-=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformating hard drive.

  • From: Colleen Gayle Lane <colleen.lane@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:19:10 -0500

Okeydokey.  Do a search for the filename "ntbackup.exe".  Should be in the 
c:\windows\system32 folder, but through the whole c: drive.  If you find 
it, double click on it.  That's the actual application executable.

At 04:01 PM 2/9/2005, you wrote:

>I have done that many times and there is no "back up" in System Tools.  Only
>System Restore
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Colleen Gayle Lane" <colleen.lane@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:55 PM
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformating hard drive.
>
>
> > Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools.
> >
> > At 03:52 PM 2/9/2005, you wrote:
> >
> >>Well, I have winXP and tere is nothing on it that says back up.  I even
> >>did
> >>a find of the word and showed nothing but there is and only is a restore.
> >>That's where I do everything you mentioned.  If there is a back up on win
> >>XP
> >>I wish someone would tell me where it's hiding.
> >>
> >>Bob
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Bashful Bob" <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx>
> >>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:37 PM
> >>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformating hard drive.
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi
> >> >
> >> > Actually I think there is a slight difference between system restore
> >> > and
> >> > back up. Here is my understanding of the two.
> >> >
> >> > A system restore can be don by the operator or can be done, a different
> >> > times, by the operating system. System restore is done for so many
> >> > times,
> >> > say four, and then the oldest one is replaced by the newer one.
> >> >
> >> > On a back up, that resides there until another back up is done.
> >> >
> >> > In either case, if you have bugs in your system, they can be
> >> > incorporated
> >> > into the system restore and/or backup.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Life is what happens in between plans.
> >> >
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> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Bob Crews" <rec46@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:13 PM
> >> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformating hard drive.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> They are the same.  Just some systems use different names.  Backup or
> >> >> Restore.  Actually, a Restore is when you go back and Backup your PC
> >> >> and
> >> >> later you Restore it but in my WinXP it only has Restore.  Kind of
> >> >> silly
> >> > but
> >> >> that's the way it is.  I just did a "find" on my system and I have a
> >> >> lot
> >> > of
> >> >> "backup" there but all of them is within my other programs.  Not my
> >> >> system
> >> >> itself.
> >> >>
> >> >> Bob
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Joyce" <jmcclure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 10:59 AM
> >> >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformating hard drive.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Bob, do you back up or do you use system restore? or both?
> >> >> > Joyce
> >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> > From: "Bob Crews" <rec46@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 9:12 AM
> >> >> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformating hard drive.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> SandyLea,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Everytime I install/download something new on my PC that I don't
> >> >> >> know
> >> >> >> much
> >> >> >> about, I always back up my PC prior to the install/download.  This
> >> >> >> way
> >> > I
> >> >> >> can
> >> >> >> always go back and refresh my system back to it was right before I
> >> >> >> install/download.  Also by doing this way, I will not have to worry
> >> > about
> >> >> >> loosing all kinds of things because the only backup I have was done
> >> >> >> several
> >> >> >> days or weeks ago.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Bob
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> >> From: <sandy1943@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> >> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:08 AM
> >> >> >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- reformating hard drive.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>>I want to reformat my hard drive to get rid of all my problems...
> >> >> >>>so
> >> > now
> >> >> >>> what's a good back up program or should I just use Windows XP?
> >> >> >>> Major
> >> >> >>> problems with Outlook and outlook express as well!  And if I do a
> >> >> >>> back
> >> >> >>> up,
> >> >> >>> and then reinstall.......... am I going to create the same
> >> >> >>> problem?
> >> >> >>> What
> >> >> >>> exactly do I back up, just the word files etc or the program
> >> > themselves
> >> >> >>> or............ any and all advise is welcome and appreciated!
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> SandyLea
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