Win98SE Backup Files to XP?

[Peter Schwoerer]

I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

 

[PA Bear]

What's on the disks?

Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
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Peter Schwoerer wrote:
> I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

 

[Peter Schwoerer]

The disks contain old tax records, vacation photo's, business records (Word,
Excel, Powerpoint) files

"PA Bear" wrote:

> What's on the disks?
>
> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> Peter Schwoerer wrote:
> > I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
> > restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?
>

 

[PA Bear]

Repost:

> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?

Ideally, you would restore the backed-up data to Win98 and then use Files
and Settings Transfer (FAST) wizard to transfer all of your data to the
WinXP machine.

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Peter Schwoerer wrote:
> The disks contain old tax records, vacation photo's, business records
> (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) files
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>> What's on the disks?
>>
>> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?
>> --
>> Peter Schwoerer wrote:
>>> I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
>>> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Are they in some kind of "backup" set, or are they stand-alone -- can you
read them directly from the floppy disk or does some kind of "restore"
required?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Peter Schwoerer" <PeterSchwoerer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:3A10A4CD-BE12-4ECD-B5D6-11ECA4C75624@microsoft.com...
> The disks contain old tax records, vacation photo's, business records
> (Word,
> Excel, Powerpoint) files
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> What's on the disks?
>>
>> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>>
>> Peter Schwoerer wrote:
>> > I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
>> > restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?
>>

 

[Lil' Dave]

"Peter Schwoerer" <PeterSchwoerer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:F586A7E0-1F25-4A15-B0C1-C36BE90D8A66@microsoft.com...
>I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

Old question in XP general newsgroup. No, older windows backup files from
prior windows will not restore using windows backup in XP.
Dave

 

[PA Bear]

Lil' Dave wrote:
> "Peter Schwoerer" <PeterSchwoerer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:F586A7E0-1F25-4A15-B0C1-C36BE90D8A66@microsoft.com...
>> I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
>> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?
>
> Old question in XP general newsgroup. No, older windows backup files from
> prior windows will not restore using windows backup in XP.

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