In a message dated 1/1/2008 11:27:02 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So what's the point of having a backup program? The one that
came with McAfee didn't work, and the one that Microsoft
supposedly supplies is supposedly on a disc somewhere, but
who can find it? And is it even worth downloading? As for
the commercial backup software, if I'm to take you at your
word, I'd be wasting my money on one of them. I don't have a
complicated setup here, only one computer, only one
partition, no DVDs and only a smattering of photos and
graphics. Those symphonies I value were copied from CDS and
are easily saved. I'm about to do that now.
Hi Walter:
Long question, but the main point is that you are NOT taking me at my word.
I don't want to get stuck with this definition, but I will make it here to
simplify this response ONLY. Backing up means using a Backup program, and
Copying means to make copies using the Windows commands, there are about five.
I have never in my past post implied a favoritism for either Backing up or
Copying. There are hundreds of MY post on this subject and they have always
been in the form of instructions for doing one or the other. As you have said
yourself, there are problems with Backing up, as quoted....."they don't
work, and you can't find the program". I won't agree that backups, like
McAfee, or any other, don't work but they are susceptible to USER errors and
some
people will not use them. I have never favored one method over the other, and
I personally use both. Both backups and Copies have special features to
suit individual needs. The important point I try to make is that everyone
should do one or the other, or maybe a combination.
I usually copy important stuff, such as pictures, to secure media
immediately following the completion of the work. I use the Sendto command to
send
copies of my pictures directly from the Photo card to MY pictures, MY DVD
burner
and to the My Pictures folder on the external hard drive, "multitasking".
That means at the same time.
Windows BackUp is, for most people, the easiest and best backup program
available to ALL windows users. Windows Backup should be already installed
with
XP Pro retail, and OEM recovery sets. It can be easily installed off the XP
home retail CD. With the computer running, run the XP home CD. If the CD
does not start automatically, right click the CDROM icon, then click Explore,
then click ValueADD, Then click MSFT, then click NTBackup, and then run
the program. If the CD opens with the Windows instructions click Perform
additional task and Browse this CD and continue.
Windows backup Can return the whole computer to the state it was in at the
time you made the backup if you chose. If you have already copied or
synchronized data to secure media, you can leave data of the backup in order
to
make it smaller and faster. Backups, with ANYbodies program, will be lengthy
and require lots of destination media. I recommend an external hard drive.
Just start the backup and then do something else till it's done.
Recovery is just as simple. You can use the OEM recovery set of
anybodies XP retail copy to get Windows running again then used your backup
media
to restore the PC to your original state. If you had your data copied in
another place, you will need to copy it back.
Back up programs come with every drive I ever bought so I recommend, if you
are going to buy a program, you might be better off buying a drive for very
little more. If you need more drive space on your PC, I recommend buying a
bigger external drive, switching the two drives, and use the original drive
in the new case for backups. That way you can copy all your data back into
the newer drive and leave the copies on the external drive.
Backups need to be done before you have a problem, not after you have a
problem.
This post is meant for GENERAL instruction, not to dispute anyone else's
views. Bye
Emile
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