No Backup

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Me2Ewe

Can someone help me for some unknown reason I have 2 floppy drives & no
backup program in XP Pro.
It says in My Computer Floppy A & Floppy B
Any ideas people
 
Hi,

a) Check your BIOS settings on the dual floppy drives.

b) Ntbackup is not installed by default in a WinXP Home installation. If the
system was preinstalled, you may or may not have it available to you (it's
optional, not a required part of the system).

HOW TO: Install Backup from the CD-ROM in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302894

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Hi I have XP Pro and been running for a year now with one floppy just today
or yesterday I noticed a second drive. I did have a backup program before
now when I click on it I get a small white empty box if I click it I says
not responding
B
 
Hi,

Usually if the B floppy drive is showing, there has been a change made in
the BIOS that that causes it, check settings before doing anything else. It
may be something as simple as a namespace entry in the registry that needs
to be deleted.

As to Ntbackup, follow the steps in the article to reinstall it. Either the
file itself or a supporting file is likely corrupt.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
I have XP Pro and I cannot find the ntbackup.msi file. Is it called
something different or can I get it somewhere else?
Thanks for your reply.
B
 
Hi,

It's not an msi (installer) file, it's simply an .exe file and if it is
missing you can expand a new one from the I386 folder on the CD.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
How do you expand it?
B
Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

It's not an msi (installer) file, it's simply an .exe file and if it is
missing you can expand a new one from the I386 folder on the CD.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Click to expand...
 
Hi,

Easiest way is to run msconfig from a start/run prompt and use the button on
the general tab. The most recent version is usually in the Service Pack
Files backup, not on the CD, but either can be used.

File to expand: ntbackup.exe
From: C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\I386
To: C:\Windows\system32

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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