Re: Backup Wizard under System Tools-I have no floppy drive


"RamAnts" <RamAnts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is there anyway to use something other than a floppy disk, like a USB
memory
flash stick, when using the backup program found under system tools. It
lets
you backup where you want, however, at the end of the backup I get an
error
since I do not have a floppy drive on my computer. Who does these days? In
the wizard it says you will need a floppy disk to store system recovery
information. Then on the last screen of the wizrd before the vackup begins
it
says, "After the wizard creates a backup of yourfiles, you will then be
asked
to insert a floppy disk. You will use this disk and the backup to restore
your system in the event of a major failure."
I am running Windows XP Pro - SP2.



A USB floppy is your only option. When the wizard says "floppy", it means
"floppy only".

This is just one of the reasons that a lot of people have quit using
ntbackup.

Jim


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