How to Install Microsoft Backup

View products that this article applies to.

System TipThis article applies to a different version of Windows than the one you are using. Content in this article may not be relevant to you. Visit the Windows XP Solution Center

This article was previously published under Q152561

Expand all | Collapse all

SUMMARY

Microsoft Backup is a backup tool included with Windows. This tool is not instal...

Microsoft Backup is a backup tool included with Windows. This tool is not installed by default when you install Windows. This article describes how to install Backup after Windows is installed.

MORE INFORMATION

To install Backup, follow these steps. NOTE: This procedure requires access to y...

To install Backup, follow these steps.

NOTE: This procedure requires access to your original Windows disks or CD-ROM or to the server-based-setup (SBS) shared installation of Windows.

1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
2. On the Windows Setup tab, click Disk Tools (or System Tools), and then click Details.
3. Click the Backup check box to select it, and then click OK.
4. Click OK.