To back up a database, you can use the BACKUP DATABASE command in SQL Server. This command will create a full backup of the database to a specified location.

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We have windows 2000 server and cannot get it to backup onto tape successfully. According to our IT support company (if you can call them that), the problem is because we have named the tapes we use ...

You don't need the transaction log to restore a database backup. Just take a full backup and restore it. You could also use the copy db wizard to copy the database ...