The computer is telling me to back up my system, but I am not sure how.
2006-12-27 05:48:05 · 6 answers · asked by Illegals Are S*** 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Im serious. Im not a computer genious, and the com. man is gone till January the 3rd. I had to re program my computer, re install everything, and now....ughhh...just help me please.
2006-12-27 05:52:24 · update #1
You shouldn't need to buy any extra software (like Ghost) if you are running a Windows system. Use 'Backup' (NTBACKUP.EXE) from the start menu in 2000 or XP Pro. If you have XP Home you need to install from the Resource Kit on your Windows CD (self extracting file called rktools.exe).
However, you will need a backup destination. I use an external hard disk. You can buy a 250GB USB external drive for around £70, £40 will get you 80GB). Make sure you have a bootable CD with your Windows system on it & that you know how to recreate your disk partitions.
There is lots of info on the web, just search for Windows backup and restore (do not get confused with 'System Restore' however. This is somewhat different).
The main thing to remember is that you need to backup to a completely seperate location or disk.
2006-12-27 06:32:40 · answer #1 · answered by Gazza Bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acronis new Home Version 10 is good. It will back up everything including your OS.
Ron
2006-12-27 06:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by Ron75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Computer says: Find all your important files.
Computer says: Copy all important files to another partition, an external hard drive, or another computer.
Computer says: Backing-up your data is important.
2006-12-27 05:50:59 · answer #3 · answered by incorrigible_misanthrope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres many ways ... i like to use nortons ghost and back up the entire C drive to a dvd set ... but also u can use windows to backup the system state and files but it actually has to be running to restore ...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308422/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309340/
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2006-12-27 05:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything you care about , that you have spend 30 minutes on say
put it onto CDs
10 cents each
I even back up the nude photos
2006-12-27 05:50:33 · answer #5 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i dont eat fruit my system backs up
2006-12-27 05:49:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