Re: Your backup is from a different version.. Cannot restore backu

From: Timothy S. Matheny (TimothySMatheny_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/21/05


Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:17:02 -0800

SPIN is a utilty provided to import data into SPS 2003 that was exported from
a Sharepoint 2001 server.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=FEEA83B4-7F46-4040-BCE2-5341E5C1B107&displaylang=en

"Salva" wrote:

> Hi Timothy
> What do you mean by SPIN?? I don't understand.
>
> -Salva
>
> "Timothy S. Matheny" <TimothySMatheny@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en
> meddelelse news:946B7651-4594-4876-8D3B-3C44751CB6D5@microsoft.com...
> >I am having what seems to be the same problem. I have a series of backups
> > made with the backup and restore tool I have tried to restore from. I can
> > restore backups made prior to using SPIN to import files from our SP2001
> > server. Backups made after using SPIN give the schema error and will not
> > restore.
> >
> > "Salva" wrote:
> >
> >> The "old" site was also updated with SP1 but I have tried to restore with
> >> and without SP1..
> >>
> >>
> >> "Juhani" <Juhani@nospam.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> >> news:etAdnR1FFHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> > It usually means that the old site was not WSS SP1 and the new one is.
> >> >
> >> > You mention that the new one is SP1 but is the old one SP1 ? That you
> >> > don't
> >> > say.
> >> >
> >> > Juhani
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Salva" <salvanone@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:#EUMmt0FFHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> >> I was having a problem with the search option in Sharepoint so I
> >> >> decided
> >> > to
> >> >> backup the whole site with the GUI backup tool and uninstall
> >> >> Sharepoint
> >> > and
> >> >> SQL 2000. It succeeds without any problems.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I install SPS and SQL 2000 with SP1 and SP3a for. No problems
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Now when I use the stsadm.exe tool to restore a backed up database to
> >> >> a
> >> > site
> >> >> I receive the following error:
> >> >> "Your backup is from a different version of Windows Sharepoint
> >> >> Services
> >> > and
> >> >> cannot be restored to a server running the current version." and the
> >> >> restoration fails.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> If I use the GUI backup and restore tool it also fails and in the log
> >> >> it
> >> >> says that my database schema is old and I should upgrade it.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Does anybody know what this means and what I can do about it?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Is there any extra hotfix or update I could have missed for
> >> >> Sharepoint?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I have also tried to use my backup for SQL but it's the same problem
> >> >> when
> >> > I
> >> >> want to connect Sharepoint to the database. The database schema is
> >> >> old -
> >> >> upgrade it and continue.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Can anybody help??
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> -Salva
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>



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