Could you tell me if there is a way to stop half my hard drive from being used for backup by xp. This feature in my opion is usless because twice in the last year when I had a computer problem it wouldn't boot so I had to reinstall by the factory disk and erase everything. Vinny

Assuming you are talking about "System Restore":
On the desktop, rightclick "My Computer", click properties, click Performance, then File System.

I right clicked on my computer and there is no choice for performance.I can't find where you are talking about.
P.S. Is there any way to elimynate the restore system completely. Thanks Vinny

Sorry