how to back up computer?

Answer 1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309340

Answer 2

Backup is complex and backup is simple. If you plan its Simple if you dont its Complex.

Just answer these few questions and you are ready with ur backup.

1. What Should i backup?
2. How much data?
3. How imp is the data?
4. Where should i store it?

I am giving you the answer assuming you are a home user running windows xp operating system with some softwares having all the winxp and software cd's with you. And you have a folder in which you keep all your imp data.

Make sure the folder which you are backing up doesnt contain MP3 and movies

Microsoft gives you a very good utlilty called ntbackup which would allow you to automatically schedule and run backup's.

1. Click Start > Run > NTBACKUP and Press Enter

Select Backup Click Next Select Backup Selected Files and click Next

Now select System State and the folder you wish to backup.

Select Complete backup

You can schedule the same backup every friday or a day as per your need for the whole year.

So every friday the system will backup the folder to a file in the specified location.

You can cut a DVD or add a second Hard Disk and put the backup in that DISK.

When you want to restore in a full system crash just install Xp and all the other softwares. And now come back to NTBackup select Restore and you will get all your setting and data back.

Why i have suggested you to backup only system state and you data folder is if you backup everything the file would be huge and the backup also would take considerable time.

If you need ay further clarifications please get back to me.

Answer 3

There is a number of ways.

- Microsoft has a Backup Utility. See the Help to use it. It allows you to copy all files, some files, files marked for backup to tape, disk or a set of CDs or DVD

- There are image copy programs, such as Ghost, which copy everything as a snapshot in time.

- There are internet services that back up an image of your system, followed by an incremental copy (files that were change since the last backup period. I use one called "Connected Dataprotector"

- You can make a "system Backup" of your operating system and then put all your personal files in a single directory, such as "My Documents", then just copy that directory periodically. Two disks drives or an external disk drive makes this easier.

Answer 4

click on the start menu on the desktop, select turn of computer, select turn off

Answer 5

by making a new hard drive and u putting it all your important data because if the hard disk in use was corrupted u wont lose ur data.!!

Answer 6

buy an external hard drive as storage or burn lots of DVDs or even more CDs

Answer 7

use a usb key