Backup option missing from System Tools

[DISI]

My account is set as an administrator, yet I cannot find the backup option under the System Tools. I am running Windows XP Home (Upgrade). There is no help on this subject on the MS web site. Can someone offer me some advice please? Thanks Paul Faculjak
paul@DataIntegritySolutions.com

 

[cschaffer]

can you ceck for me if system restore is running under the services..
control panel->performance and maintenence->admin tools->computer man->services....
check down the list to see if System restore is installed and if so is it started....

CS ***************

http://www.digital6.com

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[DISI]

CS,

Microsoft Support got back to me first. AMAZING response in less than 2 hours!!! Not a very intuitive fix though. Backup is not automatically installed with the Home edition:

Double-click on Ntbackup.msi file found on the Windows XP Home Edition CD :\ValueAdd\MSFT\NTBACKUP

That's all there was to it. Thanks for trying to help.

Paul Paul Faculjak
paul@DataIntegritySolutions.com

 

[linney]

have you used it yet.. does it actually restore what it backs up?

 

[DISI]

I have used it. It's very fast. One missing feature, though, is it does not compress during the backup. It just creates one large file. When I asked about compression, MS suggested I zip it first. Da, I told them, "Why then do I need your backup utility."

Good luck with yours. Paul Faculjak
paul@DataIntegritySolutions.com