Restore Backed Up .BKF File to Another System?

[Gary Grathen]

If I create a .BKF file using Microsoft Windows Backup on my XP system, can
it be restored on another XP machine? What I'm trying to determine is if my
current hard drive crashes, can the .BKF file be used to restore my data
files?

Please advise.

Thanks.

 

[dcdon]

Nope...
You can use a restore point. I am sure you routinely created restore points. Depending on the system you can generally take a Dell, HP, Gateway, etc. and use the 8 or so CD's they furnish and do a "repair" system recovery. Or if you need your data and can't get at it, take it out and install it on another machine as Primary slave and move all the need files (or all of them for that matter). Take the HDD back out and replace it, FDISK, and Format it. Do a Clean Install, and then transfer the data back to it from the other machine. If they are both USB 2.0 it's the fastest to just use a USB cable to connect them. If not, you can always use Lap Link with a cable between the two parallel ports (printer).
--
regards,
don
" Do a kind deed for someone less fortunate everyday."
It will warm God's heart"
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If I create a .BKF file using Microsoft Windows Backup on my XP system, can
it be restored on another XP machine? What I'm trying to determine is if my
current hard drive crashes, can the .BKF file be used to restore my data
files?

Please advise.

Thanks.

 

[Spinner]

Nope...

Wrong answer.
Yes, you CAN use the .bkf on another XP machine to get your data files back.
No problem at all.

You can use a restore point. I am sure you routinely created restore

points. Depending on the system you can generally take a Dell, HP, Gateway,
etc. and use the 8 or so CD's they furnish and do a "repair" system
recovery. Or if you need your data and can't get at it, take it out and
install it on another machine as Primary slave and move all the need files
(or all of them for that matter). Take the HDD back out and replace it,
FDISK, and Format it. Do a Clean Install, and then transfer the data back to
it from the other machine. If they are both USB 2.0 it's the fastest to just
use a USB cable to connect them. If not, you can always use Lap Link with a
cable between the two parallel ports (printer).
--
regards,
don
" Do a kind deed for someone less fortunate everyday."
It will warm God's heart"
====================


If I create a .BKF file using Microsoft Windows Backup on my XP system, can
it be restored on another XP machine? What I'm trying to determine is if my
current hard drive crashes, can the .BKF file be used to restore my data
files?

Please advise.

Thanks.

 

[D.Currie]

If I create a .BKF file using Microsoft Windows Backup on my XP system, can
it be restored on another XP machine? What I'm trying to determine is if my
current hard drive crashes, can the .BKF file be used to restore my data
files?

Please advise.

Thanks.

If your hard drive crashed, the backup file would be gone, too. Your best
bet is to copy important files to CDs as you create them, weekly, monthly,
whatever works for you. Then if the hard drive crashes, you won't be crying
over the lost files.

 

[Gary Grathen]

Thanks to everyone who responded. It seems that if I create a .BKF backup
file on a CD, it can be restored on another XP system. I was worried that
perhaps the .BKF file could only be restored on the machine on which it was
created.