microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

[Guest teejdancer]

I need to restore all settings on my computer....is this microsoft backup

facility appropriate for that?....Or do i need to enter into 3rd party

backup? I have put documents onto a memory stick but have tons of photos and

music and don't want to have to put these on disks......?

[Guest marx404]

Re: microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

 

I use MS Backup frequently. It does save your apps and documents and

settings, however one simple drawback is you must first install Windows XP

using the OEM disk before using backup to restore your clean image. So far,

it has worked perfect for me, although Office 2000 is the only app that

doesn't properly restore, but that's ok, I have the CD. I use an external

USB hard drive.

 

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marx404

 

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"teejdancer" <teejdancer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I need to restore all settings on my computer....is this microsoft backup

> facility appropriate for that?....Or do i need to enter into 3rd party

> backup? I have put documents onto a memory stick but have tons of photos

> and

> music and don't want to have to put these on disks......?

[Guest Alias]

Re: microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

 

teejdancer wrote:

> I need to restore all settings on my computer....is this microsoft backup

> facility appropriate for that?....

 

No, not really appropriate for anything.

> Or do i need to enter into 3rd party

> backup?

 

Yep.

> I have put documents onto a memory stick but have tons of photos and

> music and don't want to have to put these on disks......?

 

Buy an external hard disk. The cheapest way to do that is buy a hard

disk and an external USB enclosure.

 

Alias

[Guest Anna]

Re: microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

 

 

"teejdancer" <teejdancer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F1A204A2-BABF-44DE-844D-74F1FC899C80@microsoft.com...

>I need to restore all settings on my computer....is this microsoft backup

> facility appropriate for that?....Or do i need to enter into 3rd party

> backup? I have put documents onto a memory stick but have tons of photos

> and

> music and don't want to have to put these on disks......?

 

 

teejdancer:

Since you say "I need to restore all settings on my computer....", in

addition to your objective of backing up your photos, music, and other files

that are important to you, I believe you would probably be interested in a

more comprehensive backup program than the one included in Windows XP. A

program that would, in effect, backup your entire system including the

operating system, all your programs & applications, all your user-created

files & folders, etc. In short, *everything* that's on your day-to-day

working hard drive. Isn't that what you really want & need?

 

If it is, why don't you do a Google search on "disk cloning disk imaging

programs"? There's a lot of good, detailed information out there on those

types of programs and I think you would profit by learning more about them.

And while you're at it, take a look at this site which compares various

backup approaches...http://www.ugr.com/nl0507b.html

Anna

[Guest Jim]

Re: microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

 

 

"teejdancer" <teejdancer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F1A204A2-BABF-44DE-844D-74F1FC899C80@microsoft.com...

>I need to restore all settings on my computer....is this microsoft backup

> facility appropriate for that?....Or do i need to enter into 3rd party

> backup? I have put documents onto a memory stick but have tons of photos

> and

> music and don't want to have to put these on disks......?

In order to completely restore a hard drive, you must have a bootable XP CD

and a floppy drive.

ATI is so much easier to use.

Jim

[Guest Doum]

Re: microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

 

"Jim" <jim-norris@sbcglobal.com> écrivait

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>

> In order to completely restore a hard drive, you must have a bootable

> XP CD and a floppy drive.

> ATI is so much easier to use.

> Jim

>

>

>

 

Why the need of a floopy drive?

 

Doum

[Guest Bob I]

Re: microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

 

 

 

Doum wrote:

> "Jim" <jim-norris@sbcglobal.com> écrivait

> news:#efDJ4W0IHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

>

>

>>In order to completely restore a hard drive, you must have a bootable

>>XP CD and a floppy drive.

>>ATI is so much easier to use.

>>Jim

>>

>>

>>

>

>

> Why the need of a floopy drive?

>

> Doum

 

Floppy drive is needed for the ASR

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299526

[Guest Jim]

Re: microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

 

 

"Doum" <me@domain.net> wrote in message

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> "Jim" <jim-norris@sbcglobal.com> écrivait

> news:#efDJ4W0IHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

>

>>

>> In order to completely restore a hard drive, you must have a bootable

>> XP CD and a floppy drive.

>> ATI is so much easier to use.

>> Jim

>>

>>

>>

>

> Why the need of a floopy drive?

>

> Doum

Because MS wrote the program to store certain information on a floppy disk

and only on a floppy disk.

Jim

[Guest Doum]

Re: microsift backup ok if I'm going to restore computer????

 

"Jim" <jim-norris@sbcglobal.com> écrivait

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>

> "Doum" <me@domain.net> wrote in message

> news:XnF9AC1D848C144Bdoumdomainnet@207.46.248.16...

>> "Jim" <jim-norris@sbcglobal.com> écrivait

>> news:#efDJ4W0IHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:

>>

>>>

>>> In order to completely restore a hard drive, you must have a

>>> bootable XP CD and a floppy drive.

>>> ATI is so much easier to use.

>>> Jim

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>> Why the need of a floopy drive?

>>

>> Doum

> Because MS wrote the program to store certain information on a floppy

> disk and only on a floppy disk.

> Jim

>

>

 

Ha, I see, the OP asked about MS Backup, I guess this doesn't apply if

someone uses Ghost or ATI.

 

Thanks

Doum