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How do I back up my files on ME

Matilda wrote:

How do I back up my files on ME

By using a backup program. Win Me as such contains no backup program so
what you use is very much up to you and whatever meets your requirements,
for example a suitable application may have been supplied with your CDR/W
or DVDR/W if you have such a beast.

The MS Backup program is in the add-ons\msbackup folder on Microsoft Me
CDs but unfortunately it appears that not all OEMs have included this
folder on the CDs they provide with new PCs. Similarly many of those OEMs
who simply provide restore CDs appear also to have omitted this program.

The executable needed to install MSBackup that Microsoft distribute on the
Win Me CD is msbexp.exe so if you have an OEM CD or a recovery CD you
might want to search the CD and see if it was included.

See also MS KB 264541 - "Microsoft Backup Tool Is Not Installed by Windows
Millennium Edition" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=264541). Note that
Microsoft have not made MSBackup available for download.

Note though that MSBackup is an antiquated application that is extremely
limited and was designed for use with tape drives when hard disks were
small, for example 3 or 4GB.

A number of alternative backup applications exist and which best suits you
depends on your requirements and range from imaging programs that will
back up an image of your hard disk or disk partition (applications such as
Symantec Ghost, PowerQuest's DriveImage and Terabyte Unlimited's BootItNG)
to applications that allow the back up of selected files and folders on an
incremental basis such as StompSoft's BackUp MyPC
(http://www.stompsoft.com/pc-backup/pc-backup.html) which can also access
QIC files created using MSBackup.
--
Mike Maltby

You can use Cobian Backup http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm
(freeware) for example, in case ddo you no have the MS Backup..
Greetings ! =)
****************************
Aldo Comparini G.
(Please remove SIN TEMOR for send me mail)
(please remove SIN TEMOR for send me mail)
www.ecoarqtec.elgratissitio.com
Guatemala C.A


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"Mike M" escribió en el mensaje
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Matilda wrote:

How do I back up my files on ME

By using a backup program. Win Me as such contains no backup program so
what you use is very much up to you and whatever meets your requirements,
for example a suitable application may have been supplied with your CDR/W
or DVDR/W if you have such a beast.

The MS Backup program is in the add-ons\msbackup folder on Microsoft Me
CDs but unfortunately it appears that not all OEMs have included this
folder on the CDs they provide with new PCs. Similarly many of those OEMs
who simply provide restore CDs appear also to have omitted this program.

The executable needed to install MSBackup that Microsoft distribute on the
Win Me CD is msbexp.exe so if you have an OEM CD or a recovery CD you
might want to search the CD and see if it was included.

See also MS KB 264541 - "Microsoft Backup Tool Is Not Installed by Windows
Millennium Edition" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=264541). Note that
Microsoft have not made MSBackup available for download.

Note though that MSBackup is an antiquated application that is extremely
limited and was designed for use with tape drives when hard disks were
small, for example 3 or 4GB.

A number of alternative backup applications exist and which best suits you
depends on your requirements and range from imaging programs that will
back up an image of your hard disk or disk partition (applications such as
Symantec Ghost, PowerQuest's DriveImage and Terabyte Unlimited's BootItNG)
to applications that allow the back up of selected files and folders on an
incremental basis such as StompSoft's BackUp MyPC
(http://www.stompsoft.com/pc-backup/pc-backup.html) which can also access
QIC files created using MSBackup.
--
Mike Maltby

Very good, Aldo, even though the creator of the program ceased to support
this version any longer with updates.
In this particular case I don't think they are necessary.
Thank you for contibution.

Harry.


"Aldo Comparini (gt)" wrote in message
...
You can use Cobian Backup http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm
(freeware) for example, in case ddo you no have the MS Backup..
Greetings ! =)
****************************
Aldo Comparini G.
(Please remove SIN TEMOR for send me mail)
(please remove SIN TEMOR for send me mail)
www.ecoarqtec.elgratissitio.com
Guatemala C.A


--

"Mike M" escribió en el mensaje
...
Matilda wrote:

How do I back up my files on ME

By using a backup program. Win Me as such contains no backup program so
what you use is very much up to you and whatever meets your
requirements,
for example a suitable application may have been supplied with your
CDR/W
or DVDR/W if you have such a beast.

The MS Backup program is in the add-ons\msbackup folder on Microsoft Me
CDs but unfortunately it appears that not all OEMs have included this
folder on the CDs they provide with new PCs. Similarly many of those
OEMs
who simply provide restore CDs appear also to have omitted this program.

The executable needed to install MSBackup that Microsoft distribute on
the
Win Me CD is msbexp.exe so if you have an OEM CD or a recovery CD you
might want to search the CD and see if it was included.

See also MS KB 264541 - "Microsoft Backup Tool Is Not Installed by
Windows
Millennium Edition" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=264541). Note
that
Microsoft have not made MSBackup available for download.

Note though that MSBackup is an antiquated application that is extremely
limited and was designed for use with tape drives when hard disks were
small, for example 3 or 4GB.

A number of alternative backup applications exist and which best suits
you
depends on your requirements and range from imaging programs that will
back up an image of your hard disk or disk partition (applications such
as
Symantec Ghost, PowerQuest's DriveImage and Terabyte Unlimited's
BootItNG)
to applications that allow the back up of selected files and folders on
an
incremental basis such as StompSoft's BackUp MyPC
(http://www.stompsoft.com/pc-backup/pc-backup.html) which can also
access
QIC files created using MSBackup.
--
Mike Maltby

"webster72n" wrote in
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Very good, Aldo, even though the creator of the program ceased to
support this version any longer with updates.


Rubbish ..... latest version of Cobian Backup is dated 2006-04-18, Version
7.6.0.351

Doc wrote:
"webster72n" wrote in
:


Very good, Aldo, even though the creator of the program ceased to
support this version any longer with updates.


Rubbish ..... latest version of Cobian Backup is dated 2006-04-18,
Version
7.6.0.351

....which Cobian has ceased to support with updates, as is stated quite
clearly on the page in question. One might question Harry's need to make
such a post, but as I believe I have myself adversely commented on a post of
Aldo's in the relatively recent past, perhaps there is, therefore, a need
for posts of encouragement too? Anyway *this* circle appears to be complete.

Shane

"Shane" wrote in message
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Doc wrote:
"webster72n" wrote in
:


Very good, Aldo, even though the creator of the program ceased to
support this version any longer with updates.


Rubbish ..... latest version of Cobian Backup is dated 2006-04-18,
Version
7.6.0.351

...which Cobian has ceased to support with updates, as is stated quite
clearly on the page in question. One might question Harry's need to make
such a post, but as I believe I have myself adversely commented on a post
of
Aldo's in the relatively recent past, perhaps there is, therefore, a need
for posts of encouragement too? Anyway *this* circle appears to be
complete.

Shane

Boy, oh boy, is it ever, Shane.
Count on me to *lay low* from now on.
Don't intend to spoil our friendship - for sure.
So glad to see you *stick around*.

Harry.