Re-install backup

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T. Wise

Using XP Pro, SP2 - I want to re-install Windows Backup, but cannot find it
on the Windows disk, or online. Where can I find the file to re-install?
 
First make sure that Backup is not in
Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools

ntbackup.exe should be located in C:\WINDOWS\system32

What happens if you click Start | Run | Type: ntbackup | Click OK?

Does ntbackup.exe open?

On the XP Pro CD:
Drive letter:\I386\NTBACKUP.EX_ the compressed version of NTBACKUP.EXE
and
Drive letter:\I386\NTBACKUP.HL_ the compressed version of NTBACKUP.HLP

The underscore (_) means that the files are compressed. They both need to
be expanded.

NTBACKUP.EX_ needs to be expanded to
C:\WINDOWS\system32
or
%windir%\system32

NTBACKUP.HL_ needs to be expanded to
C:\WINDOWS\Help
or
%windir%\Help

To expand the files to the proper locations...

Open a Command Prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK

Insert your XP CD into your CD drive and enter (Copy and Paste) the
following command:

EXPAND -R D:\I386\NTBACKUP.EX_ %windir%\system32\ntbackup.exe

Hit your ENTER key.

Enter (Copy and Paste) the following command:

EXPAND -R D:\I386\NTBACKUP.HL_ %windir%\Help\ntbackup.hlp

Hit your ENTER key.

NOTE :
Change D to = your CD drive letter if different.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Hi Wesley. Yes, Backup opens. The problem I've been having in the last few
days is that when I do a backup, it stops and gives me error messages like:

Warning: Unable to open "C:\" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the path specified.

....or ...

WARNING: Portions of "\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Adobe\Photoshop
Elements\How-Tos\4.0\en_us\recipes\adobe\css\help_content.css" cannot be
read. The backed up data is corrupt or incomplete.
This file will not restore correctly.

I can back up just fine using Retrospect to my One-Touch drive, but when I
do my weekly backup to the removable drive using Windows Backup, the backups
don't finish. So I thought I'd try re-installing.

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Using XP Pro, SP2 - I want to re-install Windows Backup, but cannot find
it on the Windows disk, or online. Where can I find the file to
re-install?
Click to expand...

Ok I see Wesley gave you the procedure to reinstall from the CD.
 
This is getting worse. I just re-installed ntbackup.exe, tried another
backup, it failed, and below is the log. The thing to realize is that each
time backup fails, I get different errors. This time it says it can't open
and find certain files, all of which I can find on the hard drive.

What do I do?

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Backup Status
Operation: Backup
Active backup destination: File
Media name: "2007-01-07 Full.bkf created 1/7/2007 at 5:40 PM"

Backup (via shadow copy) of "C: "
Backup set #1 on media #1
Backup description: "Set created 1/7/2007 at 5:40 PM"
Media name: "2007-01-07 Full.bkf created 1/7/2007 at 5:40 PM"

Backup Type: Normal

Backup started on 1/7/2007 at 5:44 PM.
WARNING: Portions of "\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\attach.html" cannot be read.
The backed up data is corrupt or incomplete.
This file will not restore correctly.
Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\bullate.gif" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\editreport.gif" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\editreport.html" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\index.ini" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\i_minireport.gif" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\minireport.gif" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\minireport.html" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\new2006.gif" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\new2006.html" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\newreport.html" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\ratepayee.gif" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\ratepayee.html" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\reportcenter.gif" - skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\Reports_Center.ini" -
skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Warning: Unable to open "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Intuit\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Aware\Report_Display.ini" -
skipped.
Reason: The system cannot find the file specified.

Backup completed on 1/7/2007 at 5:50 PM.
Directories: 534
Files: 8404
Corrupt: 1
Bytes: 1,501,667,521
Time: 6 minutes and 16 seconds
 
You can clone both partitions and whole drives using DFSee. You can
download an ISO from:

http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/cdrom.php

and burn a boot disk, (ISO includes boot) from which you can boot and
back up to your hearts content.

This is a super powerful disk utility, not just a copy program. You can
get it as a demo, but to get support on the mailing list you have to buy
it.

sgopus said:
Use a better backup software, some files may not backup due to being in
use, a smarter version of software for backup may be needed.
Click to expand...
"T. Wise" wrote:
Click to expand...

Jim L via the eCS 1.2r version of OS/2
 
Update - I just did a backup using something called Bounceback Express,
which came with my Seagate external HD. It worked fine. So the problem is
definitely with Windows Backup - which had been working perfectly for years.

Weird.
 
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