Microsoft Backup Tool Is Not Installed by Windows Millennium Edition

When you install Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the Microsoft Backup tool is missing from the list of available system tools during Setup. Also, after you install Windows Me, the Backup tool is missing from the list of installed system tools.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because Windows Me does not install the Backup tool.

RESOLUTION

There are two ways to work around this issue.

You can install the Microsoft Backup tool in Windows Me by running msbexp.exe from the \add-ons\MSBackup folder on the Windows Me CD-ROM.

Or if the Backup tool was installed in your previous operating system and you upgraded to Windows Me, create a shortcut on the desktop to the Msbackup.exe file in the Program Files\Accessories\BACKUP folder by following these steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders.
  2. In the Look in box, click Local Hard Drives, type msbackup.exe in the Search for files or folders named box, and then click Search Now.
  3. When the search finishes, right-click the Msbackup.exe file, and then click Create a Shortcut. When you are prompted to place the shortcut on the desktop, click Yes.

NOTE: In Windows 95, the executable file is BACKUP.EXE, and is located in the Program Files\Accessories folder.

 

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