Ken
Mon Oct 06 08:59:45 CDT 2003
Sorry Chris....I am not familiar with the built in NT Back up
tool.........From some of the info I have read, I know it has a very limited
feature set...........importing a foreign tape should involve a process of
inventorying the tapes contents to make the data set available to the
restore process. A quick look at my NT Back up didn't uncover a readily
available method to accomplish this.....it may be available, I just wasn't
able to locate it. It may very well be that what you are attempting will
require a alternate back up program. From the HELP I did find this though---
Restoring files and folders
The following four steps describe a simple restore operation:
Select files and folders you want to restore
Backup provides you with a tree view of the files and folders that you have
backed up, which you can use to select the files and folders that you want
to restore. You can use this tree view the same way you use Windows Explorer
to open drives and folders and select files.
Select where to restore your backed-up files and folders
Backup allows you to select one of three destinations for your restored
files:
You can restore your backed-up data to the original folder or folders the
data was in when you backed it up. This option is useful if you are
restoring files and folders that have been damaged or lost.
You can restore your backed-up data to an alternate folder. If you select
this option, the structure of the backed-up folders and files is retained in
the alternate folder. This option is useful if you know you will need some
old files, but you don't want to overwrite or change any of the current
files or folders on your disk.
You can restore your backed-up files to a single folder. This option does
not retain the structure of the backed-up folders and files. Only the
backed-up files are placed in the single folder. This option is useful if
you are searching for a file and you don't know its location.
Set restore options
Backup provides a Restore tab in the Options dialog box that lets you select
how you want your files and folders restored. You must select one of three
options:
Do not replace file on my computer. This will prevent files from being
overwritten on your hard disk. This is the safest method of restoring files.
Replace the file on disk only if the file on disk is older. If you have
changed any files since you last backed up your data, this will ensure that
you don't lose the changes you have made to the files.
Always replace the file on my disk. This will replace all of the files on
your hard disk with the files in your backup set. If you have made any
changes to files since you last backed up your data, this option will erase
those changes.
Start the restore operation
When you start a restore operation, Backup will ask you to confirm that you
are ready to restore data. You will also have the opportunity to set
advanced restore options, including whether you want to restore security
settings, the Removable Storage database, and junction point data.
Important
You can use Backup to back up and restore data on either FAT or NTFS
volumes. However, if you have backed up data from an NTFS volume used in
Windows 2000, it is recommended that you restore the data to an NTFS volume
used in Windows 2000, or you could lose data as well as some file and folder
features. For example, permissions, encrypting file system (EFS) settings,
disk quota information, mounted drive information, and Remote Storage
information will be lost if you back up data from an NTFS volume used in
Windows 2000 and then restore it to a FAT volume or an NTFS volume used in
Windows NT 4.0.
Notes
You must be an administrator or a backup operator to back up files and
folders. For more information on permissions or user rights, see Related
Topics.
The registry, the Active Directory directory service, and other key system
components are contained in the System State data. You must back up the
System State data if you want to back up and restore these components.
If you restore the System State data, and you do not designate an alternate
location for the restored data, Backup will erase the System State data that
is currently on your computer and replace it with the System State data you
are restoring. Also, if you restore the System State data to an alternate
location, only the registry files, SYSVOL directory files, Cluster database
information files, and system boot files are restored to the alternate
location. The Active Directory directory services database, Certificate
Services database, and COM+ Class Registration database are not restored if
you designate an alternate location.
In order to restore the System State data on a domain controller, you must
first start your computer in Directory Services Restore Mode. This will
allow you to restore the SYSVOL directory and the Active Directory.
You can only restore the System State data on a local computer. You cannot
restore the System State data on a remote computer.
Administrators and Backup Operators can restore encrypted files and folders
without decrypting the files or folders.
Hope this helps
"chris" <abcomw@abcom.com.au> wrote in message
news:140201c38c0a$6965d9b0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> No I am using the built in ntbackup
>
> thanks
>
> chris