XP Home Edition Backup without the XP CD

I want to backup my computer Dell with XP Home Edition, but did not have the XP CD because the operating system has been installed when I bought the computer.  Windows instructions indicate that you need the CD to download the backup program. Backup can be downloaded online or y at - it another way to easily backup your computer to an external hard drive?

Saturday, January 22, 2011, 20:50:42 + 0000, RobertJabow wrote:

I want to backup my computer Dell with XP Home Edition, but did not have the XP CD because the operating system has been installed when I bought the computer.  Windows instructions indicate that you need the CD to download the backup program. Backup can be downloaded online or y at - it another way to easily backup your computer to an external hard drive?

If you do not have a XP CD, you can download Ntbackup.msi to
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/Ntbackup.msi See also
http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=302894

However, XP's built-in backup program is a very bad choice, in my
view. There are a lot of choices and the one I recommend is
Acronis True Image.

Ken Blake (MS-MVP)

Tags: Windows

Similar Questions

  • Windows xp Home Edition running, at the center of the screen it is large icon for media player. in all programs used. Cannot delete, removing appears again at startup. any suggestions?

    Windows xp Home Edition running, at the center of the screen it is large icon for media player. in all programs used.  Cannot delete, removing appears again at startup. any suggestions?

    Hi louMIRANTI,

    ·         Since when are you facing this problem?

    ·         Remember to make changes?

    ·         This problem occurs on other user accounts?

    ·         How to remove the icon?

    Method 1: Check the question on other user accounts and see if the problem exists.

    Method 2: Let's try to run a scan online for any infection on the computer.

    Malicious software removal tool | Protect your computer

  • Age of Mythology edition work without the game disc

    Original title: i own age of Mythology Gold edition and wonder if someone could tell me how this game works without the game disc (I still have it is simply for practical reasons)
    I have also heard people say in other threads that you're not supposed to do that, but I find that hard to believe when you can go to the website of blizzard entertainment, and they will give you instructions step by step to do this for all of their games

    Hello

    You may need to contact the vendor of the game for help.

  • Cannot install Windows xp home edition OEM on the new Macbook Pro

    Hardcopy of XP OEM Home Edition was initially installed in my office, but the PC broke down and I bought a Macbook Pro laptop. However, could not proceed further after necessary press as the rest blue window configuration screen always with no response. Called APPLE helpline and they said probably resulted from the OEM software.  I think I should be able to re-use the software again.  Probably because he's connected to the my desktop PC.  Therefore, it is possible to unlock the product key of my desk, so that I can download on my laptop.  Please advise as soon as possible.

    Non - OEM is only on the FIRST machine that installed a single use. You cannot transfer to another machine.

    Sorry, but that's how.

    If you find my answer helpful, please click the button "Vote as helpful"! Thank you!
    My Blog

  • Windows XP - Home Edition: what is the administrator password? Or how to find / change (OS is OEM - only have not disk) _

    Windows XP - Home Edition - SP3.
    Is there a way to know what administrator account password?

    Standard mode:

    If you have forgotten your password, if you have another user who has administrative privileges account you can log in to that account and change the password of your account of origin of the user accounts applet in Control Panel. If you do not have another account like this set upwards or that you do not have the password which you will need to log on to the built-in Administrator account. In XP Home, start the computer in Mode safe. This, by repeatedly pressing the F8 key as the computer starts. This will put you in the right menu. Navigate using your arrow up; the mouse does not work here. Once in safe mode, you will see the normally hidden administrator account. The default password is white.

    In XP Pro, you don't need to go to Safe Mode. In the home screen, do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in "Administrator" and the password that you assigned when you set up Windows.

    WRITE THE PASSWORDS DOWN AND PUT THEM SOMEWHERE YOU WON'T LOSE THEM.
    MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

  • I am installing service pack 2 for windows vista home edition I get the error not found 0 x 80070490

    I try to install service pack 2 for windows home edition vista, I get the error not found 0 x 80070490 msicexec has an option to make extended logging, but spinstall/help shows all options.

    Split of: http://answers.microsoft.com/thread/82972695-1d12-4a07-9d72-0f9928a68dc1

    Hello

    Apologize for the delay in response. Please see the following article to resolve the issue of Service pack 2 installation:

    Error code 0 x 80070490 when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update to install updates

    Note: Make sure you back up your data before you perform a repair of Windows installation.

    Hope this information helps. Back to us for assistance.

  • Failback and database of CA backup without the tunnels down server?

    Hello

    We implement DMVPN in a PKI environment for authentication for better security.

    I installed a server scenario and the customers of CA in the LABORATORY and it works very well. I am aware that we can save the database on the external media or server.

    Now if my main or primary CA server fails, the certificate database will be unavailable until I have manually import those certificates to the router and until then my peerings all will be down (am I right?).

    I would like to install 2 routers as CA servers. a 1st acting as main server having a public IP and the 2nd will be backup in case of failure of the primary. But I would like to first of all this as an automated where the backup that failing 1 router will resume immediately without the tunnels down.

    Is there a way we can do that? All those put in place this design before? Help, please.

    Thank you

    Deepak

    My design is such that there will not be "pre-shared keys" and only "PKI".

    It is the main purpose of a PKI installation... ;-)

    So in this case if peers have already established the connection to other peers and the CA server goes down then they will not go down, is that correct?

    right. The IPSec peers interested in CA cert has to be registered or the CRL should be checked.

    Also what is the configuration command to allow the connections if the CRL can't be loaded?

