Re: Backing up hard drive
From: Patty (Patty_at_nospam.com)
Date: 09/29/04
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:31:49 -0400
Thanx!!
"Lance Le Claire" <LanceLeClaire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Patty" wrote:
>
> > Ok. So I tried to do a search in my computer to tell me how to back up
my
> > files and I can't find it. I can find back up registry. Is this the
same
> > as backing up your hard drive. I want to back everthing up now that I
have
> > my computer free of pesty parasites and such so if I should have a
problem
> > when installing SP2, I can restore my computer to the state it was in
before
> > the installation. Is restoring and backing up the same thing?? If I
should
> > have a problem, would I be able to go to system restore to get my
computer
> > back to where it was pre-SP2?? As you can see from my many many posts
in
> > here that I am not very computer savvy but I am trying to learn. If I
> > backed up the registry, I wouldn't know how to open it and restore it
anyway
> > if something should go wrong. Any help here would be appreciated. One
more
> > question before I go. Should I disable my NAV antivirus and firewall
before
> > installing SP2?? I just want to make sure I get everything right before
> > hand so you won't have to see me posting back in here again after the
> > installation of SP2 with problems of getting online. Thanx so much for
your
> > help. You guys are great and you definitely deserve those "expensive
perks"
> > (as one poster so rudely mentioned) that you get!!! Patty
>
>
> Well Patty, to backup the registry you type in the command line regedit
> enter and then in the registry you choose file and export. Choose the
> location of your backup.
>
> Now on the other less not you forget that once SP2 is installed there is
an
> uninstall option in the add remove folder so that you can go back.
>
> For backup command click Start/accessories system tools and there you go
> unless you have Home edition then this option is not available unless you
go
> to this link http://www.theeldergeek.com/backup_for_xp_home_edition.htm
> and install the backup on your system.
>
> Most long time users by drive backup software like Symantec Ghost or the
> good old Drive Image that was bought by Symantec and is well merged in
Ghost
> version 9.
>
> Disabling NAV and Firewall is a good idea before you update.
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