backup software: windows utility or karens replicator?

[jzinckgra]

I have an external HD to back up my current drive. I was using the windows xp backup utility, which seems to work fine, but I also downloaded and tried karens replicator. I like the fact I can schedule backups whenever I want, which I don't think I can do with the windows utililty. The only other difference I can see is that when using the win utility, it creates one backup icon for all files, while the replicator shows all file icons backed up individually.
Is there any reason to use one over the other? Tx.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Sure you can.

If you're disciplined enough, you can repeat the above steps once each week and perform regular backups when you're ready. If you'd rather not count on remembering to perform this crucial task, however, set up an automatic backup schedule for Windows. When you get to the final page of the Backup Wizard (see Figure 3 above), don't click Finish. Instead, click the Advanced button, and click Next to open the When to Back Up page. Choose Later, and then click Set Schedule to open the Schedule Job dialog box shown in Figure 4.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_03july14.mspx