[Barry J]

My wife has a Computer with Windows XP. But, I searched , and searched but could not find the instructions or program to back-up her files. I looked under system tools, control panel, etc.
It not as straight forward as my computer.
an someone help me, with step by steps.
Thanks
Barry

 

[DangerMouse]

what are you trying to back up? what is YOUR machine?

DM

 

[Barry J]

Laptop Compaq Presario 2100, has Windows XP, want to back-up her files and system in case it crashes, she will save her info
Thanks
Barry

 

[DangerMouse]

is her cdrom drive a burner?

DM

 

[Barry J]

Yes, it is a burner

 

[DangerMouse]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308422 explains how to do this. also, there are other standalones that do the same thing.
let us know if you need more info.

DM

 

[DangerMouse]

ntbackup only takes you so far, this is why i asked about a burner. anything i HAVE to keep, i copy to cd or dvd or at least to a flash drive and copy to anotther machine to store.

DM

 

[poppameth]

Invest in a decent program like Paragon Drive Backup. The express version is free but very limited. The full version can image the whole HDD or just do a file backup.

 

[DangerMouse]

you could also invest in an external USB hdd to keep backups on. then just mirror them.

DM

 

[Scuba_Dave]

I backup my wife's PC to my hard drive, and my PC to her hard drive

At some point I'll add a 2nd hd to my PC as another backup

 

[rgsgww]

You could run a raid 1 config with 2 hdds.

An external HDD would be my choice. I have over 500gb of data.