Here's our Windows 95/98 Tip for.. May 31, 2000
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Microsoft Backup: Restoring Files
In the first tip in this series, we introduced Microsoft Backup, a utility that allows you to create backups of important files, such as data files. To create a backup job, select Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup; then follow along as the wizard walks you through the creation process (select Create A New Backup Job, click OK, and so on).

Now that you've got this backup file (*.qic), how can it help you? Scary thought, but let's suppose your system just crashed and you lost all your data files. Once--or should we say, if--you get the system up and running again, select Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup. Select Restore Backed Up Files, click OK, then select the location of the *.qic file you want to restore (for example, a tape or zip drive). Click Next, and the wizard will walk you through the rest of the restoration process. Now imagine if you hadn't backed up those files...