Re: vista backup restore

Hi Rob, can you pl search for vhdmount.exe on your c: or drive on wihch virtual pc is installed and try out the command that i have provided below. see if that works for you? you need to try out the commands from elevated command prompt as mentioned below.
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"robm" <robm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:AD99AF06-9E86-4FC2-BB08-F5F4B94DAE05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sushil.

I have virtual PC installed. I followed advice from the net to open
"settings" and open the file by setting it as "hard disc 2".

The problem is that it then tells me I need permission to open the file!

Should I install virtual server?

Thanks for your help


Rob



"Sushil Baid [MSFT]" wrote:

Rob,

did you use the "backup and restore center" advanced restore flow -> files
from backup made on different computer-> point to the d: drive and recover
your files?

once the OS is re-installed, the catalog file on c: which stores the list of
backups done and the files within it -- is wiped out. that is the reason,
backup application is not able to find the backups. to restore files from
the backups done prior to os reinstall - you can use the advanced restore
flow.

coming to restore files from complete pc - were you able to restore the
files successfully using vhdmount tool installed as part of virtual pc? for
example -

i have virtual server installed on my vista machine and i have done this to
mount the complete pc vhd file.

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\Vhdmount\vhdmount.exe" /m
"i:\WindowsImageBackup\SBAID3-LH\Backup 2008-02-14
153034\1aba1247-6d9c-11dc-81a7-806e6f6e6963.vhd"

this brought a volume inside the vhd online. i can then browse inside the
volume.

for un-mounting the vhd - i used
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\Vhdmount\vhdmount.exe" /u /d
"i:\WindowsImageBackup\SBAID3-LH\Backup 2008-02-14
153034\1aba1247-6d9c-11dc-81a7-806e6f6e6963.vhd"

these command were used from a command prompt lauched by clicking cmd.exe
and "run as adminstrator" - to run it with elevated privileges.

HTH
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explicit.
"robm" <robm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F5DAA04D-5367-4EBC-9DC8-A4674EAAE5F8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I tried it but with no success!
>
> However I have two cback-up files the one is the "basic" back up and I > can
> get to the data in the files - which gives me most of what I want.
>
> The remaining data I am told is in the image back-up file.
>
> To open this I am told I need to load Virtual PC (done that) which will
> open
> the vhd file. But that is when I get the permission problem!!!!
>
> As far as I can see I have administrator rights so I should be able to
> open
> it?
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> Just go for the data files. Try this:
>> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
>>
>>
>> ~~~~
>> Hope this helps
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> "robm" <robm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:924F840A-6C03-4515-9F4E-361989B013C2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Yes. The backup contains data files that I want to use.
>> >
>> > I need to restore them back into drive C
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> >
>> > Rob
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gerry" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Robin
>> >>
>> >> Why do you want to restore? Have you lost data files?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ~~~~
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Gerry
>> >> ~~~~
>> >> FCA
>> >> Stourport, England
>> >> Enquire, plan and execute
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "robm" <robm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:5906855C-5F3C-4203-AEBF-C9253ADF8244@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > "I am running Vista 32bit. My PC has two hard disks and I backup >> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > second one drive D.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have had a problem that resulted in reloading Vista.
>> >> >
>> >> > When I now try to restore the backup it says "files made on a
>> >> > different
>> >> > computer - there are no backups on this computer".
>> >> >
>> >> > I can see the backup on drive D!!
>> >> >
>> >> > How can I restore the files?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Rob
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>



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