Subscribe via RSSIt is very important to back up your data as you know a sudden power outage, or a virus in your computer or broken of your PC can results into lost of all your important files, data or some critical financial records. The one thing you can do to keep your data safe is Backup. Following are some tips that will guide you how to Back up your data by Windows XP Backup utility.
How to install the Windows XP Backup Utility:
If you are using Windows XP Professional than there is no need to install it as it comes already installed. For Windows XP Home Edition you have to install manually.
To install it first insert your Windows XP CD into the drive. The CD will open automatically, if it’s not than go to Start / My Computer and double click the CD-ROM icon.
Now you can see Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform Additional Tasks and select Browse the CD. In Windows Explorer, double-click the ValueAdd folder, in that click on Microsoft folder, and than click on the Ntbackup folder. Now in that Ntbackup folder double click the file Ntbackup.msi, and Backup Utility will be installed.
How to Save Data Files:
For that click Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / Backup to start the Backup Wizard. Now click the Wizard Mode link to switch into Backup Wizard Mode. Now Click Next, select Back Up Files Settings, and than click Next again.
Now select what files to back up. You got four options, first choice, if you’ve stored all your data files in the My Documents folder than select My Documents And Settings. Second choice, if you are sharing you PC with other users also and want to back up their files too than select Everyones’s Documents And Settings.
Third choice, Let Me Choose What To Back Up, here you can manually select files that are located and some of your individual files that are not located in the My Documents folder.The last choice, All Information On This computer, works only with Windows XP Professional Edition, not Windows XP Home and than Click Next. Select the check box next to any folder, drive or file that you want to back up. After you have clicked the empty box next to the folder you want to copied than Click Next.
Here you can select a name for the backup and a location to store it and Click Next. After Completing Backup and Restore Wizard screen, click Advanced. On the next screen, under Select The Type Of Backup, choose Normal. Then click Next. You’ll see three check boxes. Check the first box Verify Data After Backup and then click Next.
If you dont have enough space on you hard drive, select Append This Backup To Existing Backups and click Next.
You can schedule a job if you want Windows to automatically perform the backup periodically later. Select Later and Enter a job name and click Set Schedule. On the schedule Job tab under Schedule Task choose how you want Windows to backup your data for example daily, weekly, monthly. After that Click Ok then Next, and Windows will ask you for a password for this schedule backup Job. If you don’t want a password leave it blank. Now Click Next and then Finish to start Backup utility
