Online backup service for my Vista Home Basic

I tried to do a full backup of my Vista Home Basic OS. By following the instructions on the Web help and Support site, I used a total of 12 CD to do a full backup.  It took a such incredible amount of time and money and I still don't know what the correct procedure. I've seen many services online that offer to do the same thing for a minimal amount. And the files would be available at any time and any PC. I don't know what to do. Pay your bills online. I downloaded a lot of music and family photos. Can someone please advise me on how best to safeguard my information simply and safely? I don't mind paying the monthly or annual fees as long as it is considered to be safe.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Sincerely,

Linda

Hello

The best value for money option is to save a number of different external hard drives and store them off-site (perhaps in different places).

Each online backup provider has different rates depending on how you want to store and their prices change over time. To learn more, you may need to search online using your favorite search engine.

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    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    ·                         http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en

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