Monkey Proof Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 i want to make a back up of my system but i have never done it before. where do i start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 What, just System Restore? If so, go to All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore - Create a Restore Point. However, System Restore isn't perfect, and if you're playing with the registry (as another one of your posts indicates), I would right click on the subkey you're about to change/delete and select Export, then call it what you want. That way if something goes wrong, you just double click on that back-up and it'll restore that subkey to how it was when you backed it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Proof Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 sorry i didnt make this more clear, my bad i want to make a back up on disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelnut Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I am also interested in a reply to this. Preferably with an answer that can be understood by a 5 year old so I have no trouble following the instructions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984 Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 sorry i didnt make this more clear, my bad i want to make a back up on disc. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> LOL! I was thinking exactly the same thing, but didnt want to ask! :hug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984 Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 I am also interested in a reply to this. Preferably with an answer that can be understood by a 5 year old so I have no trouble following the instructions! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> oops, meant to quote hazlenut, not mphandler. :cuddle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Proof Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 lol...no problem. i had a free 30day backup software that came with my laptop when i first bought it but when i opened it up a few days ago it was all jacked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 I'm sure I asked something similar to this, but I can't find the thread. Anyway, if I remember right, Tarun suggested nlite, but I never got round to doing it. http://www.nliteos.com/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelnut Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 I think some of the things I would like to know are, 1. can I do it with xp and a dvd or do I need a prog. download. 2. what can I backup, music photos, setup exe's. ? 3. If I manage to make one, how to I put the things back from the disc ( drag and drop? ) Is another ( better alternative?) to use a usb flash drive/memory stick, and keep what I need on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted December 24, 2005 Administrator Share Posted December 24, 2005 I'm sure I asked something similar to this, but I can't find the thread. Anyway, if I remember right, Tarun suggested nlite, but I never got round to doing it. http://www.nliteos.com/index.html That's for making an ISO/CD of Windows, for a clean/fresh install. You can use XP's lame software to burn cd's or DVDs for data backup; other programs such as EasyCD Creator, Nero's stuff can make data backups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 In my desperate search to get one of the famed "butterflies" to give me an msn live invite, I stumbled across one of microsofts betas which allow you to make selective backups. The beta is called windows onecare live; I never got around to testing its backup capability but the other scans ran smoothly and I recommend you guys to give it a try and tell everyone what you think about it. In regards to the question at hand, I believe onecare does have backup capabilities but I'm not sure if they're any more improved from the built-in system restore program. Oh yeah, just adding this on, I know Nero, your favourite burning utility (or at least mine anyways) has a program built in called Nero Backitup which I heard is quite a nifty little program, but once again I myself have never backed up my system, just important files. Your friend, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 I am not sure the original question MPHandler asked was answered , but IMHO backup onto a CD , DVD is better ,more room on media , using the backup program that came with WinXP..or another backup software..Nero..ex.. To use the system backup goto: Start=>programs=>accesories=>system=>backup. I used this backup on my old Win98 OS and did just fine to backup on my C drive but I never backed up on a CD ...Not sure it will do this....Worth a look though... However I have Nero on my new system w/WinXP and I will use this as a backup media when the time comes...I would not recommend the System Restore for backup because it only RESTORES to a certain point....and does not actually backup on CD or DVD....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Proof Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 To use the system backup goto: Start=>programs=>accesories=>system=>backup. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> it's not there. i do not have backup anywhere. even if i search for "backup wizard" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Proof Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 oh..wish my manufactuer did that for my laptop..meanwhile i should get over my laziness and check out nliteos.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Proof Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 thanks i googled some stuff backup up software but i do not know what exactly to look for as far as features go and what not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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