Backing up XP PC

Tozer

Hi, wonder if you can help.

I have an oldish PC running Windows XP.

I can't find any way of Backing it up to a restore point. In systemtools, the backup feature isn't there (although Restore is).

Any ideas?

Thanks!

S0litaire

If you go in to "Restore" there should be an option to "Create a restore point".

Tozer

S0litaire wrote: »

If you go in to "Restore" there should be an option to "Create a restore point".

Did that but it didn't seem to do much. Created a restore point instantly. Was expecting it to take ages.

superscaper

Depends what you're trying to do?

As per S0litaire's advice if you just want to create a restore point. If you want to create an actual image of your disc.... well if only there was a sticky on backing up.....

Tozer

superscaper wrote: »

Depends what you're trying to do?

As per S0litaire's advice if you just want to create a restore point. If you want to create an actual image of your disc.... well if only there was a sticky on backing up.....

Not too sure I know the difference...

S0litaire

A restore point is just a copy of the system files at that point in time.

A Full Backup is everything on the disk.

superscaper

Tozer wrote: »

Not too sure I know the difference...

Maybe it's worth having a gander at this then as a starting point to get used to what most things mean: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=597170

Not sure I've actually written anything on System Restore, but then I don't really consider it a strong form of backup.