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


"RamAnts" <RamAnts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Since the file was created, would I be able to use my original
recovery/restore CD's I made when I first purchased the computer with this
file to get evrything back?

The way that you recover a full backup is to boot from the CDs you
mentioned.
However, you will be prompted to insert the floppy into a drive during the
installation. The
recovery will not continue until you insert the floppy into a drive.
Your only recourse is to use a USB floppy.
And, your recovery CD must support access to the floppy via USB
Jim
"DL" wrote:

NTBackup was written in NT era when there were no cd/r only floppies

"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.








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