XP Backup utility tool installation

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How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition?

In this article
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_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 said:
How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home
edition?

In this article
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_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.
Click to expand...

They may have given you a hidden partition or folder from which you can
create media - contact the hardware manufacturer for support.
 
Blackredgold1964 said:
How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition?

In this article
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_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
Click to expand...


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
 
Blackredgold1964 said:
How can I install the Windows XP Backup utility for Win XP home edition?

In this article
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_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
Click to expand...
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
 
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
 
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
 
Blackredgold1964 said:
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
Click to expand...

Thanks for posting back....and good luck.
 
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