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By George RoseInformation Systems

I recently had a request to write an article in the LOG nTALK explaining how to backup the important information on your hard drive in a home computer running Windows XP so that you are able to recover most, if not all of your data in the event of a catastrophic hard drive failure.

The first step in ensuring that you are backing up all of your data is to make sure that a much as possible it is in one common area.

Windows XP makes this task especially easy by giving every user account its own personal profile, which consists of a set of subfolders in the Documents and Settings folder. Your profile holds your personal files (in the My Documents folder), Outlook Express e-mail messages, Internet Explorer Favorites and cookies, and information about your settings and preferences. If you have personal data stored elsewhere, consider moving it into the My Documents folder to make backing up easier. If you're unwilling or unable to move those files, make a note of where they're located so you can be sure you add them to your backup set later.

Windows XP includes its own backup program. If you use Windows XP Professional, the Windows Backup utility should be ready for use. If you use Windows XP Home Edition, you may need to install it using the procedure below:

1. Insert your Windows XP CD into the drive and, if necessary, double-click the CD icon in My Computer.
2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform Additional Tasks.
3. Click Browse this CD.
4. In Windows Explorer, double-click the ValueAdd folder, then Msft, and then Ntbackup.
5. Double-click Ntbackup.msi to install the Backup utility.

To Run backup:

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup to start the wizard.
2. Click Next to skip past the opening page, choose Back up files and settings from the second page, and then click Next. You should see the page below:
   
   
   

You can click All information on this computer so that you can back up every bit of data on your computer. Think twice before choosing this option, however. If you've installed a slew of software, your backup could add up to many gigabytes. For most people, the My documents and settings option is a better choice. This selection preserves your data files (including e-mail messages and address books) and the personal settings stored in the Windows Registry.

If several people use your computer-as might be the case on a shared family PC-select Everyone's documents and settings. This option backs up personal files and preferences for every user with an account on the computer.

If you have data in folders other than your Documents and Setting select Let me choose what to back up and you will be able to manually select what to backup. In this case be sure to select the Documents and Setting folder as well.

Click next and you will be prompted to select a location to save your backup:

Click Browse and use the Save As dialog box to save you backup.
The most common choices would be:

• Your computer's hard disk. Save the file to a location other than My Documents and you can burn it to cd later
• A Zip drive or other removable media. At 100-250MB per disk, this is an option if you don't have multiple gigabytes to back up. Unfortunately, the Windows Backup utility can't save files directly to a CD-RW drive.
• An external flash or hard disk drive.

After you've chosen a backup location, enter a descriptive name for the file, click Next to display the wizard's final page, as shown below, and then click Finish to begin backing up immediately.

Nest issue we will look at restoring from a backup

Computer Vision Syndrome

You spend lots of time in front of a computer at work, home or school.

• Do your eyes feel strained?
• Are you tilting your head for better focus?
• Do you suffer from a combination of headaches, burning eyes, blurred vision or neck and shoulder pains?

You could have "Computer Vision Syndrome."

Help yourself: follow the 20/20/20 Rule.
Every 20 minutes, take an eye break and look 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Blink and produce some tears, give your eye muscles a chance to relax. Also, decrease glare by adjusting your computer monitor.

UV Protection
Sun Safe through the seasons:
Your eyes need UV protection all year round. That's because UV rays come from reflections off of water, sand, and snow as well as from direct sunlight. Glare and reflection from both sun and snow can cause snow blindness, a potentially serious eye condition that leaves your seeing spots, or worse, complete darkness for sections at a time.

Remember to protect your children's sight.They get more UV exposure by the time they turn 18 than during the rest of their lifetime. Whether your heading to the beach, the ski slope, or simply for a walk around your snowy block this winter, always be sun safe. New snow can reflect up to 80% of ultraviolet rays.

Article is taken from the doctors eye care network