XP backup

[cando]

Has anyone ever used XP's backup utility? and did it work? I didn't know it was available because it didn't install automaticly whenI loaded windows. I found out about it by mistake,a good one lol. Was easy to load. Next question: I want to connect another harddrive for the xp backup; I assume its still subject to viruses? or is there a way, besided just unhooking it, to password it so viruses can't get to it? Thanks

[The Wise Monkey]

It might be a better idea to use an external hard drive for backups, as then you only need to connect it when you make a new backup, or when you want to restore anything.

XP's backup utility is fairly basic, but it should work fairly well at restoring files and things like that. I've used the System Restore a few times without any problems.