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Newsletter #11 - Windows 2000 Backup |
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Here it is, the step-by-step on how to use Windows 2000 backup software to keep your business
information safe. Thank you, Jay! If you use Windows and have some surplus hard drive storage,
with a little work, you can implement a backup system for no additional cost. Here’s a good
introduction. To find out more, check out
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/ Next time, Bob brings us, in a nutshell, what he learned about data protection during a 6-day computer security seminar: “Incident Tracking and Hacking Techniques”… scary stuff. |
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Thanks to Microsoft, backup and restore with Windows 2000 is a helpful tool. This set of
wizards is very competent, but I would like to step through a basic backup and then shed on
some light on the Backup and Restore options. The Backup Wizard can be found by opening Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup |
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And you'll find... |
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Clicking the Backup Wizard will walk you through the various steps to setup your Backup. First
you decide what data to backup -- everything on your computer, selected files and folders, or just
the system state. Choosing “Selected files and folders” will take you to a checkmark page,
where you select which items to backup. Next, you choose where you would like your backed up data to be stored. If you have not previously created the specific file, the wizard will make it for you. You just select a location. To insure your data in the event of hardware failure, select a location separate from the drive you are backing up. The last page of the Wizard summarizes your backup settings and has a button for Advanced Settings. Here we’ll walk through them. First, you select your backup type: Normal, Copy, Incremental, Differential, and Daily. If you don’t remember the differences, don’t worry. After choosing from the scroll down menu, a brief description will appear just underneath the scroll box. The check box for “Backup migrated Remote Storage data” is only necessary if you’re using Remote Storage. Next you’ll have to decide if you want Backup to verify the backed up data, by comparing it to the original data, to insure accuracy. Select this if you’re not concerned how long your backup will take. Then you have to decide whether you want Backup to overwrite or append data already backed up, and if you choose to replace your data, you may then control who has access to it. The Next page allows you to change the default time/date stamp label to a custom more readily acknowledgeable label. And then you’re given a choice between starting your backup now or later. With “later”, come a whole new set of options for setting up a daily, weekly, or monthly backup routine. We’ll delve into that in a later article. The last page summarizes your backup choices, and clicking Finish will officially schedule it. These options make the job of backing up a whole lot easier. Just read through the wizard carefully and check the proper settings. You can do it… and you can always call us if it gives you any trouble. |
Peace... J |
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