NTBACKUP in XP Pro SP2

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I'm using XP Pro SP2. I had put the OS CD in the drive and then
in a command box typed SFC /SCANNOW and during the scan , while the
ntbackup process was running in the processes box, the program loaded
and allowed me to backup me primary drive (c:) to (d:). I looked on
the OS CD which is supposed to be a stand alone copy that I purchased
while building this machine. OK, now I have a *.bkf file on D: drive
in the sys_backup directory. Not only will NTBACKUP not open for new
backups but when I open explorer and navigate to d:\sys_backup\*.bkf
and double click the file it still will not load the backup/restore
program. I wonder why? Anything I can try?
The directory on the CD is as follows: cd name VRMPOEM_EN(H:)
in the directory VALUEADD\USFT\USMT\ there is not a ntbackup.* file
located here.
There are no .CAB files, only 3 .EXE - LOADSTATE.EXE, SCANSTATE.EXE,
SCANSTATE_A.EXE and all of the other files are .DLL , and .INF files.
Thanks for any help you can give me, Sid
 
Sid Saxon said:
I'm using XP Pro SP2. I had put the OS CD in the drive and then
in a command box typed SFC /SCANNOW and during the scan , while the
ntbackup process was running in the processes box, the program loaded
and allowed me to backup me primary drive (c:) to (d:). I looked on
the OS CD which is supposed to be a stand alone copy that I purchased
while building this machine. OK, now I have a *.bkf file on D: drive
in
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so it looks like it's not a good idea to make a backup while SFC is running.


best to make your backups when no other apps are running...
and better still...
best not to use MS-backup at all...

most of the 3rd party apps are far better
 
Yeh, I stopped the process of SFC while making the backup. The problem is
that NTbackup will not load anymore.
Thanks for the comment anyway. I know that there are better backup sw out
there, I just think u should b able to use NTbackup if necessary.
-Sid
 
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