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Q138135: Restoring Backups Created with Earlier Versions of MS-DOS

Article: Q138135
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbusage win95kbfaq
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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The Backup program included with Windows 95 cannot restore files that were
backed up with an earlier version of Backup (such as the versions of Backup
included with MS-DOS versions 5.0 and 6.x). To restore backups created with
earlier versions of Backup, you must use the Restore.exe or Msbackup.exe program
located on the Windows 95 CD-ROM.

MORE INFORMATION
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NOTE: Before you use the Restore.exe or Msbackup.exe program on the Windows 95
CD-ROM, please read the Lfnbk.txt file in the Admin\ Apptools\Lfnback folder on
the Windows 95 CD-ROM, or see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q120442 Using Hard Disk Utilities with Windows 95

Backups Made Using MS-DOS 5.0
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To restore a backup created with the Backup program included with MS-DOS 5.0, use
the Restore.exe program located in the Other\Oldmsdos folder on the Windows 95
CD-ROM. To run this program, copy it to a folder on your hard disk, and then run
it from a command prompt, making sure to use the appropriate syntax. For
information about the syntax for the Restore.exe program, type the following
line:

  " restore /? " (without the quotation marks)

If you receive the error message "Incorrect DOS version" when you try to run
Restore.exe, type the following line to modify the version table:

  " setver restore.exe 6.22 " (without the quotation marks)

After you type this line, restart your computer, and then try to run Restore.exe
again.

Backups Made Using MS-DOS 6.x
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To restore a backup created with the backup programs included with MS-DOS 6.x,
use the Msbackup.exe program located in the Other\Oldmsdos\Msbackup folder on
the Windows 95 CD-ROM. To run this program, copy all the files from the folder
on the Windows 95 CD-ROM to a folder on your hard disk. Double-click the
Msbackup.exe file in Windows Explorer to start it. For information about using
the Msbackup.exe program, start the program, and then click Restore on the Help
menu.


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Keywords          : kbtool kbusage win95 kbfaq
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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