Vista PC Backup

[SicEmBaylor]

Okay computer geeks...a bit of a problem here.

I have Vista Ultimate and backed up my computer's HD to an external drive. No problem at all, I do this once a month or so.

I've never tried to restore my comp before using the PC backup but figured I would have no problems.

So, I tried to restore from my hard drive and windows isn't recognizing the backup files present. It's as if there is no backup data on that hard drive.

I'm sort of panicking because all of my class notes and what not are saved there and they're in archive form so I can't just extract them from the backup folder. =(

Anyone know what the dealio is?

[SoonerTerry]

What program did you use to back up. Or did you just do a direct copy of the files?

[SicEmBaylor]

What program did you use to back up. Or did you just do a direct copy of the files?

I used the pc backup program supplied with Vista
"PC Backup and Restore" its called.

[Partial Qualifier]

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Microsoft Vista.

[Mixer!]

Switch back to XP. srsly.

[SoonerTerry]

Shutdown the external HD. Reboot. Reconnect the ext HD.

[SicEmBaylor]

None of the above worked.
The comp came with Home Basic and I upgraded to Premium so I can't downgrade.

god, I'm so screwed.

[OUinFLA]

I'm so screwed.


Now, that's a first.

[SoonerTerry]

have you looked at this?

http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?catalog=LCID%3D1033&spid=11732&query=restore+error&adv=&mode=r&cat=False

[soonerboomer93]

probably so

last i used windows backup it doens't um, backup the catalog information to the device, it's stored in windows and you have to manually back that up

[SoonerTerry]

2 words

hex pee

[SicEmBaylor]

WHOO!
Figured it out.

It's restoring now.