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HOW TO USE WINDOWS XP: BACKING UP YOUR FILES -- MAKING A WEEKLY BACKUP

Before You Begin Open the Backup Utility Select Files and Folders Make Your First Backup Make a Weekly Backup Restore Your Backup Archive Make a Weekly Backup Now that you have already set up and saved a backup script, you can quickly and easily make backup copies of your important files every week.

Place your CD, Zip disk, or floppy disk in its disk drive. Click the Start button, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, then click Backup.   The Backup or Restore Wizard will open. Click Advanced Mode to begin.   The Backup Utility window will open. Click the Backup tab.   Click Job then click Load Selections. Another window will open. Click the backup script you created and saved previously, backup.bks, then click the Open button. The current window will close, taking you back to the Backup Utility. Click the Start Backup button.   The Backup Job Information window will open. It's a good idea to keep a few backups on your disk if you need to see an old version of a file. Click Append this Backup to the Media to add this backup to the other backups on your disk. Click the Start Backup button.   The Backup Progress window will open. It might take a minute for your backup to start. One the backup starts, it will run without any input from you.   When the backup is finished, click the Close button.   Click Job then click Exit to exit the Backup Utility.