I'm moving on!!
I can now change from C to D!!
When I try to run the file I get an "access denied" message.
I am an administrator. How do I get permission?
Thanks
Rob
:
Hi Rob, can you pl search for vhdmount.exe on your c: or drive on
wihch
virtual pc is installed and try out the command that i have provided
below.
see if that works for you? you need to try out the commands from
elevated
command prompt as mentioned below.
--
-sushil [MSFT]
this information is provided as-is without any warranties, implicit or
explicit.
Sushil.
I have virtual PC installed. I followed advice from the net to open
"settings" and open the file by setting it as "hard disc 2".
The problem is that it then tells me I need permission to open the
file!
Should I install virtual server?
Thanks for your help
Rob
:
Rob,
did you use the "backup and restore center" advanced restore
flow ->
files
from backup made on different computer-> point to the d: drive and
recover
your files?
once the OS is re-installed, the catalog file on c: which stores
the
list
of
backups done and the files within it -- is wiped out. that is the
reason,
backup application is not able to find the backups. to restore
files
from
the backups done prior to os reinstall - you can use the advanced
restore
flow.
coming to restore files from complete pc - were you able to restore
the
files successfully using vhdmount tool installed as part of virtual
pc?
for
example -
i have virtual server installed on my vista machine and i have done
this
to
mount the complete pc vhd file.
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\Vhdmount\vhdmount.exe"
/m
"i:\WindowsImageBackup\SBAID3-LH\Backup 2008-02-14
153034\1aba1247-6d9c-11dc-81a7-806e6f6e6963.vhd"
this brought a volume inside the vhd online. i can then browse
inside
the
volume.
for un-mounting the vhd - i used
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\Vhdmount\vhdmount.exe"
/u
/d
"i:\WindowsImageBackup\SBAID3-LH\Backup 2008-02-14
153034\1aba1247-6d9c-11dc-81a7-806e6f6e6963.vhd"
these command were used from a command prompt lauched by clicking
cmd.exe
and "run as adminstrator" - to run it with elevated privileges.
HTH
--
-sushil [MSFT]
this information is provided as-is without any warranties, implicit
or
explicit.
I tried it but with no success!
However I have two cback-up files the one is the "basic" back up
and
I
can
get to the data in the files - which gives me most of what I
want.
The remaining data I am told is in the image back-up file.
To open this I am told I need to load Virtual PC (done that)
which
will
open
the vhd file. But that is when I get the permission problem!!!!
As far as I can see I have administrator rights so I should be
able
to
open
it?
Rob
:
Just go for the data files. Try this:
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
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Hope this helps
Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Yes. The backup contains data files that I want to use.
I need to restore them back into drive C
Thanks
Rob
:
Robin
Why do you want to restore? Have you lost data files?
~~~~
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I am running Vista 32bit. My PC has two hard disks and I
backup
to
the
second one drive D.
I have had a problem that resulted in reloading Vista.
When I now try to restore the backup it says "files made on
a
different
computer - there are no backups on this computer".
I can see the backup on drive D!!
How can I restore the files?
Thanks,
Rob
