xp home back up

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Installing the Backup Program on the Home Version
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm#backup_home

Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315255&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Use Backup to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308422&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Copy Information to a CD in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;306524

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hi how do i back up xp. so i can klean my disc drive. thanks for any help
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You need to copy your stuff you want to keep to CDs - which is ridiculous
given the size of files nowadays. So then copy to DVDs - kinda silly too, but
do-able. Best to buy an external HD, just for backing up stuff occasionally.

Here is something I wrote to someone else that should help. Check the bottom
paragraph if you don't want to read the whole thing:

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As far as backing up, Norton Ghost will make a complete "image" of your Hard
drive, meaning the operating system and everything is backed up onto it. You
can back up (image) onto CDs, which is ridiculous these days with file sizes.
You can back-up onto DVD's, which is somewhat better.

But the best thing to do is invest a little more money and buy an external
hard drive too. You just plug it into a USB port, and XP knows you just
plugged it in, and assigns it a drive letter. Unplug it, and it goes away.
It has it's own power supply, so it will be turned off most of the time
because you are only going to use it to back up with. You can even save
yourself the bother of plugging/unplugging the USB cable in, because even if
plugged into a USB port, it isn't recognized as long as the power supply is
off. Just use one of those on-off electric switch thingies. External HDs are
getting cheaper as I type this sentence. Like $70 for 120 gigs maybe. I
bought a 160 gig on sale (same size as my C:)

* Even if you do not buy the imaging software, get an external HD. Whatever
you download and install, always save it to your regular HD first if given the
option. Then save this stuff to your external (pre-installed form) every once
in a while. If you ever have to or want to re-install XP, you'll have all of
the stuff, software, movies, pictures, music, all saved on the external to
copy over after re-installing XP.

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Oh yeah, I just saw a little external 40 gig HD for sale somewhere. Something
like that should be pretty cheap if you can find it. But probably a couple of
more bucks and yuo can get an 80 gig. Even 120 gigs sometimes on sale, since
HDs are getting so big now.

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