"A-non-i-moose" <some***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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:I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
particular
: consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the grandson, pics
of
: our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby site devoted to my
: hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other similar sites.
:
: Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using Windows
: Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD.  On my computer's internal
HD
: is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1, SITE 2,
: etc.  Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
: replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
fairly
: current with the copy on my internal HD.
:
: A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed.  I
: recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites from
: the ext HD back to the computer.  When I edited pages on my websites and
: tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire websites -- 
it
: worked but, damn, did it take forever.
:
: Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
:
: Seems to me there are four options:
:
: 1.  COPY as I am doing now.
:
: 2.  PUBLISH to the external HD.  But if I do that, the FP extensions are
not
: installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the ext
HD --
: or will it?
:
: 3.  BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party backup/restore
: such as Acronis 10.
:
: 4.  Rely on the remote website for backup.  That way, if my computer
: crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
: website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
:
: Any suggestions or experience??
:
:

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: Tom [Pepper] Willett wrote:
: > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HO010964291033.aspx
:
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>
> --
> Tom [Pepper] Willett
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> ---------------------------
> "A-non-i-moose" <some***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:gmc77l03086@news2.newsguy.com...
> :I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
> particular
> : consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the grandson,
> pics
> of
> : our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby site devoted to my
> : hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other similar sites.
> :
> : Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using Windows
> : Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD.  On my computer's
> internal
> HD
> : is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1, SITE
> 2,
> : etc.  Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
> : replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
> fairly
> : current with the copy on my internal HD.
> :
> : A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed.  I
> : recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites
> from
> : the ext HD back to the computer.  When I edited pages on my websites and
> : tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire
> websites --
> it
> : worked but, damn, did it take forever.
> :
> : Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
> :
> : Seems to me there are four options:
> :
> : 1.  COPY as I am doing now.
> :
> : 2.  PUBLISH to the external HD.  But if I do that, the FP extensions are
> not
> : installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the ext
> HD --
> : or will it?
> :
> : 3.  BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party backup/restore
> : such as Acronis 10.
> :
> : 4.  Rely on the remote website for backup.  That way, if my computer
> : crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
> : website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
> :
> : Any suggestions or experience??
> :
> :
>
>

"A-non-i-moose" <some***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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:
: "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <t**@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message
: news:OgZOmQthJHA.4372@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
:
: > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HO010964291033.aspx
:
: This web page is unavailable.
:
:
:
: >
: > --
: > Tom [Pepper] Willett
: > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: > ---------------------------
: > "A-non-i-moose" <some***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
: > news:gmc77l03086@news2.newsguy.com...
: > :I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
: > particular
: > : consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the grandson,
: > pics
: > of
: > : our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby site devoted to my
: > : hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other similar
sites.
: > :
: > : Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using
Windows
: > : Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD.  On my computer's
: > internal
: > HD
: > : is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1, SITE
: > 2,
: > : etc.  Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
: > : replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
: > fairly
: > : current with the copy on my internal HD.
: > :
: > : A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed.  I
: > : recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites
: > from
: > : the ext HD back to the computer.  When I edited pages on my websites
and
: > : tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire
: > websites --
: > it
: > : worked but, damn, did it take forever.
: > :
: > : Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
: > :
: > : Seems to me there are four options:
: > :
: > : 1.  COPY as I am doing now.
: > :
: > : 2.  PUBLISH to the external HD.  But if I do that, the FP extensions
are
: > not
: > : installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the ext
: > HD --
: > : or will it?
: > :
: > : 3.  BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party
backup/restore
: > : such as Acronis 10.
: > :
: > : 4.  Rely on the remote website for backup.  That way, if my computer
: > : crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
: > : website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
: > :
: > : Any suggestions or experience??
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:

"A-non-i-moose" <some***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:gmc77l03086@news2.newsguy.com...
>I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
>particular consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the
>grandson, pics of our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby site
>devoted to my hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other
>similar sites.
>
> Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using Windows
> Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD.  On my computer's internal
> HD is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1, SITE
> 2, etc.  Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
> replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
> fairly current with the copy on my internal HD.
>
> A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed.  I
> recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites from
> the ext HD back to the computer.  When I edited pages on my websites and
> tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire websites -- 
> it worked but, damn, did it take forever.
>
> Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
>
> Seems to me there are four options:
>
> 1.  COPY as I am doing now.
>
> 2.  PUBLISH to the external HD.  But if I do that, the FP extensions are
> not installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the ext
> HD --  or will it?
>
> 3.  BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party backup/restore
> such as Acronis 10.
>
> 4.  Rely on the remote website for backup.  That way, if my computer
> crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
> website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
>
> Any suggestions or experience??
>
>

"A-non-i-moose" <some***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:gmct9l0h30@news1.newsguy.com...
:
: "A-non-i-moose" <some***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
: news:gmc77l03086@news2.newsguy.com...
: >I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
: >particular consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the
: >grandson, pics of our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby
site
: >devoted to my hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other
: >similar sites.
: >
: > Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using Windows
: > Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD.  On my computer's
internal
: > HD is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1,
SITE
: > 2, etc.  Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
: > replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
: > fairly current with the copy on my internal HD.
: >
: > A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed.  I
: > recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites
from
: > the ext HD back to the computer.  When I edited pages on my websites and
: > tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire
websites --
: > it worked but, damn, did it take forever.
: >
: > Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
: >
: > Seems to me there are four options:
: >
: > 1.  COPY as I am doing now.
: >
: > 2.  PUBLISH to the external HD.  But if I do that, the FP extensions are
: > not installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the
ext
: > HD --  or will it?
: >
: > 3.  BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party backup/restore
: > such as Acronis 10.
: >
: > 4.  Rely on the remote website for backup.  That way, if my computer
: > crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
: > website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
: >
: > Any suggestions or experience??
: >
: >
:
:
: Found it:
:
: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HP010964291033.aspx
:
:
:

"Tom [Pepper] Willett" <t**@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message
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> It's the same link that I gave to you in my reply within minutes of your
> original post.
> --
> Tom [Pepper] Willett
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> ---------------------------
> "A-non-i-moose" <some***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:gmct9l0h30@news1.newsguy.com...
> :
> : "A-non-i-moose" <some***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> : news:gmc77l03086@news2.newsguy.com...
> : >I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
> : >particular consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the
> : >grandson, pics of our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby
> site
> : >devoted to my hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other
> : >similar sites.
> : >
> : > Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using
> Windows
> : > Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD.  On my computer's
> internal
> : > HD is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1,
> SITE
> : > 2, etc.  Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external
> HD,
> : > replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
> : > fairly current with the copy on my internal HD.
> : >
> : > A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed.  I
> : > recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites
> from
> : > the ext HD back to the computer.  When I edited pages on my websites
> and
> : > tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire
> websites --
> : > it worked but, damn, did it take forever.
> : >
> : > Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
> : >
> : > Seems to me there are four options:
> : >
> : > 1.  COPY as I am doing now.
> : >
> : > 2.  PUBLISH to the external HD.  But if I do that, the FP extensions
> are
> : > not installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the
> ext
> : > HD --  or will it?
> : >
> : > 3.  BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party
> backup/restore
> : > such as Acronis 10.
> : >
> : > 4.  Rely on the remote website for backup.  That way, if my computer
> : > crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
> : > website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
> : >
> : > Any suggestions or experience??
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
> : Found it:
> :
> : http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HP010964291033.aspx
> :
> :
> :
>
>