To Russ Schell: MSBACKUP.EXE in Win98
Jerry Lippey/MVP
Sure, Russ.
> I've tried it and get an error message about
> "Virtual DMA."
Check for a line like
Device=Vdmad.386
in the [386Enh] section of System.ini. If it's there, disable it by placing a
semi-colon at the front.
If it's not there, please explain what you're doing when the message occurs and
quote the exact message.
--
-Jerry
Russ Schell wrote:
>
>
> Can I run this this under W98? I've tried it and get an error message about
> "Virtual DMA." Any ideas?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Lippey/MVP" <JLi...@compuserve.com>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win3x_wfw_dos
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 6:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Backup 3.11 MSBACKUP.EXE
>
> > > Do you know, where msbackup.exe could be downloaded?
> >
> > Sure, Ralf. Download the self-extracting file MSBACK.EXE from this web
> page:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/support/downloads/dp1700.asp
> >
> > Decompress the file in a folder by itself. You'll get these files.
> >
> > Msbackdb.ovl Msbackup.hlp
> > Msbconfg.ovl Msbackup.exe
> > Msbackup.ovl Msbackfr.ovl
> > Msbconfg.hlp Msbackdr.ovl
> > Msbackfb.ovl
> >
> > You may need to use Setver to fool Msbackup.exe into thinking that MS-DOS
> 7.1 is
> > 6.22. If you don't know how to do that, come back here.
> > --
> > -Jerry
> >
> > Ralf Janaszek wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Jerry,
> > > thanks for your help.
> > > One problem:
> > > On the page
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q138/1/35.asp
> > > they write:
> > > "To restore a backup created with the backup programs included with
> MS-DOS 6.x, use
> > > the Msbackup.exe program located in the Other\Oldmsdos\Msbackup folder
> on the
> > > Windows 95 CD-ROM. "
> > > Unfortunately on my Win95-CD in this mentioned folder "oldmsdos" there
> is no
> > > msbackup.exe-file (only 4 files [help.com; help.hlp; qbasic.exe;
> qbasic.hlp] and no
> > > subfolder.
> > > You wrote:
> > >
> > > > If you have the Windows 95 CD-ROM, you have the MSBACKUP.EXE that came
> with
> > > > MS-DOS 6.22. If you don't, you can download it.
> > >
> > > Do you know, where msbackup.exe could be downloaded? On the above
> mentioned
> > > Microsoft-Web-site there is no download-possibillity.
> > > Thanks again for yor help.
> > > Ralf
Russ Schell
Sorry about "goin' direct." I t won't happen again. Here's the problem. I'm
trying to use Microsoft Backup for Windows, Version 6. When i start the
program I get the message that it's not properly installed and that I have
to add VFINTD.386 to the 386Enh section of SYSTEM.INI of course. I don't
have that file anywhere on my system. So, I try to retrieve a catalog from
floppy and the error message is "The Virtual DMA Buffer Is In Use."
Please help. I'm trying to restore backups of 1997 and 1998 tax returns.
Thank you.
"Jerry Lippey/MVP" <JLi...@compuserve.com> wrote in message
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Jerry Lippey/MVP
> trying to use Microsoft Backup for Windows,..
I don't know what you're up to there, Russ. So I'll need to cover some
possibilities here.
First, the MSBACKUP.EXE program in Windows 98 has nothing to do with the old DOS
program. Only the name is the same. Don't touch it.
Second, you should not try to use MWBACKUP.EXE (the old Windows version of
backup) in Windows 98. That, BTW, made the same backup file as the old DOS
program MSBACKUP.EXE. You may have used it to make the backups, but you won't
use it to restore them.
You *should* run the old DOS program MSBACKUP.EXE to restore your files. A DOS
program will give you no trouble with the device driver Vfintd.386 or any other
Windows module..
>> ..Version 6.
Is this the version of MS-DOS that was in use when the backups were made? That
is *very* important. Backups made with the version that came with DOS 6.0 and
6.2 are usually *not* compatible with the version (6.22) of MSBACKUP.EXE that
came with Windows 95 (and is downloadable). The stuff you saw in my message will
not work.
If possible, go back to the computer that made the backups. You can copy the
files MSB*.* from the DOS directory there. They will fit on one floppy.
Please explain how the backups were made, what version of MS-DOS was in use, and
what you're doing to restore in much more detail.
Russ Schell
or 6.22 etc. etc. I'll just turn the darned floppies over to the IRS and let
them figure it out. Our tax dollars at work!
Thank you for all your help though. I really appreciate it!
"Jerry Lippey/MVP" <JLi...@compuserve.com> wrote in message
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Jerry Lippey/MVP
> them figure it out. Our tax dollars at work!
I like that.
--
-Jerry