How do I set up a weekly backup schedule using XP Backup Utility?

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for XP backup utility. I read through this page http://www.freeopenbook.com/win-xp-toolkit/32ch03c.htm and didn't really see where one could. It might be a better thought to get some backup software like paragon > http://www.paragon-software.com/free/db.html or acronis true image http://download.cnet.com/Acronis-True-Image-Home/3000-2242_4-10168093.html . We use paragon here at home and everything backs up a couple times a week to an external drive.

If you are doing this Backup for Data Recovery Purposes XP Backup will not be readable under Vista or 7 if the hardware fails and needs replacing.

You need to use something that in the event of Hardware Failure can be used to recover from.

Col

this one also works well and is free

http://www.todo-backup.com/?gclid=CPqFnvif4KkCFcV_5QodmzAxYw

along with macrium reflect

To schedule a backup

1.

Open Backup

The Backup Utility Wizard starts by default, unless it is disabled.

2.

Click the Advanced Mode button in the Backup Utility Wizard.

3.

Click the Backup tab, and then, on the Job menu, click New.

4.

Select the files and folders you want to back up by clicking the check box to the left of a file or folder under Click to select the check box for any drive, folder or file that you want to back up.

5.

Select File or a tape device in Backup destination, and then save the file and folder selections by clicking the Job menu, and then clicking Save Selections.

6.

In Backup media or file name, type a path and file name for the backup file, or select a tape.

7.

Select any backup options you want, such as the backup type and the log file type, by clicking the Tools menu, and then clicking Options. When you have finished selecting backup options, click OK.

8.

Click Start Backup and make any changes you want to the Backup Job Information dialog box.

9.

If you want to set advanced backup options such as data verification or hardware compression, click Advanced. When you have finished selecting advanced backup options, click OK.

For more information about setting advanced backup options, see To set advanced backup options

10.

Click Schedule in the Backup Job Information dialog box.

11.

In the Set Account Information dialog box, enter the user name and password that you want the scheduled backup to run under.

12.

In the Scheduled Job Options dialog box, in Job name, type a name for the scheduled backup job, and then click Properties to set the date, time, and frequency parameters for the scheduled backup. When you have finished, click OK, and then click OK again.
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