Ok, I would have thought this would have been one of the easier things to do with migrating from my older WinXP computer to Vista (Enterprise 64). After all, surely somewhere close to 90% of folks are going to want to do this, right?
On a network share, I have a very recent .bkf backup file.
So I install Vista, and am ready to get my files. Run the Backup & Restore Center, and it looks at me like I'm asking my PC to serve me a latte through the usb port. Getting backups from a Windows version *1 generation ago* is not like I'm asking for it to decompress a tar.gz file.
Ah, but there is a tiny link for "Learn how to restore from backups created on older versions of Windows". Alright, I'll install the "NtBackup-RestoreUtility".
But alas, I have no love. It gives me the nastygram of "This application has failed to start because NTMSAPI.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem."
Re-installing did NOT fix the problem....
Help?

There should be instructions on the download site for enabling Removable Storage Management. However, I don't see them there now. I'll have to follow up on this and get back to you.
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OK, I see it now (after I validated my Vista):
To turn on Removable Storage Management in Windows Vista
1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows Features on or off. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. 2. Select the check box next to Removable Storage Management to turn the feature on, and then click OK
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Jill Zoeller [MSFT] wrote:

Excellent. Thank you.
Chris

Jill Zoeller [MSFT] wrote:

I did that. Now if I do an Advanced Restore, I get the option of "Files from a backup made on a different computer".
I select "Shared folder on the network" and give it the path to the server and the share (incidentally, this is also mounted as my "Z:\ drive", which I can see and manipulate files).
Windows Backup responds with "Windws was not able to find any backup sets on \\server\share\. Please select a different location."
My next step should be?
Chris

Are you using the Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility to do your restore? The UI you describe sounds like Vista's Backup.
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Hi Chris,
Are you trying to restore .bkf file using the Backup and Restore Center in Windows Vista?
In order to restore a .bkf file to Windows Vista you will need download and install the Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility. After you have it installed, you can start Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility:
1. Click the Start button, click Programs, click Windows NT Backup Restore - Utility, and then click Ntbackup-RestoreUtility.
Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility download page: microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7da725e2-8b69-4c65-afa3-2a53107d54a7&displaylang=en
Hope this helps
-Tatsuo
Tatsuo Yamada Windows User Assistance team Microsoft Corporation

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Jill Zoeller [MSFT] wrote:

Actually, I've tried both.
The NtBackup-Restore installed just fine, but when I run it, I get an error message of:
"This application has failed to started because NTMSAPI.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem."
Clicking ok opens a window where windows trys to fix the problem (ok, that's new!). After trying to fix the problem for about 5 seconds, I get a window telling me:
"Windows NT Backup-Restore Utility has stopped working A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available".
I've reinstalled twice (3 installs total). No love.
Chris

After you install the utility, do you run through the steps to turn on Remote Storage Management?
1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows Features on or off. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. 2. Select the check box next to Removable Storage Management to turn the feature on, and then click OK
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Jill Zoeller [MSFT] wrote:

Yes, I had turned it on. I still get the

Hmm, I have not seen many reports of this not working. Do you have another computer you install the utility on? I did not find any support calls on this error message, so I don't have a good solution for you.
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