How to access WindowsXP backup file without restoring it

I would like to access a backup file made through WindowsXP restore utility, but I do not want to restore on top of my current installation. I simply want to extract old pictures and possibly a few documents.

Is there a way I could retrieve those files form the .bkf file windows has made? (WITHOUT restoring it, merely decompressing it somewhere)

Thank You,
Aras