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Restore from Microsoft Backup Utility

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by rogmj007 1 view

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I performed a backup of my entire C:\ drive and the System state of my XP Pro machine. The contents are on an external USB hard drive. I do not have a bootable CD. The contents of the backup file is 8.7 GB. I attempted a restore after installing a fresh copy of XP Pro. However, the system "blue-screened" upon reboot.

Therefore, what steps do I need to take to restore my machine using the backup utility.

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by p.j.hutchison

It seems the steps you took are correct. I hope you have not changed any of the hardware since the backup as the drivers may not work correctly on a new system. Then a Repair install is required.

What does it say on the Blue Screen?

by rogmj007

The blue screen stated a initialization failure. I do not have a last known backup that is good because I could no longer log on. I kept getting the blue screen. Therefore, I reinstalled Win XP. However, I still have the backup file on my external hard drive. It's approximately 8.7 GB in size.

by siilas

but maybe this can help a future reader.
i ran into the same issue with an xp home system.as it turns out,after reinstalling the os,i had to hunt and peck through the xp install disc for the backup program,install it again,and then i was able to restore my old data from the outboard hard drive.
all went well since then.

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