
the proper burning software is installed. The backup application that ships
with XP will backup directly to CD under that same assumption, that being
the appropriate CD burning software is also installed. The backup
application is not CD burning software though some CD burning software does
come with backup capability and/or applications.
If the backup application to which you were referring is Backup Exec Desktop
Edition, that is no longer available from Veritas. This has been replaced
and is by "Backup MyPC," which is from Veritas but is distributed by Stomp
software: http://www.stompinc.com/index.phtml?stp
This is essentially a more robust version of the backup software supplied
with XP and is made by the same people, Veritas.
as examples of applications that I know will work and do so with XP. You
also need to check any application's website, including those I listed, for
information about what drives their software supports.
You didn't mention the name of the Veritas software to which you are
referring so I cannot comment. As far as I know, Veritas only makes backup
applications, in which case, the backup software you were using is not the
predicating factor except for it's ability to backup directly to CD assuming
the proper burning software is installed. The backup application that ships
with XP will backup directly to CD under that same assumption, that being
the appropriate CD burning software is also installed. The backup
application is not CD burning software though some CD burning software does
come with backup capability and/or applications.
If the backup application to which you were referring is Backup Exec Desktop
Edition, that is no longer available from Veritas. This has been replaced
and is by "Backup MyPC," which is from Veritas but is distributed by Stomp
software: http://www.stompinc.com/index.phtml?stp
This is essentially a more robust version of the backup software supplied
with XP and is made by the same people, Veritas.
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XS11E
You didn't mention the name of the Veritas software to which you
are referring so I cannot comment. As far as I know, Veritas
only makes backup applications,
Veritas makes a complete CD/DVD application suite including a backup
program. The CD/DVD programs are called HP Record Now, HP DLA and HP
Simple Backup. They are from Veritas but available, AFAIK, only from
HP and useable only with a HP burner. The software is a free download
from HPs website and is included with any HP burner but I've not been
able to make any of it work with a burner other than HP.
To my mind the package is one reason to consider buying a HP burner,
the software is easier to use than most, regularly updated and made
available for all HP devices, no matter how old or obsolete they might
be.
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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
The suite to which you refer is customized for HP.
Record Now is available stand alone and I believe it includes DLA:
http://www.sonic.com/products/recordnow/recordnow/features.asp
HP Simple Backup, if it is from Veritas, is likely a light version of Backup
MyPC and likely similar to the backup app included with XP though the HP
package may have these various apps integrated into one suite.
Non HP users should not use or try to download the HP product as it may have
drivers and other files specific to their setup.
Record Now is available stand alone and I believe it includes DLA:
http://www.sonic.com/products/recordnow/recordnow/features.asp
HP Simple Backup, if it is from Veritas, is likely a light version of Backup
MyPC and likely similar to the backup app included with XP though the HP
package may have these various apps integrated into one suite.
Non HP users should not use or try to download the HP product as it may have
drivers and other files specific to their setup.
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XS11E
Non HP users should not use or try to download the HP product as
it may have drivers and other files specific to their setup.
The HP product seems to examine the device's info and reports it cannot
find a CD/DVD burner if the device isn't HP.
M
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
That would make sense. Because there is a commercially available product,
it is probably in their licensing that they must take steps to ensure it is
only available to or work with HP devices.
it is probably in their licensing that they must take steps to ensure it is
only available to or work with HP devices.