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How to backup Windows XP
backup-buzz.blogspot.com — Most people think about backing up data about 10 minutes after it's too late to do any good. If you realize that you really need a good backup program after your hard disk crashes or your teenager decides to clear out some of your files to make room for new music downloads, you're setting yourself up for a data disaster.
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- reverb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Mediocre article. It's mostly about how to use XP's built-in Backup program, which a child could figure out. It would've been more interesting if it explained how to use a third-party solution.
The author also gives some bad advice. He says "your computer's hard disk" is "the ideal backup location" and a "safe" place to back up. Bzzzt, wrong. If the hard disk suffers a physical failure, you lose both the backup and original data. Always back up to an external device (CD/DVD, Zip, other removable media, external HD, network storage, etc.) - cquinnd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Also, no mention of the File and Settings Transfer Wizard, which should be considered among the
best tools for the essential system backup, if you are planning on having to rebuild the system at some
point.
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