Did you backup the "system state" i.e. the registry?
The most likely reason the programs won't run is that registry keys are
missing. Some might also require that DLLs be put into the Windows
folder-tree. You may be able to resolve this if you reinstall the programs
'over the top' of the restored folders.
Unfortunately, Windows is a tangled mess where this is concerned, programs
do not sit neatly in their own folders, and cannot be backed-up except by
backing-up the whole HD.
"ihateeverything" wrote:
> I recently did a fresh install of XP. I made a couple bkf backup files on an
> external HD using ntbackup. the one with my Programs is one is the one i'm
> having problems with. I restored it using ntbackup, it asks if i want to
> restore to original place, which i did, but now i have all my programs in C:
> Progam Files,
> but not on the start button all programs and when i try to run any of those
> programs i get the "application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling this
> application may fix this problem" or i click have to click the exe file and
> then lose all my prefrences and setting it used to run.
> How am i to restore my programs back to their original state? so i can start
> them from the start button, and the personal settings are still there, or did
> i miss something when i made the bkf file?
>
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