Restoring WinXP backup files

[Chris Barnes]

Ok, I would have thought this would have been one of the easier things
to do with migrating from my older WinXP computer to Vista (Enterprise
64). After all, surely somewhere close to 90% of folks are going to
want to do this, right?


On a network share, I have a very recent .bkf backup file.

So I install Vista, and am ready to get my files. Run the Backup &
Restore Center, and it looks at me like I'm asking my PC to serve me a
latte through the usb port. Getting backups from a Windows version *1
generation ago* is not like I'm asking for it to decompress a tar.gz file.


Ah, but there is a tiny link for "Learn how to restore from backups
created on older versions of Windows". Alright, I'll install the
"NtBackup-RestoreUtility".

But alas, I have no love. It gives me the nastygram of "This
application has failed to start because NTMSAPI.dll was not found.
Re-installing the application may fix the problem."

Re-installing did NOT fix the problem....


Help?

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

There should be instructions on the download site for enabling Removable
Storage Management. However, I don't see them there now. I'll have to follow
up on this and get back to you.

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

OK, I see it now (after I validated my Vista):

To turn on Removable Storage Management in Windows Vista

1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then
click Turn Windows Features on or off. If you are prompted for an
administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
2. Select the check box next to Removable Storage Management to turn the
feature on, and then click OK

 

[Chris Barnes]

There should be instructions on the download site for enabling Removable
Storage Management. However, I don't see them there now. I'll have to follow
up on this and get back to you.

Excellent. Thank you.

 

[Chris Barnes]

OK, I see it now (after I validated my Vista):

To turn on Removable Storage Management in Windows Vista

1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then
click Turn Windows Features on or off. If you are prompted for an
administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
2. Select the check box next to Removable Storage Management to turn the
feature on, and then click OK

I did that. Now if I do an Advanced Restore, I get the option of "Files
from a backup made on a different computer".

I select "Shared folder on the network" and give it the path to the
server and the share (incidentally, this is also mounted as my "Z:\
drive", which I can see and manipulate files).

Windows Backup responds with "Windws was not able to find any backup
sets on \\server\share\. Please select a different location."


My next step should be?

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

Are you using the Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility to do your restore?
The UI you describe sounds like Vista's Backup.

 

[Tatsuo Yamada [MSFT]]

Hi Chris,

Are you trying to restore .bkf file using the Backup and Restore Center in
Windows Vista?

In order to restore a .bkf file to Windows Vista you will need download and
install the Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility. After you have it
installed, you can start Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility:

1. Click the Start button, click Programs, click Windows NT Backup Restore -
Utility, and then click Ntbackup-RestoreUtility.

Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility download page:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e2-8b69-4c65-afa3-2a53107d54a7&displaylang=en


Hope this helps

-Tatsuo

 

[Chris Barnes]

Are you using the Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility to do your restore?
The UI you describe sounds like Vista's Backup.

Actually, I've tried both.

The NtBackup-Restore installed just fine, but when I run it, I get an
error message of:

"This application has failed to started because NTMSAPI.dll was not
found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem."

Clicking ok opens a window where windows trys to fix the problem (ok,
that's new!). After trying to fix the problem for about 5 seconds, I
get a window telling me:

"Windows NT Backup-Restore Utility has stopped working
A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.
Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is
available".


I've reinstalled twice (3 installs total). No love.

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

After you install the utility, do you run through the steps to turn on
Remote Storage Management?

1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then
click Turn Windows Features on or off. If you are prompted for an
administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
2. Select the check box next to Removable Storage Management to turn the
feature on, and then click OK

 

[Chris Barnes]

After you install the utility, do you run through the steps to turn on
Remote Storage Management?

1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then
click Turn Windows Features on or off. If you are prompted for an
administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
2. Select the check box next to Removable Storage Management to turn the
feature on, and then click OK

Yes, I had turned it on. I still get the

 

[Jill Zoeller [MSFT]]

Hmm, I have not seen many reports of this not working. Do you have another
computer you install the utility on? I did not find any support calls on
this error message, so I don't have a good solution for you.