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No they are not compatable with windows XP pro Backup Utility.
Windows backup. Windows will better protect your files because it knows where all the needed files are for backup. However, Norton is also great for this type of thing.
THe backup and the restore wizards
Windows Server Backup provides only basic backup and recovery solution. You need a software that uses Microsoft's volume shadow copy service (VSS) to backup open and locked files so that there is no need to close the programs you are working on. There is a good software that has this feature called Genie Timeline Server I've read some good reviews about it recently.
Windows Vista
You have to backup all your files (do not use windows backup utility use one those advanced versions) and then install windows. After that you have to the files back (where you would like to have them) There are some options which allow you keep your files and do not use the backup option it's called system repair. But it's not recommended because the OS can get unstable.
You can use a backup option, to restore from backup. Or to use one of restore points. Start->Accessories->System Tools->Backup. Or you can use the installation CD, then boot up in repair console.
THe backup and the restore wizards
Windows Backup will not allow a direct backup to a CD - instead you will have to save the backup file somewhere else and then you can copy it to a CD.
The ASR backup process creates two items: a full backup of the drive on which Windows is installed and an ASR floppy disk on which information that will help Windows use Automated System Recovery (ASR) is stored.
With in Windows, the only semblance of a back-up is through "System Restore" There is, however, a ton of after market programs that offer Drive imaging, system back-ups and some even have burning capability that allows you to burn the image, and then if you replace the hard drive, simply boot the system off the disk, and it re-installed the original system you backed up. Partition Magic, Disk Copy and Norton Ghost, are all great products. They are simple and quick to use, and you don't need a college degree to use them!