not installed by default on XP Home (available from \valueadd\msft\ntbackup). GUI run by typing 'ntbackup' or going to system tools on accessories menu. Wizard offers four choices of what to backup:

1. My profile
2. All profiles
3. All information (also creates ASR disk)
4. Let me choose

Backup types:

• normal backup: backups up selected files and clears their archive bit
• incremental backup: backs up files that have changed since last normal or incremental backup. Clears archive bit. Full restore requires last normal backup plus all subsequent incremental backups
• differential backup: backup files that have changed since last normal or incremental backup. Does not clear archive bit. Full restore requires last normal backup plus last differential backup
• copy backup: copy all selected files but do not change archive bit. Allows one off backup that does not interfere with backup routine
• daily backup: copy selected files that have changed on current day without changing the archive bit

Click Advanced at end of wizard to setup a schedule. Requires an Administrator account and password. Uses VSS to backup open files.

ASR Backup

Automated Server Recovery backup saves the complete contents of the system drive to the backup media. Also creates a floppy containing: information about disk partitions, system files, and detected hardware. Does not backup files on other drives. To restore an ASR backup, boot XP CD and press F2 to run automated system recovery.

Other Backup Options:

• Files and setting transfer wizard
• compressed folders
• simple copies

NTbackup Command

ntbackup backup path/to/backup @selection.bks /jJobname options

options:

• /f filename (e.g. ntbackup backup "file://server01/data" /jJob1 /f e:backup.bkf
• /a (append)
• /n medianame (specify new tape name, use blank or overwrite existing tape)
• /p poolname (specifies pool that contains tape, new tape)
• [/t tapename /gGUID (specify tape for an append or overwrite operation)
• /m [normal | copy | differential | incremental | daily]
• /d Set Description (label backup set)
• /snap [on | off] (use volume shadow copy)
• /v:[yes | no} (verify)
• /r:[yes | no] (restrict access to tape)
• /l:[f | s | n] (log file format: full, summary, none)
• /rs:[yes | no] (backup migrated data files)
• /hc:[on | off] (hardware compression)

examples:FixThis

• ntbackup backup \\server01\c$ /m normal /jMy Job /pbackup /nCommand Line Backup 1 /d Command Line Functionality /v:yes /r:no /l:s /rs:no
• ntbackup backup d:\ /j My Other Job /a /t Command Line Backup 2 /m copy
• ntbackup backup \\server01\d$ /j Command Line Backup 3 /f d:\backup.bkf
• ntbackup backup \\server01\d$ /j Command Line Backup 4 /f d:\backup.bkf /a (appends to previous backup)
• ntbackup backup \\server01\d$ /j Command Line Backup 5 /f d:\backup.bkf (overwrites previous backup)