Installing Backup Program.

By default, Windows 95 usually does not install Backup.

Put your Windows 95 installation CDROM into the CDROM drive.
Press CTRL-Escape for start menu.
Select settings.
Select Control Panel.
Select Add/Remove Programs.
Select Windows setup (which is the middle tab).
Arrow down to Disk Tools and press <enter>.
Press ALT-D for Details and select Backup.
Tab to OK and press <enter>.
Tab to OK again and press <enter>

The computer will now get the necessary components from the CDROM. The installation process here takes only a few seconds. The Backup Program will be placed in the following location:

CTRL-Escape,
Start Menu.
Select Programs.
Select Accessories.
Select System Tools.
Arrow to Backup Program.
Press <enter> to run the Backup Program.

Press ALT-D and click on "do not show Startup message again."
Press <enter> again, and the Backup program comes up.
It will say it has created a full backup set.
Again, press ALT-D <enter> to "not show this message again.
It will now search for a tape drive.
When it says, "unable to find tape drive," press <enter>.
It may take a little while to decide it doesn't have a tape drive.

Press ALT-F O (for open file set).
Press <enter> to choose full system backup.
Now, the system will take a couple of minutes to make a copy of the system registry; then, it goes through and selects all of the files on the system.

Now, arrow down and uncheck the A: and C: drives,
(you want to make sure that these are not checked, or you will back up the whole system.
Now, press <right arrow> to open the C: drive.
Arrow down to Windows and press <space bar> to check the Windows folder.
You will see a check on a white background by the Windows folder, which means that everything under the Windows folder is selected.

Note. When you look at the C: drive now, you see that the C: drive has a check on a gray background which means that some things on the C: drive are selected, but not everything. Again, this is what you want because, with this Backup Set, we only want to back up the Windows folder.

Tab to the Next Step button and press <enter>.
Here is where you select the destination for the backup.
Press tab until the selected destination for the backups is Desktop.
Arrow down to the C: drive and press <right arrow> to open it.
Arrow down to the Backups folder and press <right arrow> to open it.
Now, arrow down to the Windows folder and you will see that, over where it says "Selected Device or Location," is the path c:\backups\windows.

Now, save this backup set as follows:

Press ALT-F A for "save as."
Now, you can type in a name for the backup set.
Type: windows backup <enter> to name it "windows backup."
Here, you will get the warning,
"you are modifying a full system backup set, do you want to continue?"
Press <enter> to select Yes, continue.
The Windows Backup icon has been created.
Press ALT-F4 to close the backup program.

Press CTRL-Escape for Start Menu.
Select Find and press <enter> for Files or Folders.
Type: windows backup, followed by <enter>.
If you get more than one choice, arrow down until "Windows Backup" is selected.
Press ALT-F for file menu.
Arrow down to Create Shortcut and press <enter>.
Press ALT-N and type short followed by <enter>.
Get the mouse on "shortcut to windows backup."
Click the Left Mouse button to get an edit field for the name.
Type the name: "backup Windows 95" (without the quotes) and press <enter>.

Press CTRL-C to copy the "backup windows 95" shortcut to the Clipboard.
Press CTRL-Escape for Start Menu.
Press <Escape> to get to the Start Button.
Press tab to get to the Task Bar.
Press Alt-Enter for Task bar properties.
Press Shift-tab to back out to the Task Bar options tab.
Press <right arrow> to get to the "start Menu programs tab.
Press tab to get to Advanced, then press <enter>.
Press tab to get a tree view.
Press CTRL-V to paste the shortcut into the Start Menu folder.

Press CTRL-Escape to get to the Start Menu.
Press B for Backup.
You will get the message,
"a backup is about to begin, would you like to continue?
Press <enter> or Y for yes.
The machine will take a few minutes to backup the registry and the selected files under the Windows folder.
When the backup is finished, it will drop you back to the Desktop.

You do not need this until you call customer support that your Windows "bit the dust." It is then that they tell you that you have to re-install Win95 and loose everything you have done. But you're prepared.

First, you would run the Backup program and load the Backup Set as follows:

Press CTRL-Escape for Start Menu.
Select Programs.
Select Accessories.
Select System Tools.
Arrow to Backup Program and press <enter> to run it.
Select the Restore tab.
Find the backup set, (it will be called "windows backup).
This is the one that you will restore.