Windows® 98 Unleashed

Chapter 16. Working with a Net: The Windows 98 Backup Utility

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Starting Backup

• Some Thoughts on Real-World Backups

• Defining a Backup Job

• Working with Backup Media

• Setting Backup Preferences

• Restoring Backed-Up Data

In theory, theory and practice are the same thing; in practice, they're not.

—Anonymous

That old saw applies perfectly to data backups. In theory, backing up data is an important part of everyday computing life. After all, we know that our data is valuable to the point of irreplaceability, and we know that there's no shortage of ways that a hard disk can crash: power surges, rogue applications, virus programs, or just simple wear and tear. In practice, however, backing up our data always seems to be one of those chores we'll ...