Posted December 23, 200519 yr i want to make a back up of my system but i have never done it before. where do i start?
December 23, 200519 yr 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.
December 23, 200519 yr Author sorry i didnt make this more clear, my bad i want to make a back up on disc.
December 23, 200519 yr 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!
December 24, 200519 yr 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:
December 24, 200519 yr 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:
December 24, 200519 yr Author 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
December 24, 200519 yr 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
December 24, 200519 yr 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.
December 24, 200519 yr Administrator 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.
December 24, 200519 yr 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
December 26, 200519 yr 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.......
December 27, 200519 yr Author 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"
December 27, 200519 yr Author oh..wish my manufactuer did that for my laptop..meanwhile i should get over my laziness and check out nliteos.com
December 27, 200519 yr Author 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
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