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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"/>
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<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\BootableSystemState\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\BootableSystemState\Registry"
filespec="*" recursive="yes"/>
</FILE_GROUP><EXCLUDE_FILES path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config"
filespec="*.log" recursive="no"/>
<EXCLUDE_FILES path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config" filespec="*.sav"
recursive="no"/>
</BACKUP_LOCATIONS>
</WRITER_METADATA>
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<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>
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<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_LOCATIONS><FILE_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\ConfigDirectory" filespec="*"
recursive="yes"/></FILE_GROUP><EXCLUDE_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\EventLogs" filespec="*"
recursive="yes"/></FILE_GROUP><EXCLUDE_FILES
path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config" filespec="*.evt"
recursive="no"/></BACKUP_LOCATIONS></WRITER_METADATA>MWRS....<.......|.......................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_LOCATIONS><FILE_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_LOCATIONS><RESTORE_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?
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"/>
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<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\BootableSystemState\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\BootableSystemState\Registry"
filespec="*" recursive="yes"/>
</FILE_GROUP><EXCLUDE_FILES path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config"
filespec="*.log" recursive="no"/>
<EXCLUDE_FILES path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config" filespec="*.sav"
recursive="no"/>
</BACKUP_LOCATIONS>
</WRITER_METADATA>
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<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>
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<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_LOCATIONS><FILE_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\ConfigDirectory" filespec="*"
recursive="yes"/></FILE_GROUP><EXCLUDE_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\EventLogs" filespec="*"
recursive="yes"/></FILE_GROUP><EXCLUDE_FILES
path="%SystemRoot%\system32\config" filespec="*.evt"
recursive="no"/></BACKUP_LOCATIONS></WRITER_METADATA>MWRS....<.......|.......................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_LOCATIONS><FILE_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_LOCATIONS><RESTORE_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?