Win98SE Backup Files to XP?

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Peter Schwoerer - 28 Dec 2007 17:21 GMT

I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

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PA Bear - 28 Dec 2007 18:44 GMT

What's on the disks?

Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?

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> I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

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Peter Schwoerer - 28 Dec 2007 20:02 GMT

The disks contain old tax records, vacation photo's, business records (Word,
Excel, Powerpoint) files

> What's on the disks?
>
> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?
> > I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
> > restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

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PA Bear - 28 Dec 2007 20:25 GMT

Repost:

> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?

Ideally, you would restore the backed-up data to Win98 and then use Files
and Settings Transfer (FAST) wizard to transfer all of your data to the
WinXP machine.

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

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> The disks contain old tax records, vacation photo's, business records
> (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) files
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>>> I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
>>> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

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Gary S. Terhune - 28 Dec 2007 20:31 GMT

Are they in some kind of "backup" set, or are they stand-alone -- can you
read them directly from the floppy disk or does some kind of "restore"
required?

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> The disks contain old tax records, vacation photo's, business records
> (Word,
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>> > I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
>> > restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

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Lil' Dave - 29 Dec 2007 15:58 GMT

>I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

Old question in XP general newsgroup. No, older windows backup files from
prior windows will not restore using windows backup in XP.
Dave

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PA Bear - 29 Dec 2007 20:41 GMT

>> I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to
>> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?
>
> Old question in XP general newsgroup. No, older windows backup files from
> prior windows will not restore using windows backup in XP.

As June Allyson used to say, "Depends..." <eg>

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