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Windows 98 From A to Z - B - Backup Broadcast Data Services Bus Mouse Backup The backup option that is built into the Windows 98 operating system is very powerful. It permits you to save your computer data files, applications, graphics, and so on, to a variety of media devices such as tape, removable disks, hard drives, and the like. The biggest improvement of this software as compared to the Windows 95 version is that it enables users to back up to a SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface)-connected device such as a tape drive. The purpose of the Windows 98 backup software is to help protect you from data loss in case your PC breaks down. Before starting Backup, make sure that the backup hardware device has already been correctly installed and is operational (refer to the "Add New Hardware" entry for assistance). If you are backing up your data to either a floppy disk or the hard drive, it is okay to start the Backup software now. 1. To start the Windows 98 Backup process, click the Start button, and then choose Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup, as shown in Figure B.1. Figure B.1 2. As Figure B.2 shows, you are prompted with three choices: To create a new backup job To open one that you created previously To restore files from a previous backup session Because this is the first time you are running Backup, the default choice of creating a new backup job will be your selection. To continue, click the OK button. Figure B.2 3. Next you are prompted for the size of the backup job (see Figure B.3). In other words, you must specify whether you want to back up your entire computer or specific preselected files. Choose the default setting Back Up My Computer and then click the Next button. Figure B.3 4. The next dialog box, shown in Figure B.4, asks whether you want to back up all the files on your computer, or whether you just want to back up any files that have been created or changed since the previous backup. Because you have not yet performed a backup, the default, All Selected Files, is appropriate. Click Next to continue. Figure B.4 5. As Figure B.5 shows, you are asked to specify where these files should be backed up. For this example, back up your files to the local hard drive. The default is to save all files to the root directory of C:\; however, this is a bad idea because things get messy when you use the root directory for nonessential files. Instead, save your backup job, called MyBackup.qic (this name is automatically assigned by the Windows 98 Backup software, but it can be changed) in a specially created directory called C:\MyData. Click Next to continue. 6. When you're prompted to specify how to back up (see Figure B.6), choose one of the following options: Compare original and backup files to verify data was successfully backed up. It's wise to select this option because it just verifies that the job was successful. Compress the backup data to save space. This option is useful because it alters the manner in which data is stored so that files require less space than normal. Figure B.5 Figure B.6 TIP: Both of these options will slow the backup process; if you are in a hurry, you might want to skip either or both of them. 7. After you have set these parameters, click Next. The ensuing screen, shown in Figure B.7, enables you to give your backup job a name (Untitled is the default). When you are satisfied with the name, click Start. TIP: I suggest using a date-naming scheme so that you can quickly and easily sort through backups. Just put today's date in a YYMMDD format, (where YY = the last two digits of the current year, MM = the two digits for the current month, and DD = the two digits for the current day). As I write this chapter, for example, the date is February 5, 1998, which translates to 980205. Figure B.7 8. Backup displays a running total of the number and size of files being copied, as shown in Figure B.8. This screen is present only for the time it takes for the backup software to estimate the number of files and total size of all those files that are to be included in the backup process. Figure B.8 9. The Backup Progress dialog box (it will bear the name of the backup job) shown in Figure B.9 will appear automatically as soon as the file and size estimates are complete. Unfortunately, there is no chance for you to save this information on the screen to review at your leisure. (If you are working on a fast PC, or if it is a small backup process, this screen will appear and disappear quickly. Do not let that scare you.) The Backup Progress dialog box contains a wealth of information concerning the backup process, including the following: The total number of files backed up The total amount of space used How long the backup process took (this is helpful for planning future backup jobs) Whether any errors occurred Figure B.9 10. Although this screen contains a lot of useful information, you should wait until the backup process completes before clicking on the Report button. You will know the process is done when the Microsoft Backup dialog box appears, as shown in Figure B.10. Figure B.10 Click the OK button to return to the Backup Progress dialog box you were just looking at. 11. Click the Report button to view and print a summary of the Backup Progress dialog box, shown in Figure B.11. Figure B.11 12. Click the OK button to end this backup process and return to the Microsoft Backup window, shown in Figure B.12. Figure B.12 NOTE: All the checked boxes in the Backup tab indicate that those drives and folders are set to be backed up the next time the backup job is executed. You can select any combination of hard drives, folders, and files. 13. Click the Options button to view the Backup Job Options dialog box, shown in Figure B.13. Each of the tabs in this dialog box boasts a series of options for configuring the Microsoft Backup software. As you click each of these tabs, you will realize that these options are, for the most part, quite straightforward. Figure B.13 NOTE: I suggest that you experiment with these options to determine which ones work best for you. 14. Click the OK button to return to the Backup screen. To exit, click the Close button (x) located in the upper-right corner of the screen. Broadcast Data Services The Broadcast Data Services component of Windows 98 is a brand new feature. It contains numerous other features and functions within it, including the Windows 98 Announcement Manager, which is how Windows 98 handles the practice of receiving Internet channel broadcasts across a network. The Announcement Manager prepares your PC for receiving the various Internet TV programs that are broadcast across the Internet by applying your specially configured broadcast filters to these programs. If you have installed the Broadcast Data Services on your computer, the Announcement Manager will run automatically in the background whenever the PC is operational. To install the Broadcast Data Services, follow these steps: 1. Open the Control Panel by clicking Start, selecting Settings, and then choosing Control Panel, as shown in Figure B.14. Figure B.14 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel, shown in Figure B.15. Figure B.15 3. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, click the Windows Setup tab. Scroll to the bottom of the Components list and click the Web TV for Windows check box to select it, as shown in Figure B.16. Figure B.16 4. Click the OK button. Web TV for Windows, 47.7 MB of program files, will be installed on your computer. 5. After you restart your PC, the installation process is complete. You will now be able to watch TV programs being broadcast across the Internet--provided of course, that you have a TV Tuner card installed in your PC (if not, you can buy one for approximately $150). Bus Mouse A bus mouse is a mouse that has a round connector on the end of its wire and connects directly to a port on the back of the PC. It does not, however, plug into any of the serial or COMx ports (where x is the port number). © Copyright, Macmillan Computer Publishing. All rights reserved. |