Win98 Backup utility

[johngie]

I have a Win98 (first edition) laptop networked to a WinXP desktop. I want to back up the laptop over the network to an external drive connected to the desktop; that's set up for sharing and the laptop can see that drive OK.

I've installed the Win98 backup applet. When I try to start the backup the only format it allows me to choose is QIC and it wants to format the media as a QIC tape. (That's even when I choose 'file' as the backup).

This is quite different from the WinNT backup I use on the WinXP desktop.

Is there a way round this? If not, can anyone recommend a third party backup solution for backing up to disk? It must be able to do differential backups.

Regards

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

I used the backup tool from W95-11D.ZIP @ MDGx site.Its small, free, and its fast.

Check out his site you get more than u bargain 4.

[MDGx]

BACKUP9X.BAT + BAK9X.BAT [from W95-11D.EXE] are quite primitive tools, no incremental/differential backups [if those are the ones you were referring to], but the best in the business are listed here [all free(ware)]:

http://www.mdgx.com/secrets.htm#FDPT

Scroll down to HDClone, SyncBack, WinBackup, Backup4All, Cobian Backup, Image Maker etc.

HTH

[johngie]

BACKUP9X.BAT + BAK9X.BAT [from W95-11D.EXE] are quite primitive tools, no incremental/differential backups [if those are the ones you were referring to], but the best in the business are listed here [all free(ware)]:

http://www.mdgx.com/secrets.htm#FDPT

Scroll down to HDClone, SyncBack, WinBackup, Backup4All, Cobian Backup, Image Maker etc.

HTH

Brilliant advice - thank you very much. I've gone with WinBackup. Once I've got used to it I'll ditch Microsoft Backup completely.

Johngie

[Hu$tle]

@ MDGx you have great back up tools because they back up everything

but do you think your back up process can compress to a microsoft cab file to reserve space

because i double the size of my hard drive with your back up tool.

And my hard drive is small.Thanks

Something like LZX maximum compression into CAB format

is what i had in mind

I would like to Backup my whole system but be able

to reserve much space as possible with BACKUP9X.BAT/RESTOR9X.BAT

Edited July 11, 2006 by Hu$tle

[PROBLEMCHYLD]

@ MDGx you have great back up tools because they back up everything

but do you think your back up process can compress to a microsoft cab file to reserve space

because i double the size of my hard drive with your back up tool.

And my hard drive is small.Thanks

Something like LZX maximum compression into CAB format

is what i had in mind

I would like to Backup my whole system but be able

to reserve much space as possible with BACKUP9X.BAT/RESTOR9X.BAT

Thats a great idea

so i guess if he able to pull it off then i won't have a need for system restore.

Then maybe Tihiy can create a User Interface for it then make it a exe file

like how he did his Task Manager.

And there you have it A very useful backup utility that low on resources and

everything else.

Win98 needs you guys