My old computer has died. I backed up all my files onto an external hard
disc. I now w ant to recover those files on my new computer, but it will not
recognise the back up file. How can i do this?
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DavidT1203

DavidT1203 wrote:
> My old computer has died. I backed up all my files onto an external
> hard disc. I now w ant to recover those files on my new computer, but
> it will not recognise the back up file. How can i do this?

Use the program you used to make the backup.

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It was Windows Back up Utility on the old computer and I am using the same on
the new. The old one was XP and this is W7, of course.
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"dadiOH" wrote:

> DavidT1203 wrote:
> > My old computer has died. I backed up all my files onto an external
> > hard disc. I now w ant to recover those files on my new computer, but
> > it will not recognise the back up file. How can i do this?
>
> Use the program you used to make the backup.
>
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>
> dadiOH
> ____________________________
>
> dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
> ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
> LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
> Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
>
>
>
> .
>

Versions aren't necessarily compatible.

DavidT1203 wrote:
> It was Windows Back up Utility on the old computer and I am using the same on
> the new. The old one was XP and this is W7, of course.

You will have to find the XP version

why did you not just copy the files over than it could be seen as just
files on a drive

DavidT1203 wrote:
> It was Windows Back up Utility on the old computer and I am using the same on
> the new. The old one was XP and this is W7, of course.

DavidT1203 wrote:
> It was Windows Back up Utility on the old computer and I am using the same on
> the new. The old one was XP and this is W7, of course.

Would something like this work ? I found this as a hit in
a search engine. It doesn't specifically state Windows 7.

"Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility
Brief Description. Utility for restoring backups made on Windows XP
and Windows Server 2003 to computers running Windows Vista
and Microsoft Windows Server 2008."

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Now, whether any of that makes sense, might depend on whether the
file system structure of a Windows 7 system, meshes with the
way you were doing things in WinXP. Windows 7 does things a
bit different than WinXP. If the restored directories are
independent of the normal structure of things, you might be OK.

Like, if you had a C:\music_collection directory, and restored that,
that likely wouldn't clash with anything on Windows 7.

Paul

To Smiles: While your comment is justified in the light of the rather
limited functionality/user friendliness of ntbackup.exe, the OP's choice was
entirely reasonable. After all, ntbackup *is* the native backup utility in
Windows NT! He did far better than a very large percentage of users who
never back up their important files until they suffer a major disaster.

To the OP: You *can* use ntbackup.exe on a Windows 7 PC. Here is how it's
done:
1. Create a folder c:\Backup
2. Copy the following files from a WinXP PC to this folder:
ntbackup.exe
ntmsapi.dll
vssapi.dll
If you no longer have access to such a machine then you can expand the
files from your WP installation CD.
3. Run c:\Backup\ntbackup.exe

It works - I just tried it myself.

"Smiles" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You will have to find the XP version
>
> why did you not just copy the files over than it could be seen as just
> files on a drive
>
> DavidT1203 wrote:
>> It was Windows Back up Utility on the old computer and I am using the
>> same on the new. The old one was XP and this is W7, of course.

Interesting question, Smiles. Amazingly, I did not actually know beforehand
that my old computer was going to die!!!!
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DavidT1203


"Smiles" wrote:

> You will have to find the XP version
>
> why did you not just copy the files over than it could be seen as just
> files on a drive
>
> DavidT1203 wrote:
> > It was Windows Back up Utility on the old computer and I am using the same on
> > the new. The old one was XP and this is W7, of course.
> .
>

Thanks, Paul. I'll give it a try after I have had a poke around to see if
there is a similar utility for W7.
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DavidT1203


"Paul" wrote:

> DavidT1203 wrote:
> > It was Windows Back up Utility on the old computer and I am using the same on
> > the new. The old one was XP and this is W7, of course.
>
> Would something like this work ? I found this as a hit in
> a search engine. It doesn't specifically state Windows 7.
>
> "Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility
> Brief Description. Utility for restoring backups made on Windows XP
> and Windows Server 2003 to computers running Windows Vista
> and Microsoft Windows Server 2008."
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Now, whether any of that makes sense, might depend on whether the
> file system structure of a Windows 7 system, meshes with the
> way you were doing things in WinXP. Windows 7 does things a
> bit different than WinXP. If the restored directories are
> independent of the normal structure of things, you might be OK.
>
> Like, if you had a C:\music_collection directory, and restored that,
> that likely wouldn't clash with anything on Windows 7.
>
> Paul
> .
>

Hi, Pegasus,

I've copied the files from another WinXP and tried to run ntbackup. I get a
pop up that says I have to start the Removable Storage service using the
Systems Services function of the Management Console. I have the external hard
disc, which has the original back up files connected and i have checked that
it is reading OK. Thoughts?
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DavidT1203


"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:

> To Smiles: While your comment is justified in the light of the rather
> limited functionality/user friendliness of ntbackup.exe, the OP's choice was
> entirely reasonable. After all, ntbackup *is* the native backup utility in
> Windows NT! He did far better than a very large percentage of users who
> never back up their important files until they suffer a major disaster.
>
> To the OP: You *can* use ntbackup.exe on a Windows 7 PC. Here is how it's
> done:
> 1. Create a folder c:\Backup
> 2. Copy the following files from a WinXP PC to this folder:
> ntbackup.exe
> ntmsapi.dll
> vssapi.dll
> If you no longer have access to such a machine then you can expand the
> files from your WP installation CD.
> 3. Run c:\Backup\ntbackup.exe
>
> It works - I just tried it myself.
>
> "Smiles" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > You will have to find the XP version
> >
> > why did you not just copy the files over than it could be seen as just
> > files on a drive
> >
> > DavidT1203 wrote:
> >> It was Windows Back up Utility on the old computer and I am using the
> >> same on the new. The old one was XP and this is W7, of course.
>
>
> .
>