    Crypto ca trustpoint YOUR_TRUSTPOINT

    crl revocation checking no

    --
    Don't stop once you have upgraded your network! Improve the world by lending money to low-income workers:
    http://www.Kiva.org/invitedBy/karsteni

  • Make editable no editable regions without the original model

    Hi all

    I am designing a new Web site. I created a Web page and it is a model with editable regions so that future pages would be easy to make (the parent Page). However I completely replaced the model with which was suppost to be a new model and record not relising it is the main model for my site. So to sum up, he went and is irretrievably. I have child pages of the template, but these have no editable regions and I want to make editable again so I can save it to the file of the original model so it becomes the model.

    How to make a child page's parent page or remove the editable regions without having to redraw the entire page again?

    Any help will be appreciated.

    Thank you

    I guess that there are several ways to achieve this. So here is my work flow.

    I load the child page in DW and then click on change--> models--> detach the model and I have an editable document.

    GRAMPS

  • Logon Windows XP Home Edition stuck in the loop - welcome to desktop without icons flash then disconnects from return to the Welcome screen

    @dallasdien: Judging by you in other threads (for example, http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/9ec0baff-5d84-4daf-8766-867bc77e34fd), your computer is still infected. ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

    PA Bear: It worked fine after analysis and cleaning, including the reboot until the download of updates on 11 September, which seems to be where a lot of other acquired problems. I don't think that it is still infected as each scan was clear.

  • Windows vista Home premium recovery question - how to get the source for windows vista home edition premium as the recovery does not work since the recovery partition

    How to get the source to windows vista Home premium recovery is not from the recovery partition and gives me an error message

    Hello

    Contact the computer manufacturer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

    they do it for a nominal cost of $

    or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

    Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

    they contain all versions of vista

    This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

    http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

    How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

    http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

  • Satellite A200 - 1 GB - trying to install Windows XP Home edition but without HARD drive?

    Hello world!

    Recently, I bought a new laptop, Satellite A200 - 1 GB, and after two weeks of fighting against windows Vista I decided to uninstall it and install WXP whose permit, I bought a long time ago.

    I restarted my computer with the Windows XP cd to the inside and I start the system with it, but when it loads all the controllers and I proceed with the installation of windows xp, it says that there is no disk (probably) in my laptop.

    I hope someone can help me. Someone at - it windows XP installation experience in this laptop model?

    Hello

    The species has been described several times here in the forum of Toshiba.
    Recommend studying a little ;) would use the advanced search option Forum!

    But because you're a beginner, that I'll try to give some useful advice.
    The HARD drive is not visible because you need to first install the Intel Matrix storage controller.
    This controller can be downloaded form or another page Toshiba or Intel page.

    During the installation of XP, you will need to press the F6 key to include this iMSM in the XP installation. You will need an external USB HDD drive to do this.

    But if you want, you can build an own XP CD using nLite software and could understand this iMSM in the XP CD again.

    Please also check these discussions:
    http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=26040
    http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=25749

  • Windows XP - Home Edition (issue on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen)

    Lost my bar of task/start button at the bottom of the screen. Tried ctrl + esc. Any suggestions?

    Lost my bar of task/start button at the bottom of the screen. Tried ctrl + esc. Any suggestions?

    The taskbar is resizable, like a window, and it can be set to zero

    lines of ups. Maybe that's your problem, and fixing must be the

    first thing you should try. You may have accidentally resized to

    zero lines of ups. Place the cursor on the bottom of the screen and pass

    it upward and down slightly until it turns into a two-headed arrow.

    Click on, and then drag it to the desired size.

    If this does not work, it may be zero lines high on another facet of the

    the screen, try the above on all four sides.

    Finally, if none of those working, go to

    http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm, click on T, and then under

    Taskbar, click on taskbar is missing.

  • Microsoft windows xp home edition - stuck in the loop does not restart

    Has conducted the check by wear hard to watch for the F2 key issues all passed.
    Tried to restart with powerDVD application and drivers and utilities DVD.  no answer

    A problem has been detected and windows has shut down to prevent damage to your computer.  A thread has attempted to relase a resource, that he was not owner.
    Stop error message
    Let you not restart in safe mode

    Mechanical information"* STOP: 0x000000E3 (0x80558E0, 0x00000000, 0x00000002

    attempted to restore the last well-known Confiuration, debug mode and restart

    facekitty,
    You can read this article.  It's kind of a long thread, but she has a few answers.  Let us know if they help. Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
    Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

  • Satellite L300-190, (PSLB8E) and the installation of Windows XP Home edition

    Can I Satellite PSLB8E use this BIOS and configure XP Pro without doing anything else?

    Set controller SATA compatibility mode, and then use Setup / Cd XP Pro?

    It should work. Put in compatibility mode and try to install Windows XP Home edition, but use the Windows XP CD edition SP2 family facilities.
    It is very important.

  • I have a Pavilion n1610n. I have loaded Windows XP Home Edition. I can't access the Internet.

    It is an old computer. I replaced the HD and loaded a copy of XP Home Edition instead of the Media Center edition which originally came with the computer because I didn't want to not all garbage programs.

    Count it wants to connect via the "1394 connection" instead of Ethernet, under 'network adapters '.

    I tried to update the driver.

    My problem was the lack of any service packs. I downloaded SP2 on a different computer and it burned on a CD. I installed SP2 from the CD on HP computer, and then install the chipset driver. Now I have the internet connection.

    Thanks for the reply and the link to the driver.

Maybe you are looking for