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Windows XP Backup Tool - Is It Any Good?

Considering the increased amounts of datastorage it has in store for you. Now think
that you save to your computer each day, morehow many floppy diskettes it will require to
and more users embark on a quest for the mostback  up  30GB  of  critical  information!
effective and reliable backup solution.
However, very few know that Windows XP hasA standard program allows backing up your
its  own  backup  utility.data to virtually any known type of removable
media including CD, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, USB
You may sigh with relief because this meansflash and external drives, as well as remote
you don't have to buy special backuplocations such as LAN, FTP, SFTP, remote
software, though you should know that suchonline  server.
software gives you a number of important
advantages above those that the operatingWXBT offers five types of backup: normal,
system offers. In this article we willcopy, daily, differential, and incremental.
compare a standard functionality backupTo be honest, this abundance of backup types
program with the Windows XP backup toolcauses nothing, but confusion especially if
(WXBT).this  is  your  first  time  backup.
The WXBT allows backing up all user files inMost backup programs offer two most common
just one task. If you select the option oftypes of backup: full and incremental. These
the My Documents backup, it will copy thetwo types should be enough to meet all your
entire contents of the Documents and Settingsrequirements and cause no user confusion as
folder including MS Outlook/Outlook Expressthe definition of the two types is very
messages and settings as well as your profileclearly  stated  in  the  program.
settings.
WXBT allows backing up the System state data
However, in most situations full backup isthat include Registry, Boot files, COM +
not necessary. In all likelihood the MyClass Registration database. However, you
Documents folder of your computer will becannot include or exclude specific
large in size and contain a lot of irrelevantcomponents.
information. If this is the case, WXBT
suggests that you manually specify files thatA professional backup program allows creating
you want to include or exclude from thea hard drive image including the operating
backup  set.system and all system settings. It also has
the option of copying Windows Registry and
A standard backup program has the option ofeven allows backing up specific Registry
file filtering so you don't have to manuallycomponents such as user keys, configuration
specify each file, but rather specify filekeys  etc.
extensions of the needed files. For example,
if you want to back up only the MS WordConclusions
documents, you only have to specify the doc.
file extension and the program willHaving considered the pros and cons of
automatically  find  and copy all Word files.Windows XP backup tool, as compared to a
standard backup program, we can say that WXBT
Besides, it allows doing target backup ofis a viable solution for home computers,
data from specific applications such as Adobehowever the major fault with it is that it
Photoshop, Windows Media Player, ICQ etc.cannot back up to optical disks and allows
This means that you only have to specify therecording your data only to a floppy disk
program  whose data you are going to back up.which is outdated and does not meet today
storage  requirements.
When you do a backup, it is extremely
important where you keep the resulting files.The main advantage of a professional backup
It is recommended to keep such files as farprogram is that it can record your data to
as  possible  from  the  local  computer.any type of optical disk, even the new
generation disks such as Blu-ray and HD-DVD.
The farthest location WXBT suggests is aBesides that such a program offers flexible
network drive or an external drive. Byfile filters to simplify the process of data
default, it will even offer you to back up tofiles selection.
a floppy drive, and that's the only removable



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