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NEWTECH INFOSYSTEMS, INC.Backup NOW!Backup NOW!User's Guide
Backup NOW! User's Guide NewTech Infosystems, Inc.1395 Warner AvenueTustin, CA 92780Phone 714.259.9700 Fax 714.259.9727
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Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION.1FIRST THINGS FIRST .3ABOUT THIS GUIDE .3ABOUT NTI BACKUP NOW!.3FILE LEVEL AND DRIVE IMAGE BACKUP & RESTORE .4Drive Image Backup.4File Level Backup.4Which method of backup do I use?.5SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .5A NOTE ON WINDOWS NT AND WINDOWS 2000 .6INSTALLING BACKUP NOW!.6REMOVING BACKUP NOW! .7NTI WEB RESOURCES .7Company or Product News and Information.7Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) .7Updating your Backup NOW! Software .7Contacting Technical Support.8CHAPTER 2 – USING BACKUP NOW! .9GETTING STARTED.11GETTING FAMILIAR WITH BACKUP NOW! .11Step Interface .11SELECTING FILES IN BACKUP NOW!.11USING MY CATALOG .12CREATING A BACKUP JOB .13RESTORING FILES FROM A PREVIOUS BACKUP.14Restoring files using Find Files.14COMPARING BACKUP FILES .15DRIVE IMAGE BACKUP AND RESTORE .16CREATING A DRIVE IMAGE BACKUP .16RESTORING FROM A DRIVE IMAGE BACKUP .17CHAPTER 3 – BACKUP NOW! SCHEDULER.19WHAT IS THE BACKUP NOW! SCHEDULER?.21USING THE SCHEDULER .21
Scheduler Job Logs .22MENU COMMANDS FOR BACKUP NOW! SCHEDULER .23Program .23Advanced .23Help .23CHAPTER 4 – ADVANCED TOPICS .25BACKUP NOW! TOOLS & UTILITIES.27COMPLETION REPORTS .27EMERGENCY RECOVERY DISKETTE AND CD.28Starting the Emergency Recovery Wizard .29Windows 98/Me Recovery Wizard - Start Up Source .30Windows 98/Me Recovery Wizard - Select Options.31Windows 98/Me Recovery Wizard - Select Backup Source .31Windows 98/Me Recovery Wizard - In Progress.32Windows 95 Recovery Wizard - Start Up Source .32Windows 95 Recovery Wizard - Driver Configuration.32Windows 95 Recovery Wizard - Select Backup Source .33Windows 95 Recovery Wizard - Select Options.33Windows 95 Recovery Wizard - Select Backup Source .34Windows 95 Recovery Wizard - In Progress .34Windows NT/2000 Recovery Wizard - Start Up Source .34Windows NT/2000 Recovery Wizard - Select Options.35Windows NT/2000 Recovery Wizard - Select Backup Source .35Windows NT/2000 Recovery Wizard - Create Recovery Diskette .35Windows NT/2000 Recovery Wizard - In Progress .36Restoring your system with Silent Recovery.36Emergency Recovery with Windows 95/98/Me.37Emergency Recovery with Windows NT/2000.37ERASING A CD-RW DISC .38COMPARING TWO FILE FOLDERS.39SETTING BACKUP AND RESTORE OPTIONS .39Backup Options .40General Tab.40Media.41Type Tab.42Exclude Tab.43Report Tab.44Password Tab.45Advanced Tab.46RESTORE OPTIONS.46General Tab.47Report Tab.47Advanced Tab.48DISC INFO & TOOLS .48CD DRIVE PROPERTIES .50BACKUP FORMAT .51
MEDIA SPANNING .51CHOOSING A BACKUP METHOD.51Example 1 – Incremental Backup & Restore.52Example 2 – Differential Backup and Restore .52Which backup method is best for me? .53ERROR MESSAGES .54THE LOG FILE .54ERROR MESSAGES .54General Errors .54ASPI Manager Errors .55CD-ROM Drive & CD Recorder Errors .56Memory & Hard Disk Space Errors.56Window’s Errors .56CHAPTER 5 – MAKING BACKUP NOW! WORK FOR YOU!.57GETTING THE MOST OUT OF BACKUP NOW! .59PREPARING FOR THAT RAINY DAY!.59DIGITAL DAN’S BACKUP NOW! RECOMMENDATIONS: .59Recommendation #1 – Consider the media quality and type.59Recommendation #2 – Test and verify your backup solution .60Recommendation #3 – Create an Emergency Recovery CD/Diskette .60Recommendation #4 – Backup your system drive to your Recovery CD.60Recommendation #5 – Design your backup plan .60Factors to consider in your backup plan.61Incremental vs. differential backups.62Recommendation #6 – Make it Happen! .63CHAPTER 6 – BACKUP NOW! COMMAND REFERENCE .65BACKUP NOW! MENUS.67Job Menu.67Edit Menu.68View Menu.68Tools Menu.69Help Menu.70Quick Command Menus .71TOOLBAR .71Hiding the Toolbar.72Viewing the Toolbar.72STATUS BAR.72Hiding the Status Bar .72Viewing the Status Bar .72GLOSSARY .73INDEX .75
Chapter1IntroductionIntroduction1
I N T R O D U C T I O NChapter 1—Topics of discussionFirst Things FirstAbout This GuideAbout Backup NOW!File Level & Drive Image Backup & RestoreSystem RequirementsA Note On Windows NT and Windows 2000Installing Backup NOW!Updating your Backup NOW! SoftwareContacting Technical Support2Introduction
First Things FirstAbout This GuideThis User’s Guide is unified, in that Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000 share commoninformation. In each section, and as req
About NTI Backup NOW! NTI Backup NOW! is a backup program for use with the CD-Recordable (CD-R) or CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) drives. It is a powerful, yet simple, program to effortlessly create scheduled backups of your crucial data to a CD-R or CD-RW disc, without requiring the hour
