Hi Sam There is a file backup and transfer program in windows but you may also be interested in PC Mover by laplink. This program allows you to transfer your settings, email and even programs from one machine to another, even from XP to Vista, with little trouble like having to reinstall everything, and is pretty successful. You pay for a licence to do so - when I did it it took about 2 to 3 hours to transfer everything and it worked. I must say I prefer to start from scratch so I know exactly what's going into my new machine, but I've got to say I was pleasantly surprised at how excellent the PC Mover transfer was. Gordon McFarlane ----- Original Message ----- From: Sam Howie To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:20 PM Subject: [access-uk] BackUp Software Hi All I am looking for a recommendation for backup software so that I can backup my Windows xp machine before I upgrade to vista will the software back up all my settings in outlook and so on? Thanks in advance Sam