Restore Windows 7 Backup on Win XP
Hi All, is it possible to restore a windows 7 file backup on win xp machine? kindly provide with links for further reference. Thanks Rishi
July 2nd, 2010 2:10pm

Not as far as I know. Win 7, and Vista, uses an entirely different backup method and I don't know of any way to restore from it in XP.
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July 2nd, 2010 2:27pm

Many thanks for the reply Rick; lets confirm it with some Microsoft guys here... as i hv 2 machines Win7 and Xp and i am backing up Win 7 files on XP over the network... just want to make sure i am able to recover my files from backup in XP if Win 7 fails.... Thanks again....
July 2nd, 2010 2:49pm

You can restore from the Win 7 backup in your senario as long as you use the Win 7 backup program to restore the files. If Win 7 fails and you have no access to the Win 7 backup program then you have no means of restoring with the XP backup program. You need to make yourself a Recovery Disc and experiment with it to ensure you can access the backup files on the XP machine. The current backup program started with Vista, so the senario with Win 7 is the same as with Vista.
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July 2nd, 2010 3:13pm

Ouch, Does that mean no backward compatibility? I still hope someone from Microsoft confirms this…. Thanks for your help much appreciated …..
July 2nd, 2010 3:18pm

There is NO BACKWARDS compatibility. It's been that way ever since Vista was introduced. If you don't believe me then try to access the Win 7 backup file with the XP backup program! You are beating a dead horse as this has been hashed over many times berfore. If you want compatibility then you will have to find a third party backup software that runs in both XP and Win 7. There are many out there. I use Acronis
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July 2nd, 2010 3:27pm

Nothing personal brother ... 'm jst evaluating the 3rd party solutions and what we already have in Win 7 (for official use)... i was not sure if theres any utility or tool available to work it with win 7 ... now that u say it 'Loud and Clear' will update my logs ;) Cheers...
July 2nd, 2010 3:34pm

See Description of the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2
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July 2nd, 2010 4:17pm

See Description of the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 That's a useful tool for accessing old XP backups in Win 7, but it doesn't do anything to provide access to Win 7 backups in XP as the OP wants.
July 2nd, 2010 4:37pm

resolved!! please check the link below http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproappcompat/thread/a247a30c-5028-4327-9780-052ea95af4f7/#fd009d28-2de2-416b-8edf-ae7a22a674fa
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July 6th, 2010 10:00am

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