Backing up and restoring information

Windows 2000 uses a watered down version of Backup Exec. Windows NT used a homegrown backup utility. Its possible they use different formats. Have you tried to re-catalog the tape? There is no standard for the way one company from another formats its information when writing to tape. I know for a fact that tapes backed up with Windows NT 4.0 could not be read by Computer Associates ArcServe. Im thinking that I had the same resultes with earlier versions of Backup Exec as well. Which also uses adifferent format. They would always come up as forein media. I would try to re-catalog the tape, otherwise you will have to restore to Windows NT 4.0 and then move the data over the network. Another option would be to download Backup Exec's trial software, backup the data from Windows NT 4.0 and then restore it to windows 2000 with its built in software as again, Its really backup execs software thats used in Windows 2000. Much the same as the defragmentation software is a flavor of Executive Softwares Diskeeper.

Pete