I will admit that I am fairly competent with computers. Most of the time I am the go to guy for family and friends that have problems...but I have never really tackled the backup aspect. So, I ask this question in search of answers. I would prefer not to spend additional resources..but might if the solution was the best choice.
I have a home computer..nothing fancy..DVD player, also has CD Burner. I hear about people backing up their data..but honestly have never done it. I do have lots of files that I would hate to lose. So how exactly is this process done?

Is it as simple as manually burning every single folder I have to a CD...or does Microsoft have a backup program installed on XP that makes it simple..you know pop-ups with instructions?

Living in the wilderness for weeks would be a vacation for me..but I would like to get a better handle on how to do this properly. Thanks in advance for the advice. I know from reading previous posts..this one in particular that there are many others that live computers everyday and could assemble one as fast as I can an AR-15. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />