Restoring files with Windows ME

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January 28th, 2001, 11:28 PM
disturbance

Restoring files with Windows ME

Hi Everyone,

I have a very annoying delema. I upgraded from windows 98se to windows ME and have finally got ME setup to do what I need. The only problem that remains is that I saved my files to CD-R using MSBACKUP (the windows 98 backup utility) and it seems that there is no utility in ME that will let me open these .qic files so that I can restore them. Any suggestions? Am I overlooking something obvious here? (Also, if I go to the Windows Setup in add/remove programs there is no option to add backup so I'm pretty sure it's not on my install CD).

Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions! https://forums.windrivers.com/

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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
January 28th, 2001, 11:38 PM
Yoshie

Hi disturbance
If all you want to do is a restore of a backup, use the backup utility inside the accesories folder. Not too sure about your .qik files, the norm is .bfk. try and see.

Best of luck.
January 28th, 2001, 11:50 PM
disturbance

That's my problem. There is no backup utility in any of the start menu folders (searched them all over, and over) and I can't add it from the ME CD.

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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
January 28th, 2001, 11:57 PM
Yoshie

Ummm, your scr#wed, is your WinME a full copy? Or here is a thought can you copy accross the backup utility from the Win98se disk? I don't know if you can but it might be worth a try.
Did you do a full install of ME or a custom job?
I'll do a bit more snooping for you.
Good luck in the mean time.

[This message has been edited by yoshie (edited January 28, 2001).]
January 29th, 2001, 12:07 AM
disturbance

Tried the copy from 98se, no luck. I did do a custom install, but I should still be able to add any uninstalled components from the Windows Setup in Add/Remove Programs.

Thanks for your help so far Yoshie.

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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
January 29th, 2001, 12:31 AM
disturbance

Well, I was able to solve my own problem. It turns out that there is a copy of msbackup on my ME cd in \addons\msbackup directory. I was able to double click on MSBEXP.EXE to install the seagate backup utility and restore my .qic files.

Thought I'd post the solution incase anyone else is interested. Thanks again for your assistance Yoshie. https://forums.windrivers.com/

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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
January 29th, 2001, 05:20 PM
Yoshie

No problem disturbance
I learned something new from this as well.