NtBackup

son of a bitch

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Nov 21, 2009, 12:31:31 AM11/21/09

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How do you read XP NTBackup.bkf files once the PC's been Win7'd?

Win7 can't read XP Backups and XP can't read Win7 Backups,
WTF is this about?

This just makes upgrading so easy, multiplied by the number of Backup
Files.

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Polly the Parrot

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Nov 21, 2009, 5:15:14 AM11/21/09

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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:31:31 +1100, son of a bitch <bitchi...@yahoo.com>
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>How do you read XP NTBackup.bkf files once the PC's been Win7'd?
>
>Win7 can't read XP Backups and XP can't read Win7 Backups,
>WTF is this about?

So how do you back up from XP to 7?

son of a bitch

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Nov 21, 2009, 6:00:43 AM11/21/09

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Andy wrote:

> Messy.
>
> <http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-bkf-file-ntbackup-windows-7-vista/>
>
> Enjoy! :-D
>

Messy, not freak'n kind'n
So you download the program to read the data, warning warning you need
some storage manager shit. So you go to the website to download the
manager and it just downloads the same program I've already got.
The instructions are click here, click there, if it's not there
click here, back to downloading the same the program I've already got.

You shouldn't need a degree in Microsoft shit to just read a .bkf file

son of a bitch

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Nov 21, 2009, 6:00:49 AM11/21/09

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?-?

Backups on XP done with NTBackup

If you backup data on one system, you can't read it on another.
In short then, to be compatible with future Microsoft Systems,
you shouldn't use Microsoft's Software. 3rd Party backup Systems
are more compatible with Microsoft Systems than Microsoft.
Does that make cents.

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son of a bitch

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Nov 21, 2009, 7:57:56 AM11/21/09

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Andy wrote:
> son of a bitch wrote:
>

> Well, it kinda does - Most anything other than Microsoft provided
> backup software is generally far superior.
>

I hate and like NTBackup

Things I like
It works, It's Free, It's on every XP, It doesn't need to be installed
only only needs an exe and a hlp file that's it. When a system is
screwed, the simplest always works.

Things I hate
Finding a Lost File, can only have 10 catalogues on the system at any
time or 20 if you hack it. Can't email the backup completion. Managing
Full and Incremental Backup, is a nightmare.

Overall it's good for backing up, it's crap for restoring.

Polly the Parrot

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Nov 21, 2009, 11:00:18 AM11/21/09

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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:00:49 +1100, son of a bitch <bitchi...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>>

>> So how do you back up from XP to 7?
>
>?-?
>
>Backups on XP done with NTBackup

Sorry, my question should have read:-

"How do you ~upgrade~ from XP to 7?"

Fred

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Nov 21, 2009, 8:49:02 PM11/21/09

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"son of a bitch" <bitchi...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4b07c85d$1...@dnews.tpgi.com.au...

The link states that Microsoft, out of the goodness of their heart, will
release a restore utility soon to take care of your problem .God bless 'em.
If it's all too hard for you use a XP pc to do the initial restore. It's not
rocket science.

son of a bitch

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Nov 21, 2009, 10:12:52 PM11/21/09

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Problem is, it's not just one backup file the person want to restore.

son of a bitch

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Nov 21, 2009, 10:15:44 PM11/21/09

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That's better...

You can't, no way in hells kitchen can you upgrade a XP to what ever.

But there a shit load of archived data files.

XR8 Sprintless

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Nov 21, 2009, 10:58:08 PM11/21/09

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son of a bitch wrote:

Actually Laplink has a program called PCmover that will do the process
for you. It's actually pretty good.

son of a bitch

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Nov 22, 2009, 12:35:04 AM11/22/09

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