Back up and Restore

[DavidT1203]

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?

 

[dadiOH]

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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[DavidT1203]

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.

 

[Bob I]

Versions aren't necessarily compatible.

 

[Smiles]

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

 

[Paul]

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/...e2-8b69-4c65-afa3-2a53107d54a7&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

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

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.

 

[DavidT1203]

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

 

[DavidT1203]

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.

 

[DavidT1203]

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?

 

[DavidT1203]

Pegasus,

Ignore the previous post - there was a normal Windows Back up pop up hidden
on the desktop. It is happily backing up as I write this, so all should be
OK. Many thanks for your help and may you continue to fly high!

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Pegasus,

Ignore the previous post - there was a normal Windows Back up pop up
hidden
on the desktop. It is happily backing up as I write this, so all should be
OK. Many thanks for your help and may you continue to fly high!

Thanks for the feedback.