scott wrote:

> can anyone help me ,,,,,, I have no backup wizard in my system
> tools



XP Home?

Backup is installed automatically on XP Professional, but not on XP Home. If
you have the complete XP Home CD, find backup on the CD, in
\ValueAdd\MSFT\NTBACKUP and install it yourself by doubleclicking the file
ntbackup.msi.

If you don't have an XP CD, you can download ntbackup.msi at
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi Also see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302894


> xp is giving me troubles & looks as if I might have to
> reformat.. be nice if I could backup..manythanks


It is very rare that that the extreme step of reformatting is required to
solve a problem. If you have problems, post them here; it's likely that
someone can help you and a reinstallation won't be required.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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