| Your computer cost you from hundreds to
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| | the Backup utility by default. You'll
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| thousands of dollars, but the computer
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| | need to install it manually from your
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| itself is not the most valuable part. The
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| | Windows XP CD-ROM.
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| data on the hard disk is the most
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| | 1. After inserting the CD-ROM, open
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| valuable part. How many hours of work did
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| | Control Panel's "Add or Remove Programs"
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| you put into creating that data? One
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| | utility. In the "Add or Remove Programs"
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| little event, like a power line spike
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| | utility", click on the "Add New Programs"
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| from a lightning strike, and all that
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| | button, then click on the "CD or Floppy"
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| work could be lost. Unfortunately,
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| | button.
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| backing up with Windows XP Home Edition
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| | 2. In the "Run Installation Program"
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| is not as simple as it should be.
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| | dialog box that appears, navigate to the
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| The first step is to choose a backup
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| | VALUEAD/MSFT/NTBACKUP folder on the
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| device. You might choose a tape drive or
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| | CD-ROM and select the file NTBACKUP.MSI.
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| a DVD drive, but those devices might
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| | Click on the "Finish" button. The Backup
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| require drivers to be installed before
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| | utility will be installed.
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| you could restore from them. The simplest
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| | Perform a Full Backup
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| option is to install a second hard drive
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| | To perform a backup, select Start |
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| in your computer.
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| | Programs | Accessories | System Tools |
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| The second hard drive doesn't have to be
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| | Backup to open the Backup Utility.
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| equal to your main hard drive. You can
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| | Note: If you don't find Backup listed in
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| use an older, smaller hard drive as the
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| | System Tools, double click on the file
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| backup device, as long as the backup
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| | name ntbackup.exe in the Windows\system32
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| drive has more "Free Space" than the main
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| | folder.
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| hard drive has "Used Space".
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| | In the "Backup or Restore Wizard", click
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| Install a Second Hard Drive
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| | on the "Advanced Mode" link. In the
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| When installing a second hard drive in
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| | "Backup Utility" dialog box, select the
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| your computer, it's important to
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| | "Backup" tab and set the checkbox next to
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| configure the drives correctly. Your
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| | the drive to backup (c:) and set the
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| motherboard should have two ATA
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| | checkbox next to "System State".
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| (sometimes called IDE) connectors. The
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| | In the "Backup media or file name" text
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| primary connector should have a cable
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| | box, enter the path to the file for the
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| with two drive connectors. The end
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| | backup (example E:\Backup.bkf). Click on
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| connector should go to your main hard
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| | the "Start Backup" button.
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| drive, the middle connector can be used
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| | In the "Backup Job Information" dialog
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| for a backup hard drive. The second
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| | box that appears, set the radio button
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| motherboard ATA connector should go to
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| | next to "Replace the data on the media
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| your CD-ROM.
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| | with this backup". Click on the "Start
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| On the back of each hard drive is a
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| | Backup" button. The "backup Progress"
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| jumper. The jumper on your main hard
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| | dialog box will appear.
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| drive should be set to the "Master"
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| | Even when you backup to relatively fast
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| position. The jumper on your backup hard
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| | media like hard disk, the process can
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| drive should be set to "Slave" position.
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| | take 30 minutes or longer depending upon
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| Most modern computers use "Cable Select",
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| | how much data is on the main drive.
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| so you can set both jumpers to the "Cable
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| | When the backup is complete, turn off the
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| Select" position. Don't forget the power
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| | computer and remove the data and power
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| connector for the second drive.
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| | cables from the backup drive. It doesn't
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| When you restart your computer, the
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| | make sense to leave the backup drive
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| second drive should be automatically
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| | connected because if the cause of a
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| recognized and be designated with the
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| | failure is a power spike, it will take
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| next drive letter available, usually E:
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| | out both drives. Next time you want to
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| (D: being used for the CD-ROM drive).
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| | backup you'll need to reinstall the
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| Format the Second Hard Drive
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| | cables.
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| Generally, you will want to re-format the
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| | How to Perform a Restore
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| second hard drive after installation to
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| | In the unfortunate event that your
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| remove any previously installed operating
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| | computer crashes and you can't get it
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| system and to remove any previous file
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| | back by any other means, you'll need to
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| access rights. To format the drive,
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| | reinstall Windows XP from the CD-ROM.
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| select Start | Settings | Control Panel |
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| | (Automated System Recovery is not
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| Administration Tools | Computer
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| | supported in Windows XP Home Edition.)
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| Management. In the "Computer Management"
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| | You'll need to re-install the Backup
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| window, under "Storage", click on "Disk
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| | utility. Then you'll need to shut down
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| Management".
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| | the computer to install the data and
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| Right click on the backup disk's drive
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| | power cables to the backup drive. Restart
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| letter. In the popup menu, select All
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| | the computer and use the Backup Utility
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| Tasks | Format... In the Warning dialog
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| | to restore Windows XP from the backup
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| box that appears, click on the "Yes"
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| | file.
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| button. In the "Format" dialog box, in
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| | When using this backup method, it's
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| the "File system" drop-down list, select
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| | important to be careful not to break any
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| NTFS. Click on the "OK" button. Again, in
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| | pins when you are removing and installing
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| the Warning dialog box that appears,
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| | the data cable of the hard drive. And if
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| click on the "Yes" button.
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| | your computer doesn't use "cable Select",
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| Install the Backup Utility
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| | don't forget to change the jumper on the
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| Windows XP Home Edition doesn't install
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| | main hard drive back to "Single".
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