wont restore files that ive backed up HELP!!

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i backed up the my documents folder to a seperate hard drive and my computer
crashed so i went to restore my files and i get an error message that says
"The backup file contains unrecognized data and cannot be used." please help,
thanks
 
Hi Mooter,

How exactly did you perform a backup of the documents? Read the note below:

When you attempt to restore a backup in Windows XP that you create by using the Msbackup tool in Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (Me), you may receive one of the following error messages:

Unrecognized Media
The backup file contains unrecognized data and cannot be used.

-or-

Backup Utility
An inconsistency was encountered on the requested media

Cannot Restore Backups That You Create in Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me with the Windows XP Ntbackup Tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q305381

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


i backed up the my documents folder to a seperate hard drive and my computer
crashed so i went to restore my files and i get an error message that says
"The backup file contains unrecognized data and cannot be used." please help,
thanks
 
Testing your backup after you have a failure is like putting your boots on
after your feet are already wet. (-:

The backup is probably corrupted or you no longer have the software
installed that you used to create the backup.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
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