"Bob Tyrka" wrote

> Insofar as I have a thumb drive with an incremental backup system for
> important files, I only need a mirror image backup of my system that would
> need to be updated infrequently, so I thought I would start with
> Microsoft's 'free' application.
>
> However, when I open up the CD with XP Home on it, there is no choice for
> Ntbackup.msi file in either Install Optional Windows Components or Perform
> Additional Tasks. If I select Install Windows XP to see if it is hidden
> there I get the message that it would not begin to install because the
> version on the computer is later than the version on the CD (apparently
> SP2).

Ntbackup is not installed by default in XP Home. Look on the installation
CD in the \MSFT\ValueADD\Ntbackup folder. It's called ntbackup.msi or
download it from here:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/window...tm#backup_home

Ntbackup is not a disk imaging program. It has an Automated System Recovery
feature (ASR) but that is only available in XP Pro, not Home, and is very
awkward to use anyway. You are much better off using something like Acronis
True Image.