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How to Backup a PC
We all think, "it wont happen to me", but lets say it does, your
HDD crashes you lose all your data, What do you do?
Well you could reinstall your operating system from the disks
that came with your computer, but what about all your files,
pictures and documents. Gone forever. There are a number of
things that can bring down your computer, some of which include
a power surge, hard drive crash, careless mistakes, viruses,
adware or spyware.
If your system did not come with a recovery disc, you should
consider making a backup disc as soon as possible. This is
important should you ever need to rebuild your system to its "as
bought" condition.
How to backup data
If you have Windows XP, it includes backup software; however, if
you're running on Home Edition, it isn't installed by default.
Once the software is installed, go to the Start menu and choose
accessories,then system tools, then backup in order to run the
backup wizard.
The wizard also allows you to create a system recovery disc
which will enable you to boot and rescue your data should
Windows get damaged.
You may think you'd like to back up everything you have in your
computer. However, there is no need to back up software and
applications since these can be reinstalled with the original
discs. Most Windows programs now have a default for storing data
within your user profile.
Other Backup programs
There are a number of programs that perform data backup for you
such as Norton Ghost and Powerquest Drive Image , these create
full drive images which can be restored if hdd failure occurs.
There is also a number of free software applications available
for data backup
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