Hi Roger, Here's a possible way round. (Or can't you find your XP Home CD?) Create a shortcut on your desktop, and in the "Target" field copy the following, but make sure that the D:\ shown below is your CD drive letter. D:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP\NTBACKUP.MSI In the "Start in" field. Copy and paste the following, again making sure the CD drive letter is correct. D:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP You might want to add a keyboard shortcut also. Now hold down the shift key and insert your XP CD. (To stop it auto-running) Give it a few seconds before you release. Now trigger the shortcut. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of roger.south Sent: 13 May 2008 11:48 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: MS Backup Hi George Many thanks indeed. I just couldn't find it anywhere and because my Supernova has virtual focus turned on I can't do any typing into search boxes yet until I get my backed up data back to find out how to turn it off. But I can't get my data back until I install the back up application. But I can't find that until..........! Sad world down here in sunny Brighton so very many thanks for the information. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:11 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: MS Backup > Hi Roger, > > All is revealed below. > > George. > > Manually Install Backup in Windows XP Home Edition > Published: August 1, 2002 > The Backup utility is not included in the default > installation of Windows XP Home Edition. The Backup icon is > not present on the Start menu in Windows XP Home Edition, > nor is Backup listed in Add/Remove Programs for Windows XP > Home Edition. The backup program is found on the Windows XP > Home Edition CD in the Valueadd folder. > To manually install Backup > 1. > Double-click the Ntbackup.msi file in the following location > on the Windows XP Home Edition CD to start a wizard that > installs Backup: > CD-ROM Drive:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP > 2. > When the wizard is complete, click Finish. > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of roger.south > Sent: 12 May 2008 17:37 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] MS Backup > > Hi All > > I'm posting this again in the hope someone who knows the > answer will spot it and answer this time. > > I've done a clean re-install and need to retrieve my backed > up data from a secondary hard drive. MS do a great job of > hiding the utility on the XP Home installation disc and I > just cannot find it. Until I do and get the data back I'm > pretty well stuck now. > > So and suggestions and help would be most appreciated. > > Roger > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq