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Restore of backup from DVD
I have a set of backups on DVDs, created in 2005 that I cannot restore. Some
are multi-session (Disk 1, Disk 2, etc.). They contain the backups of individual video files. The disk lable is "BACKUP" on all of the DVDs. The problem is that they do not have a .BKF file on them. They only have one little file - "Readme.txt". This Readme.txt contains the following text: " =========== Backup CD =========== This disc is a backup CD. Except for this file the contents of this disc must be accessed using your backup software." (real helpful huh?) THERE ARE NO HIDDEN FILES. The remainder of the 4 GB DVD track is compressed binary except for a brief listing of the backed-up files and the following metadata header: ...BACKUP_COMPONENTS xmlns="x-schema:#VssComponentMetadata" version="1.0" bootableSystemStateBackup="no" selectComponents="no" backupType="full"/ MWRS...........æ.......................7nCòõ. A›*L¢C]¿Õ.... WRITER_METADATA xmlns="x-schema:#VssWriterMetadataInfo" version="1.0" IDENTIFICATION writerId="f2436e37-09f5-41af-9b2a-4ca2435dbfd5" instanceId="3b7276ca-7597-4087-b45f-5ab071efcaa5" friendlyName="Microsoft Writer (Bootable State)" usage="BOOTABLE_SYSTEM_STATE" dataSource="OTHER"/ RESTORE_METHOD method="CUSTOM" writerRestore="never" rebootRequired="yes"/ BACKUP_LOCATIONS FILE_GROUP componentName="COM+ Registration Database" caption="COM+ Registration Database" restoreMetadata="yes" notifyOnBackupComplete="no" selectable="no" FILE_LIST path="%SystemRoot%\Repair\Backup\BootableSystemSta te\ComRegistrationDatabase" filespec="*" recursive="yes"/ /FILE_GROUP EXCLUDE_FILES path="%SystemRoot%\registration" filespec="*.clb" recursive="no"/ EXCLUDE_FILES path="\" filespec="*.crmlog" recursive="yes"/ FILE_GROUP componentName="Registry" caption="Registry" restoreMetadata="yes" notifyOnBackupComplete="no" selectable="no" FILE_LIST path="%SystemRoot%\Repair\Backup\BootableSystemSta te\Registry" filespec="*" recursive="yes"/ /FILE_GROUPEXCLUDE_FILES path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config" filespec="*.log" recursive="no"/ EXCLUDE_FILES path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config" filespec="*.sav" recursive="no"/ /BACKUP_LOCATIONS /WRITER_METADATA MWRS...................................ÁJTø..¥ O°K÷î.°2w.... WRITER_METADATA xmlns="x-schema:#VssWriterMetadataInfo" version="1.0" IDENTIFICATION writerId="f8544ac1-0611-4fa5-b04b-f7ee00b03277" instanceId="1d7858ea-3110-4be4-b4c5-45a8fbd0587b" friendlyName="MSDEWriter" usage="SYSTEM_SERVICE" dataSource="TRANSACTION_DB"/ /WRITER_METADATA MWRS........... ........................ŒãûÔMO•Pü¯Ú*® .... WRITER_METADATA xmlns="x-schema:#VssWriterMetadataInfo" version="1.0" IDENTIFICATION writerId="e38c2e3c-d4fb-4f4d-9550-fcafda8aae9a" instanceId="fa31618b-19a1-4d14-ae26-f25849d02573" friendlyName="Microsoft Writer (Service State)" usage="SYSTEM_SERVICE" dataSource="OTHER"/ RESTORE_METHOD method="CUSTOM" writerRestore="never" rebootRequired="yes"/ BACKUP_LOCATIONSFILE_GROUP componentName="Content Indexing Service" caption="Content Indexing Service" restoreMetadata="yes" notifyOnBackupComplete="no" selectable="no"/EXCLUDE_FILES path="D:\System Volume Information\catalog.wci" filespec="*" recursive="yes"/FILE_GROUP componentName="Config Directory" caption="Config Directory" restoreMetadata="yes" notifyOnBackupComplete="no" selectable="no"FILE_LIST path="%SystemRoot%\Repair\Backup\ServiceState\Conf igDirectory" filespec="*" recursive="yes"//FILE_GROUPEXCLUDE_FILES path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config" filespec="*" recursive="yes"/FILE_GROUP componentName="Event Logs" caption="Event Logs" restoreMetadata="yes" notifyOnBackupComplete="no" selectable="no"FILE_LIST path="%SystemRoot%\Repair\Backup\ServiceState\Even tLogs" filespec="*" recursive="yes"//FILE_GROUPEXCLUDE_FILES path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config" filespec="*.evt" recursive="no"//BACKUP_LOCATIONS/WRITER_METADATAMWRS...........|................. ......ÂV.¦.µlN».IØô52ð....WRITER_METADATA xmlns="x-schema:#VssWriterMetadataInfo" version="1.0" IDENTIFICATION writerId="a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0" instanceId="a5d81405-111a-4f4c-b761-ed6c1ba2d2ee" friendlyName="WMI Writer" usage="SYSTEM_SERVICE" dataSource="OTHER"/BACKUP_LOCATIONSFILE_GROUP componentName="WMI" caption="Windows Managment Instrumentation" restoreMetadata="no" notifyOnBackupComplete="no" selectable="no"FILE_LIST path="C:\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM\Repository" filespec="*.*" recursive="yes"/ /FILE_GROUP/BACKUP_LOCATIONSRESTORE_METHOD method="REPLACE_AT_REBOOT" writerRestore="never" rebootRequired="yes"//WRITER_METADATA "Vss" refers to the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service. Doesn't this make it an NT backup? Then where is the .BAK file? I have tried Roxio, Nero, Norton, NTBackup and XP Backup, but all of them need a named file (.BKF, .NRI, etc) from the DVD to start the restore process. Can anyone suggest how I can restore these backed-up files? |
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Restore of backup from DVD
On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:07:47 -0800, felinis
wrote: I have a set of backups on DVDs, created in 2005 that I cannot restore. Some are multi-session (Disk 1, Disk 2, etc.). They contain the backups of individual video files. The disk lable is "BACKUP" on all of the DVDs. The problem is that they do not have a .BKF file on them. They only have one little file - "Readme.txt". This Readme.txt contains the following text: " =========== Backup CD =========== This disc is a backup CD. Except for this file the contents of this disc must be accessed using your backup software." (real helpful huh?) The author of the software you used to make the backup probably thought you'd be smart enough to hang onto it so you could use it to restore. |
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Restore of backup from DVD
I have a set of backups on DVDs, created in 2005 that I cannot
restore. Some are multi-session (Disk 1, Disk 2, etc.). They contain the backups of individual video files. The disk lable is "BACKUP" on all of the DVDs. The problem is that they do not have a .BKF file on them. They only have one little file - "Readme.txt". This Readme.txt contains the following text: " =========== Backup CD =========== This disc is a backup CD. Except for this file the contents of this disc must be accessed using your backup software." (real helpful huh?) You will need to figure out what was used to back them up with. .... "Vss" refers to the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service. Doesn't this make it an NT backup? Then where is the .BAK file? No. VSS is a service that any program can access & use. Many backup and imaging softwares make use of it. Can anyone suggest how I can restore these backed-up files? Afraid not very likely. The readme does say "your backup software", so what WAS your backup software on that date? Or is this something you didn't back up yourself and have no business trying to open? Perhaps protection is one of the reasons for the vague reference. I know I've done that sort of thing before. Twayne |
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Restore of backup from DVD
"Twayne" wrote: Afraid not very likely. The readme does say "your backup software", so what WAS your backup software on that date? XP Backup with Roxio packet-writer driver. Or is this something you didn't back up yourself and have no business trying to open? I am not a thief. As I said, these are MY backups of my video work. To both of you: I would appreciate some more constructive advice. Implying that I am a crook and an idiot is not very helpful. |
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Restore of backup from DVD
felinis wrote:
I have a set of backups on DVDs, created in 2005 that I cannot restore. Some are multi-session (Disk 1, Disk 2, etc.). They contain the backups of individual video files. The disk lable is "BACKUP" on all of the DVDs. The problem is that they do not have a .BKF file on them. They only have one little file - "Readme.txt". This Readme.txt contains the following text: " =========== Backup CD =========== This disc is a backup CD. Except for this file the contents of this disc must be accessed using your backup software." (real helpful huh?) THERE ARE NO HIDDEN FILES. The remainder of the 4 GB DVD track is compressed binary except for a brief listing of the backed-up files and the following metadata header: snipped I have tried Roxio, Nero, Norton, NTBackup and XP Backup, but all of them need a named file (.BKF, .NRI, etc) from the DVD to start the restore process. Can anyone suggest how I can restore these backed-up files? At some point in this conversation you have stated you used "XP Backup with Roxio packet-writer driver" to make this backup. Since Windows XP's native backup software is NTBackup - is it safe to assume this is what you mean by "XP Backup"? As far as I know - NTBackup cannot be used to write to CD/DVD directly. However - there is some posts and such out there that seem to imply you could 'cheat' with said packet writing software - but those same things state that you cannot span multiple CD/DVDs when you do this - so your claim of multiple DVDs ("a set of backups on DVDs") seems to not be possible using NTBackup in the way you describe. Also strange that you mention XP Backup and NT Backup as different things - which leads me to wonder what XP Backup is when you refer to it. Essentially - AFAIK - you could only have a Windows XP Backup set on multiple CD/DVDs if you had created said backup set on larger media in properly sized chunks and then burned the individual chunks onto multiple CD/DVDs. So - what you could now is provide the Operating System and Service Pack Level you are running the new machine at - to start with. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Restore of backup from DVD
The combination of XML and VSS tends to suggest this as a possibility:
http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm "felinis" wrote: I have a set of backups on DVDs, created in 2005 that I cannot restore. Some are multi-session (Disk 1, Disk 2, etc.). They contain the backups of individual video files. The disk lable is "BACKUP" on all of the DVDs. The problem is that they do not have a .BKF file on them. They only have one little file - "Readme.txt". This Readme.txt contains the following text: |
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