Restore Failure

[Russ White]

The only thing I have backed up is my data directory, which
is where I store all my data. I don't back up my user
settings or applications.

Russ


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>What kind of files you have backup?
>Have you config the new OS same as the old OS?
>e.g. same user account name, installed the same
>applications, etc.
>
>Peter
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>My primary hard drive crashed yesterday (a complete
>>hardware failures), so I rebuilt my xp system overnight.
>>I'm now trying to restor my data, but when I open the
>>backup file, which is on a second hard drive, the backup
>>utility tells me: "The backup contains unrecongnized data
>>and cannot be used." These files opened fine before I had
>>to rebuild.
>>
>>Any ideas on how to get this thing to read my backup
>files?
>>
>>Russ
>>.
>>
>.
>

[davexnet]

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:12:25 -0700, "Russ White" > wrote:

>
>The only thing I have backed up is my data directory, which
>is where I store all my data. I don't back up my user
>settings or applications.
>
>Russ
>
What is your backup product?
And have you contacted the vendor?
Dave