B
bejay
Hi Jill/All
I have am having the same problem and wondered if you found a fix?
1. I have Vista Ultimate X64 on a ASUS (P5E3) Deluxe L775 m/board
2. Bios up to date.
3. All Microsoft fixes updated.
Problem:
Did a COMPLETE PC BACKUP to my USB hardrive - worked a treat. Then I wanted
to check the RESTORE facility. I did a reboot with my VISTA DVD and went to
RESTORE.
It cant find my USB drive so it cant find my backup? - I see a lot of
people have reported this, but haven't seen a remedy.
rgds Brian
Please post to my email also if possible - mcdon18@cytanet.com.cy
"Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" wrote:
> Oh yes, there is a way to mount the vhd file as a "virtual" disk and grab
> individual files. There are a couple blogs out there that cover the
> procedure. You need Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 2's VHDMMOUNT tool. The
> two articles below will walk you through this process:
>
> http://community.bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2006/09/02/4385.aspx
> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2006/09/01/734435.aspx (allows
> you to double-click the VHD to mount it)
>
> Note: I never could get the procedure in the first article to work for me as
> written. I had to choose "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my
> computer" on the wizard page named "Browse for driver software on your
> computer." Assuming you run the registry update and install the driver
> correctly, you can navigate to the .vhd file in Explorer, right-click it,
> and then click Mount. You will see the volume appear in Disk Management. If
> the volume shows up as RAW, assign a drive letter to it. Now you can browse
> the .vhd as a live volume on your computer.
>
> Let me know if you have questions.
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our
> team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
>
>
>
> "John Blackwell" <JohnBlackwell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1288664E-EEDD-4E41-A015-82008556114D@microsoft.com...
> >I also have a similar problem to this. I thought I was being smart using
> > Complete PC Backup to back up the data on my Vista Business laptop.
> >
> > Unfortunately, we've lost a critical file and need to restore it. It was
> > only then that we discovered that you can't restore a individual file from
> > a
> > WindowsImageBackup.
> >
> > This is hugely frustrating - and is one the most misleading back up tools
> > I've ever encountered.
> >
> > As the file we need is crucial, is there any way on god's earth to access
> > this WindowsImageBackup data???
> >
> > "Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >> I've seen a couple people report this. I am investigating and hope to
> >> have
> >> an answer soon.
> >>
> >> --
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >>
> >> Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our
> >> team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Vince" <Vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:2B01C224-57DD-41DF-BCF1-4C3B35F783D9@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi All:
> >> > I installed Vista Business, performed all the new updates/patches.
> >> > Used Backup and Restore Center to a Western Digital External USB drive.
> >> > Now I want to restore this original backup I cannot.
> >> >
> >> > I inserted the Vista disk, selected Repair your computer.
> >> > Click Next to get to System Recovery Options and clicked on Windows
> >> > Complete
> >> > PC Restore.
> >> >
> >> > I get the following message that it cannot find the backup files.
> >> >
> >> > I clicked Cancel and bring the command line and am able to see the
> >> > external
> >> > hard drive and see the files on that hard drive.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas? I am a MSDN subscriber and would really hate to reinstall
> >> > and
> >> > use up my product registration keys.
> >> >
> >> > Path to the backup files is:
> >> > f:\xxusernamexx-DEL\Backup Set 2007-03-22 100603
> >> >
> >> > Is there a workaround for this issue?
> >>
> >>
>
>
I have am having the same problem and wondered if you found a fix?
1. I have Vista Ultimate X64 on a ASUS (P5E3) Deluxe L775 m/board
2. Bios up to date.
3. All Microsoft fixes updated.
Problem:
Did a COMPLETE PC BACKUP to my USB hardrive - worked a treat. Then I wanted
to check the RESTORE facility. I did a reboot with my VISTA DVD and went to
RESTORE.
It cant find my USB drive so it cant find my backup? - I see a lot of
people have reported this, but haven't seen a remedy.
rgds Brian
Please post to my email also if possible - mcdon18@cytanet.com.cy
"Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" wrote:
> Oh yes, there is a way to mount the vhd file as a "virtual" disk and grab
> individual files. There are a couple blogs out there that cover the
> procedure. You need Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 2's VHDMMOUNT tool. The
> two articles below will walk you through this process:
>
> http://community.bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2006/09/02/4385.aspx
> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2006/09/01/734435.aspx (allows
> you to double-click the VHD to mount it)
>
> Note: I never could get the procedure in the first article to work for me as
> written. I had to choose "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my
> computer" on the wizard page named "Browse for driver software on your
> computer." Assuming you run the registry update and install the driver
> correctly, you can navigate to the .vhd file in Explorer, right-click it,
> and then click Mount. You will see the volume appear in Disk Management. If
> the volume shows up as RAW, assign a drive letter to it. Now you can browse
> the .vhd as a live volume on your computer.
>
> Let me know if you have questions.
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our
> team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
>
>
>
> "John Blackwell" <JohnBlackwell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1288664E-EEDD-4E41-A015-82008556114D@microsoft.com...
> >I also have a similar problem to this. I thought I was being smart using
> > Complete PC Backup to back up the data on my Vista Business laptop.
> >
> > Unfortunately, we've lost a critical file and need to restore it. It was
> > only then that we discovered that you can't restore a individual file from
> > a
> > WindowsImageBackup.
> >
> > This is hugely frustrating - and is one the most misleading back up tools
> > I've ever encountered.
> >
> > As the file we need is crucial, is there any way on god's earth to access
> > this WindowsImageBackup data???
> >
> > "Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >> I've seen a couple people report this. I am investigating and hope to
> >> have
> >> an answer soon.
> >>
> >> --
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >>
> >> Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our
> >> team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Vince" <Vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:2B01C224-57DD-41DF-BCF1-4C3B35F783D9@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi All:
> >> > I installed Vista Business, performed all the new updates/patches.
> >> > Used Backup and Restore Center to a Western Digital External USB drive.
> >> > Now I want to restore this original backup I cannot.
> >> >
> >> > I inserted the Vista disk, selected Repair your computer.
> >> > Click Next to get to System Recovery Options and clicked on Windows
> >> > Complete
> >> > PC Restore.
> >> >
> >> > I get the following message that it cannot find the backup files.
> >> >
> >> > I clicked Cancel and bring the command line and am able to see the
> >> > external
> >> > hard drive and see the files on that hard drive.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas? I am a MSDN subscriber and would really hate to reinstall
> >> > and
> >> > use up my product registration keys.
> >> >
> >> > Path to the backup files is:
> >> > f:\xxusernamexx-DEL\Backup Set 2007-03-22 100603
> >> >
> >> > Is there a workaround for this issue?
> >>
> >>
>
>