Opening bkf files in Vista

Hi,
I'm new to this Discussion group scene so I apologise if I have posted this
in the wrong place.

I was just wondering if it is possible to "open" a Windows XP bkf file in
Vista?
I have recently moved over to a new PC and backed up all my previous PC.
But when I go to open it it doesn't recognise the file ending.

Any suggestions or ideas of where I could look?

Rgds,
Shane

"Shane" <> wrote in message
news:61B98A39-D065-4C68-9C25-...
> Hi,
> I'm new to this Discussion group scene so I apologise if I have posted
> this
> in the wrong place.
>
> I was just wondering if it is possible to "open" a Windows XP bkf file in
> Vista?
> I have recently moved over to a new PC and backed up all my previous PC.
> But when I go to open it it doesn't recognise the file ending.
>
> Any suggestions or ideas of where I could look?
>


This is just ANOTHER example of MS not doing ANY joined-up thinking AT ALL.
The same thing happened with the backup utility in Windows 98 - the files
couldn't be read by the XP backup utility, and now the backup files created
in XP can't be read by Vista.
I'm afraid, AFAIK, that your only course of action is to find an XP machine,
restore the data and use some other method of transferring it.

You can restore a backup created on a previous version of Windows (the
backup file will have a .bkf file name extension) by using Windows NT Backup
Restore Utility. For more information on system requirements and how to
download and run this program, go to the Microsoft Windows NT Backup Restore
Utility website.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
To run Windows NT Backup Restore Utility, you need to turn on Removable
Storage Management.
To turn on Removable Storage Management
Open "Programs and Features" in Control Panel.
In the left pane, click Turn Windows features on or off. If you are
prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or
provide confirmation.
Select the check box next to Removable Storage Management to turn the
feature on, and then click OK.
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"Shane" <> wrote in message
news:61B98A39-D065-4C68-9C25-...
> Hi,
> I'm new to this Discussion group scene so I apologise if I have posted
> this
> in the wrong place.
>
> I was just wondering if it is possible to "open" a Windows XP bkf file in
> Vista?
> I have recently moved over to a new PC and backed up all my previous PC.
> But when I go to open it it doesn't recognise the file ending.
>
> Any suggestions or ideas of where I could look?
>
> Rgds,
> Shane

Windows Vista Help: Restore a backup created on a previous version of Windows:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...ca1ab1033.mspx

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"Shane" <> wrote in message news:61B98A39-D065-4C68-9C25-...
Hi,
I'm new to this Discussion group scene so I apologise if I have posted this
in the wrong place.

I was just wondering if it is possible to "open" a Windows XP bkf file in
Vista?
I have recently moved over to a new PC and backed up all my previous PC.
But when I go to open it it doesn't recognise the file ending.

Any suggestions or ideas of where I could look?

Rgds,
Shane

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


"Gordon" <> wrote in message
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> "Shane" <> wrote in message
> news:61B98A39-D065-4C68-9C25-...
>> Hi,
>> I'm new to this Discussion group scene so I apologise if I have posted
>> this
>> in the wrong place.
>>
>> I was just wondering if it is possible to "open" a Windows XP bkf file in
>> Vista?
>> I have recently moved over to a new PC and backed up all my previous PC.
>> But when I go to open it it doesn't recognise the file ending.
>>
>> Any suggestions or ideas of where I could look?
>>
>
>
> This is just ANOTHER example of MS not doing ANY joined-up thinking AT
> ALL. The same thing happened with the backup utility in Windows 98 - the
> files couldn't be read by the XP backup utility, and now the backup files
> created in XP can't be read by Vista.
> I'm afraid, AFAIK, that your only course of action is to find an XP
> machine, restore the data and use some other method of transferring it.

"Rojo Habe" <> wrote in message
news:...
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>

That's all very well, but WHY did MS make ALL their included backup
utilities incompatible with each other? Why should someone NEED to download
another utility just to restore backups made with MS Backup utilities?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
news:...
>Windows Vista Help: Restore a backup created on a previous version of
>Windows:
>http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...ca1ab1033.mspx


That's all very well, but WHY did MS make ALL their included backup
utilities incompatible with each other? Why should someone NEED to download
another utility just to restore backups made with MS Backup utilities?

"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
message news:8F9C58C0-339A-4CE4-A307-...
> You can restore a backup created on a previous version of Windows (the
> backup file will have a .bkf file name extension) by using Windows NT
> Backup Restore Utility. For more information on system requirements and
> how to download and run this program, go to the Microsoft Windows NT
> Backup Restore Utility website.
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

That's all very well, but WHY did MS make ALL their included backup
utilities incompatible with each other? Why should someone NEED to download
another utility just to restore backups made with MS Backup utilities?

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
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> "Rojo Habe" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>>
>
> That's all very well, but WHY did MS make ALL their included backup
> utilities incompatible with each other? Why should someone NEED to
> download another utility just to restore backups made with MS Backup
> utilities?

The new 'vhd file format is better, as you can also mount them in virtual
machines and use them as hard drives.

ss.

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
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> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
> news:...
>>Windows Vista Help: Restore a backup created on a previous version of
>>Windows:
>>http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...ca1ab1033.mspx
>
>
> That's all very well, but WHY did MS make ALL their included backup
> utilities incompatible with each other? Why should someone NEED to
> download another utility just to restore backups made with MS Backup
> utilities?


If Microsoft made all their new and/or advanced software backwards
compatible with previous Microsoft software and third party software the OS
would be so bloated and complicated nobody would want to use it.
Vista is already bloated. Why make it more so? I certainly wouldn't
want an OS that crashed constantly due to conflicts caused by the complexity
of the OS itself.
The solution is simple. Download the utility you need.

C.B.


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