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by saltglass

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Did complete system backup on win98 system with many quirks. Removed the harddrive and installed it into a new compac desktop4400 running xp. Name of the backup is mybackup.qic and was created with microsoft backup.

How can I open this folder andhand pick the data that I want to install on the new system with bringing all the junk along also.

I need my data file and do not want to contaminate the new machine.

Thanks

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by borginva

That is one of hundreds of problems with Microsoft Backup. It compresses everything you backed up into one file. Getting what you want from it is not possible without overwritting your current files if the directories are the same.
Unless you find a way to restore that backup into a dummy directory to get what you want from it, you may be out of luck. Sorry. I myself am looking for the right backup program that I want. I never use MS Backup.

by borginva

I have tried out my MS backup on W2k and I was actually able to restore particular files in the backup to a specific directory. So, to much of my surprise, it will do what you want.
Again, this was on W2k. I have XP at home but never touched the program, but you should be able to. Check out the options and when you go to restore, the bottom should have the restore location for you to change.

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