Backup

Backup

Stay Safe: Back Up

The backup tools built into many editions of Windows XP and Vista let you schedule and perform automatic backups. Unfortunately, only XP Pro and Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate include these tools by default. XP Home users, however, will find a backup program on their Windows CD: navigate in Explorer to the :- valueadd\msft\ntbackup folder, right-click the Ntbackup file, and choose Install.

If you use Vista Home Premium, you'll have to find a backup program elsewhere; go to the :- 'Make Image Backups' section of :- 'Give Home Premium Vista Ultimate Features' for more on backing up Home Premium.

In XP, click:- Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup. If it's already set to start in Advanced mode, choose :- Tools > Switch to Wizard Mode. Step through the wizard, specifying what to back up and where. At the 'Completing the Backup or Restore Wizard' screen, click Advanced. Specify the type of backup (such as Incremental, which is good for regular, automated backups) and click Next. Set other options on the subsequent screens, and click Next for each.

At 'When to Back up,' check Later, type a name for the backup, and then click Set Schedule.

Use the settings listed under the Schedule and Settings tabs in the Schedule Job dialog box to customise when and how often to back up, and click OK. Enter your log-in name and password twice, and then click OK again. Click Next, enter your password two more times, and click OK and Finish. If you need to modify the backup schedule, reopen Scheduled Tasks and double-click the icon for the backup job.

In Vista, choose :- Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup Status and Configuration. Click Set up automatic file backup and confirm at the User Account Control prompt. Follow the prompts to set what, where, and when to back up To make changes later on, return to this utility and click Change backup settings or Turn off to modify or disable your backup.  